Associate Chief Pharmacist

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Lead to guide the vision and strategy for pharmacy services. The role involves professional leadership, business planning, and driving improvements across the trust. Candidates must have an MPharm or equivalent, be a registered pharmacist, and have substantial experience in hospital pharmacy. This position offers a dynamic work environment committed to patient care and staff development.

Benefits

Continued professional development

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner, including hospital pharmacy practice.
• Extensive management experience with specialist clinical staff.
• Experience publishing academic research and conducting pharmacy practice research.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision and strategy for clinical pharmacy services.
• Provide leadership to drive improvements and innovation.
• Steer business planning and prepare business cases.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Managerial critical appraisal

Communication

Education

MPharm or equivalent Bachelor's degree

Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Postgraduate Management qualification

Tools

EPMA

Electronic health records

Job description

Main duties of the job

In this pivotal role, you will:

• Lead and shape the vision and strategy for clinical pharmacy, education & training, and pharmacy clinical informatics, aligned with Trust priorities and national policy.
• Provide professional leadership to a dynamic team, driving continuous improvement, innovation, and optimal use of resources across the Trust and wider health system.
• Steer business planning, service development, and financial stewardship, preparing business cases and securing resources to support growth and transformation across your portfolio. Be a key member of the senior pharmacy leadership team, deputising for the Chief Pharmacist when required and influencing the future of pharmacy services.

About us

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated Good with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust\'s overall rating has also improved to Good. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don\'t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the job role, please refer to the job description and Person specification attached.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• MPharm (Master\'s degree) or equivalent Bachelor\'s degree (A)
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (A)
• Postgraduate Management qualification or equivalent experience with training courses attended (A)
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (A)
• Other relevant postgraduate clinical or management qualifications (A)

Knowledge and Experience

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner. This must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (A/I)
• Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy and managing specialist clinical staff (A/I)
• Experience of publishing own academic research (A/I)
• Experience of conducting, supervising and presenting pharmacy practice research (A/I)

Skills and Abilities

• Able to identify a vision, effectively communicate it to a diverse audience and provide direction for pharmacy services within their portfolio (A/I)
• Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making relating to the adoption of new therapies (A/I)
• Familiarity with clinical information systems (e.g. EPMA, electronic health records) (A/I)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.