The Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director for Pharmacy leads pharmacy and medicines management across Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The work centres on safe, cost-effective medicines use in inpatient, outpatient and community services, and on writing and delivering the pharmacy strategy. The postholder advises the Chief Executive, executive directors and the board on pharmaceutical matters, holds the pharmacy budget and oversees Trust-wide medicines spend. GPhC registration and a senior hospital pharmacy background are central to fit.
What the job involves
- Provide strategic and professional leadership for pharmacy and medicines management across the Trust
- Lead on medicines safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance
- Act as principal adviser on pharmaceutical matters to the Board, Executive Team and clinical services
- Develop and deliver the Pharmacy Strategy supporting Trust operational, quality and performance objectives
- Lead medicines optimisation, efficiency and cost improvement programmes, including stewardship of medicines expenditure
- Lead and manage the pharmacy workforce, including workforce planning, recruitment, development and succession
- Manage pharmacy pay and non-pay budgets within approved financial limits
- Drive innovation, service transformation and continuous improvement
- Build partnerships across the Trust, Integrated Care System and wider healthcare, representing the organisation at forums
- Lead research, education and professional development initiatives in pharmacy
- Contribute as a senior leader to organisational strategy, performance, quality improvement and financial sustainability
- Ensure safe, timely, patient-centred pharmacy services across all care settings, with business continuity for critical services
Qualifications
- B.Pharm, M.Pharm or BSc (Pharmacy)
- Higher degree (MSc) or postgraduate diploma in clinical or general pharmacy practice, or equivalent
- Membership of the Royal College of Pharmacy
Registration & licences
- Registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
- Substantial post-registration hospital pharmacy experience across a broad range of specialities, including senior sub-board level
- Recent leadership of a pharmacy team as chief or deputy chief pharmacist, within the last 5 years
- NHS operational and staff management in pharmacy services, including supervising and training others
- Developing and implementing evidence-based guidelines, and clinical audit used to improve practice
- Recent leadership of transformational quality improvement work
- Working with executive teams and giving assurance on divisional services
Skills & knowledge
- Management of budgets over £5m
- Business planning
- Knowledge of national NHS policy relating to pharmacy
- Negotiating and influencing skills, with partnership working inside and outside the Trust
Other
- Proven leadership skills and a professional role model
- Flexible approach, willingness to learn new skills and ability to cope with change
Nice to have
- Postgraduate qualification in business or management
- Experience as a band 8d pharmacist or equivalent
- Developing pharmacy service outcome indicators
- Practice research skills in clinical areas
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