Associate Chief Pharmacist

NHS; Redhill; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an Associate Chief Pharmacist to join their team in Redhill. This pivotal role involves leading pharmacy services and contributing to the Trust's pharmacy strategy. You'll be part of a high-profile leadership team, with opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact in healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience as a pharmacy leader required.
• Good standard of written English essential.
• Evidence of Trust values and behaviours required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the specialist pharmacy services across the Trust.
• Deputise for the Chief Pharmacist.
• Support and empower team members.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Operational Management

Education

Mandatory professional/clinical registration

Job description

A rare opportunity has arisen for an exceptional candidate looking to work less than full time in an Associate Chief Pharmacist role.

We are seeking an experienced pharmacy leader to join our team as Associate Chief Pharmacist, leading the specialist pharmacy services across the Trust and working alongside two other Associate Chief Pharmacists who are leading clinical ward services and operational pharmacy services respectively.

An inspirational operational leader who empowers and supports their teams, you will have a track record of delivering a high performing pharmacy service and be ready for your next challenge. You will contribute to the Trust pharmacy and medicines strategy, be a key member of the pharmacy leadership team and deputise for the Chief Pharmacist.

This is an exceptional high-profile role for an experienced senior manager, presenting opportunities to develop skills which will be indispensable for anyone with aspirations to be a Chief Pharmacist in the future. If you share our values and vision for improvement, quality and operational performance please get in touch with Jo Rhodes, Chief Pharmacist ([e-mail] / 01737 768511 ext.1685) to learn more.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

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.

£44,574 to £51,360 a yearplus high cost allowance