Associate Chief Pharmacist
Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust
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Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London seeks an Associate Chief Pharmacist to lead Education & Training across sites and manage specialist clinical pharmacy teams. The role focuses on strategic workforce development and high-quality service delivery.
You will work with senior colleagues to shape workforce plans, enhance staff wellbeing and development, and align services with national priorities and governance standards.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- GPhC registered Pharmacist.
- Mandatory GPHC Professional CPD.
- Higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
- Post Graduate management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience.
- RPS member.
- Significant experience of staff management within clinical/clinical support services.
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner in hospital pharmacy.
- Ability to recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients.
- Experience in developing and delivering training and education.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.
- Experience chairing multidisciplinary meetings.
- Published research.
- Ability to think strategically and plan future service developments.
- Understanding of national and local priorities.
- Ability to engage stakeholders and negotiate effectively.
- Awareness of Clinical Governance agenda.
Responsibilities
- To lead, manage, maintain, plan and co-ordinate all areas of responsibility (Pharmacy Clinical Services, Education & Training Teams for all sites) in line with Trust Priorities and Pharmacy objectives.
- Ensure delivery of high quality, patient-focused services consistent across Trust sites.
- Ensure services comply with regulations, best practice and legal requirements.
- Set standards, monitor performance and ensure efficient service delivery.
- Develop, train, motivate and encourage staff within the team and department.
- Support the Pharmacy Leadership team in annual business plans and strategies.
- Act as Operational Site Lead in the absence of Deputy Chief Pharmacist(s).
- Deputise for the Deputy Chief Pharmacists and Chief Pharmacist at meetings as required.
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy services aligned with Trust procedures, national guidance and legislation.
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Job description
Job summary
Following promotion of the existing post holder to a national role, we are delighted to announce this exciting position within our leadership group, with responsibility for our education and training teams and a number of our specialist clinical pharmacy teams.
The role will be extremely rewarding and requires an individual who is experienced in working at a strategic level with a range of stakeholders. The post holder will actively contribute to an already dynamic team, to lead and develop the workforce delivery plan to support the development, wellbeing, expertise and impact of our staff across the organisation
Are you committed to making a difference with senior colleagues at a large cutting edge prestigious teaching Trust? Does supporting teams of expert clinical pharmacy staff excite you? Do you have an eye to future opportunities and different ways of working, and the drive to effect change? Do you have a passion for developing people to heights of their potential? If so - we would be delighted to hear from you.
For more information please contact Champa Mohandas champa.mohandas@nhs.net (Chief Pharmacist) or Mark Evans mark.evans4@nhs.net (Deputy Chief Pharmacist).
- To lead, manage, maintain, plan and co-ordinate all areas of responsibility (Pharmacy Clinical Services, Education & Training Teams for all sites) at Imperial in line with Trust Priorities and Pharmacy strategic objectives.
- To ensure delivery of high quality services which are patient focussed and consistent across the Trust sites.
- To ensure services are provided in accordance with current regulations, best practice and legal requirements.
- To set standards for services, monitor performance, and ensure that services are provided efficiently and in accordance with the needs of users.
- To develop, train, motivate and encourage staff working within the team and the department as a whole.
- To support the Pharmacy Leadership team in the development, maintenance and implementation of the annual business plans and service strategies for the department.
- To act as the Operational Site Lead as required in the absence of the respective Deputy Chief Pharmacist (s) as required.
- To Deputise for the Deputy Chief Pharmacists, Chief Pharmacist and other members of the Pharmacy executive team at department, trust and external meetings as required.
- To provide expert clinical pharmacy services, department and ward based in line with Trust procedures, national guidance and government legislation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
- Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- GPhC registered Pharmacist
- Mandatory GPHC Professional CPD
- Higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Post Graduate management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- RPS member
- Significant experience of staff management and management experience within clinical/clinical support services
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner-This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
- Previous experience in developing and delivering training and education
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives to improve practice
- Previous experience of chairing multidisciplinary meetings
- Published research
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
- Ability to think strategically and plan future service developments
- A good understanding of national and local priorities
- Ability to engage key stakeholders and negotiate effectively in complex or conflicting situations where barriers often exist
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Associate Chief Pharmacist • London, United Kingdom
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