At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead pharmacy services, ensuring quality and patient-focused care while driving strategic development.
- Company: Join Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a progressive and inclusive organisation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, permanent contract, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on mental health and community health prescribing.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare by optimising medicines and leading a dedicated team.
- Qualifications: Degree in pharmacy, GPhC registration, and leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 112782 - 129783 £ per year.
We are seeking a dedicated, inclusive and innovative Chief Pharmacist who would like to further their career within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job responsibilities:
- Provide clinical and professional leadership, quality and risk management and lead the strategic development of the service.
- Ensure maintenance of a research and development framework and that pharmacy services are progressive, responsive to demand, patient‑focused, safe, efficient, effective and well‑led.
- Serve as the expert voice on pharmacy matters to the Executive Board; oversee governance of medicines and develop, implement and maintain a medicines optimisation strategy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Essential: Degree in pharmacy; Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); Postgraduate qualification in Management or Leadership to Master's level or equivalent.
- Desirable: College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) member.
Experience
- Essential: Experience interpreting national policy and local implications, including identifying and addressing health inequalities; Extensive experience in strategic planning, organisational skills; Experience of policy development and implementation; Experience of effective leadership of a service, including staff management and associated HR processes.
Knowledge
- Essential: Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation and medicines management, including budget setting; Knowledge of mental health and community health prescribing issues in primary and secondary care; Knowledge of controlled drugs and medicines legislation and its implications for clinical practice and professional management/leadership.
- Desirable: Experience of pharmacy and EPMA systems; Knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship.
Skills
- Essential: Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal, presentation and written communication skills; Ability to motivate oneself and others to encourage collaborative working to improve performance.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers requiring current Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome.
Chief Pharmacist Nottingham employer: Meeveem Limited
Meeveem Limited is an exceptional employer that values its employees by fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture in the heart of Yorkshire. With a strong focus on professional development, employees are encouraged to grow their skills and advance their careers while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive environment that prioritises work-life balance. Joining Meeveem means being part of a dynamic team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the cardiovascular and endovascular sectors.
