Lead Pharmacist (Tees Locality)

We have an exciting opportunity (12 months fixed term/secondment) for an experienced pharmacist to join us as the lead for our team in the Tees locality. The successful postholder will join our friendly and welcoming team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants based at our main Trust site of Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough. As a lead pharmacist, you will be part of the Trust wide Pharmacy Leadership Team and be involved in developing and steering the pharmacy team's strategy, ethos and culture.

Main duties of the job:

• The successful candidate will have experience of working at a high level in a range of clinical settings, ideally including mental health services and experience of change management.
• A good track record in a pharmacy leadership and management role is essential.
• The successful candidate will be based at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough where the vast majority of our clinical services in the Tees locality are provided.

About us:

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -- our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Person Specification:

• Experience of mental health pharmacy or clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Supervised or managed others
• Clinical Audit
• Change management
• R&D

• Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical and/or psychiatric pharmacy
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Postgraduate pharmacist independent/supplementary prescribing practice certificate
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society RPS Faculty
• Recognised leadership qualification

• Confident and articulate communicator both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Understanding of health service issues in primary and secondary care
• Understanding of the risk issues associated with medicines
• Critical appraisal skills
• Ability to use the Internet to provide useful information and search bibliographic databases
• Ability to work with data on Excel spreadsheets
• Trust QIS knowledge
• Coaching Skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year pro rata, per annum.