Associate Chief Pharmacist

Imperial; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programme

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a senior Pharmacy leader to oversee Education & Training across all sites. You will develop the workforce, lead clinical pharmacy teams, and drive strategic objectives for patient care and service efficiency.

The role requires strategic influence, senior stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering training initiatives and service improvements within hospital pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with GPhC registration and MSc/leadership training.
• Significant leadership and management experience within hospital/pharmacy services.
• Proven ability to lead workforce development and strategic plans within a large Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pharmacy Clinical Services, Education & Training across all sites.
• Ensure high quality services, patient-focused and compliant with regulations.
• Develop staff, drive annual business plans, and supervise operations.
• Represent the department in meetings and deputise for senior pharmacists as required.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy services in line with national guidance.

Skills

Staff management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Negotiation

Education

Master’s in Pharmacy

GPhC registered

Clinical Pharmacy Diploma

Leadership qualification

RPS member

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for our organisation

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.

Environmental sustainability
Climate 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 .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Education

• 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

Experience

• 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

Skills

• 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

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Vacancy Closing Date

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.