Clinical Lead (Pharmacy) (Ad-hoc) - Pharmacy - North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board offers a unique opportunity for a Clinical Lead in Pharmacy. This part-time position provides a flexible working environment and the chance to impact community health positively. The successful candidate will provide clinical insights and advice while enjoying competitive benefits in a supportive team.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Flexible Working Options

Employee Benefits Schemes

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with a post graduate professional membership.
• Experience in clinical leadership and multi-organizational settings.
• Demonstrated successful patient outcomes and pathway redesign.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice at PSRC meetings.
• Give advice on pharmacy applications like relocations.
• Drive positive outcomes in a complex environment.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Patient Outcomes

Strategy Development

Education

Post Graduate Professional Membership

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Ad-hoc Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Up Until 31st March 2026) Hours Part time - 0.5 session per week (2 sessions per month) Job ref 134-7295780PM

Employer North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site Pemberton House Town Sunderland Salary £100,000 - £200,000 2 sessions per month / per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59

Clinical Lead (Pharmacy)

Ad-hoc

Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development. Apply now to make a difference in our community!

Flexible Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time and job share. We encourage applicants to discuss their preferred working patterns during the interview process.

Hybrid Working: This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to split your time between our ICB offices and home. We aim to provide a supportive and adaptable working environment that meets the needs of our staff, service delivery and the patients within our Region.

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive team environment
• Enhanced work-life balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Employee Benefits – Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as Lease Cars, Home Electronics, Cycle to Work

Job overview

A golden opportunity has arisen for a qualified pharmacist professional to provide clinical advice to the ICB Pharmaceutical Regulation Committee . This will include reading PSRC papers that go to PSRC.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Main duties of the job

The post holder will give clinical advice on a range of pharmacy applications (eg pharmacy relocations, changing core hours).

Working for our organisation

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder would give advice at monthly PSRC meetings . Other clinical duties would be commensurate with the post .

Person specification

Qualifications

• Appropriate Post Graduate Professional membership Clinically practicing in the NENC ICS.

Experience

• Experience of working at a very senior level as a clinical leader in more than one setting.
• Experience of delivering and driving positive outcomes for patients.
• Demonstrable experience of leading successful pathway redesign and implementation of new clinical pathways with effective local ownership, engagement.
• Track record of decision making using strategic multi-professional knowledge and experience
• Senior experience, with a significant contribution to strategy across a range of areas.
• Relevant senior level management experience in a variety of health and/or social care settings with evidence of effective partnership working.
• Experience of working in joint or integrated arrangements
• Experience of working in partnership forums
• Experience in contributing to delivery of vision/strategy in a multi-organisational setting through re-design and transformation projects
• Evidence of previous experience of working within a complex and challenging environment at very senior level.

The use of Artificial Intelligence: Whilst the ICB are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a riskto the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

UKVI Sponsorship: Please note that North East and North Cumbria ICB do nothold a UKVI sponsorship license. Therefore, we are unable to proceed with applications that require sponsorship.

Reasonable Adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Fit & Proper Person Regulations: Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Name Kenneth Youngman Job title Recruitment Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07824832407

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