clinical pharmacist Oswestry, England
Job description
We are appointing a Chief Pharmacist who will be responsible for the management of all aspects of pharmaceutical services provided to the Trust, providing exceptional professional leadership to the Pharmacy team and pharmaceutical expertise to the Trust.
The Chief Pharmacist is a key member of the Specialist Delivery Unit and has a responsibility to contribute to and support the development and delivery of the Divisional objectives and operating framework.
OurChief Pharmacist is the Trust Lead for Medicines Management, and will work closely with the Medical Director ensuring Trust-wide delivery of safe, effective and efficient Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy services to patients and other service users in the Trust.
The postholder will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategic plans for pharmaceutical services and for ensuring the development of a progressive and responsive service within a robust clinical governance framework.
The role holdsand manages budget in the region of £1.2 million, to include all aspects of Pharmacy services across the Trust, and is responsible formanaging the procurement of medicines, medical gases and vaccines, in the region of £4 million and in addition will directly influence expenditure on prescribing budgets regionally through ICS prescribing groups.
The postholder will be responsible for the professional leadership, management and development of pharmaceutical services and delivery of safe, effective and efficient Pharmacy services to patients.
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH) is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation.
Joining RJAH is more than just a job – we want our people to have the best opportunities to thrive in their role.
We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to outstanding professional development opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities – including our recently-opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre (the first unit of its kind in the UK).
RJAH has strong links with a range of universities including Staffordshire, Keele, Glyndwr, Chester and Birmingham.
The hospital is located on a site outside Oswestry in Oswestry, just off the A5. The nearest train station is in Gobowen, approximately two miles from the hospital. The station is part of the Chester to Birmingham line.
We are based in North Shropshire, close to the border with North and Mid Wales. It is one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links. It offers outstanding opportunities for anyone who enjoys an outdoor lifestyle or is looking to raise a family.
The Chief Pharmacist undertakes the following duties:
Financial & Physical:
- Holds & manages budget in the region of £1.2 million, to include all aspects of Pharmacy services.
- Responsible for managing the procurement of medicines, medical gases and vaccines in the region of £4 million.
- Directly influences expenditure on prescribing budgets in the region through Integrated Care System Prescribing Groups.
- Manages all staff groups within the Pharmacy Departments: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants & Administrative & Clerical staff
- Impacts - All Trust Multi-disciplinary teams
- To operationally oversee the non-medical prescribing team, ensuring delivery against KPI’s & NMP governance
- To develop & monitor Pharmaceutical Services short & long term strategies in line with the Trust’s overall strategic direction
- To interpret & implement emerging and established national policies & strategies in their application to pharmaceutical services
- To plan & implement safe practices in use of medicines through the Medicines Safety Officer
- Deputise for the Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs for the Trust
- To provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information and present this information to large groups of departmental/divisional and Trust staff to move the Pharmacy strategic plan forward in line with the Trust’s strategic direction
- This will include managing and reconciling conflicting views where there are significant barriers to acceptance or understanding
- To take overall responsibility for the strategic direction, co-ordination and implementation of the Pharmacy Research and Development and audit programmes and activity, using the results to promote evidence based practice
- To use highly complex facts, information and situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options to make a judgment about the strategic direction of Pharmaceutical services within the Trust
- Directly responsible for the proposal, formulation & implementation of Pharmacy policies and procedures for the Pharmaceutical service, interpreting general health, organisation or occupational policies where appropriate
- To contribute to the strategic development & delivery within the Specialist Delivery Unit
- Directly accountable to the Trust for the delivery of safe, effective and efficient Pharmacy services
- To work with the Managing Director Specialist Delivery Unit to achieve the Divisional and Trust objectives
- To lead the Pharmacy team & pharmacy service leads to plan, organise and provide a broad range of innovative approaches & complex activities to continuously improve service delivery
- To formulate the annual delivery plan for Pharmacy, which includes transforming the services & where necessary building business cases and undertaking option appraisals for additional resource or re-allocation of established. To take overall responsibility for implementing the plan and monitoring progress
- To ensure that pharmaceutical services provided are patient-focused, taking account of multiple competing factors & remaining responsive to the needs of prescribers and consumers.
- To ensure that prescribers and service users have ready access to appropriate information on all aspects of the use of medicines and drug therapies
- To proactively manage activity to ensure that the Pharmacy service meets its contractual obligations and is able to respond effectively to meet demands and opportunities
- To ensure adequate monitoring advice on all expenditure associated with the use and application of drugs and pharmaceutical commodities throughout the Trust ensuring there is an efficient and cost effective system for the procurement, stock control and distribution of pharmaceuticals
- To ensure that all delegated ordering and associated medicines procurement processes are undertaken in accordance with the Trust supply strategy, Trust Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and public sector policy and legal frameworks
- To ensure compliance, as appropriate, with the best practice standards for the management of Purchasing and Supply, and through compliance identify, develop and encourage the implementation of best practice and value for money purchasing arrangements Trust wide
- To manage, report and advise on all expenditure incurred by the pharmaceutical service as set within agreed budgets
- To provide pharmaceutical advice to all appropriate committees, working parties and project teams which may be set up and in operation throughout the Trust. This will include being a key member of and providing professional leadership to the Trust’s Drug and Therapeutics Group, Medicines Safety group and Medical Gases group
- To represent the Trust in the local health community in matters relating to medicines use and pharmaceutical services
- To ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and all other relevant legislation, national and local policies and procedures
- To lead the development and implementation of Patient Safety Initiatives and training/education initiatives related to medicines management on behalf of both Pharmacy and the Trust, including national alerts, and local safety priorities
- To develop and implement safe and effective systems through policies and procedures designed to manage the use of medicines throughout the Trust, covering all aspects from prescribing, procurement, storage and supply through to administration, and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Care Quality Commission and the NHS Litigation Authority.
- To establish systems to manage medication risk and enhance Patient Safety throughout the Trust at the patient level, practice level and process level
- To lead, and advise, Trust wide Groups ensuring that patient safety remains paramount
- To develop monitoring systems and metrics to measure and improve medicines optimisation/management aspects of patient safety, with particular emphasis on medicines reconciliation and high risk drugs
- To work with external agencies, to develop continuity of pharmaceutical and medicines management services across the health economy
- To report and advise Trust Divisions and management on the clinical governance and financial aspects of medicines use
- Lead by example, ensuring practice is in accordance with the General Pharmaceutical Council, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Trust and NHS guidance
- To develop and co-ordinate Pharmacy’s transformation programme meeting the quality targets required nationally and locally. To be proactive in devising innovative ways of achieving and monitoring the quality of pharmaceutical services
- To implement procedures for ensuring that Pharmacy plays an active role in the Trust Clinical Governance agenda. This will include lead responsibility for Pharmacy clinical governance activities, establishing systems to introduce and monitor Pharmacy standards, ensuring that evidence based practice is commonplace, initiating clinical supervision and mentorship where appropriate, and involving patients in developing services
- The post holder will ensure compliance with Trust Policies and Procedures pertaining to quality and governance.
- To ensure that the Pharmacy learns from adverse clinical incidents, complaints and staff and patient involvement and responds to improve the services provided
- To directly manage the Pharmacy workforce to ensure high levels of motivation, productivity and service quality, promoting effective 2-way communication. Including the use of Human Resources Policies and Procedures in appropriate situations (e.g service re-design, managing change, disciplinary procedures etc)
- To ensure that there are robust systems for managing individual performance and for addressing poor performance and that performance systems are closely aligned with operational and strategic objectives
- To ensure that Pharmacy staff is deployed in the right numbers, with the right skills and skill mix, organised in the right way to deliver organisational effectiveness & efficiency
- To foster the culture of continuous professional development to include post registration education and continuing professional education and vocational training of Pharmacy staff. This will include ensuring that all staff members have an up-to-date and relevant Personal Development Plan which reflects the core training requirements of the post in addition to CPD requirements
- To ensure that all Pharmacy staff participate in the appraisal process
- To ensure that all Pharmacy staff attend the corporate induction programme and receive a comprehensive workplace induction with job responsibilities
- To undertake/delegate the role and responsibility for the training of Trainee Pharmacy graduates
- Responsible for managing trainee pharmacists such as Diploma/MSc/PhD
- Ensure that good communication regarding operational issues and working practices are maintained within the Pharmacy
- Participate in meetings and the team brief giving feedback as appropriate
- To lead the development of training/education initiatives related to medicines management on behalf of both Pharmacy and the Trust, including national alerts, and local safety priorities
- Enable in-service training to allow staff to provide a competent service
