Community Pharmacy Clinical Advisor

Integrated Care System; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rotherham is seeking a Clinical Advisor for Community Pharmacy. You will provide professional clinical advice and support the delivery of pharmaceutical services. Ideal candidates will have negotiation skills and experience in managing complex issues related to pharmacy regulation. This part-time role requires a registered professional with a commitment to equality and effective teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering professional clinical advice.
• Ability to interpret complex guidelines and develop policies.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice on Pharmaceutical Services regulations.
• Manage complaints and incidents related to Community Pharmacy.
• Collaborate to deliver the ICB Primary Care Strategy.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Decision making

Education

Registered with a professional body

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Go back NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Community Pharmacy Clinical Advisor

The closing date is 15 August 2025

There are 3 positions available each working 1x session per week (3 hours).

1 x South Yorkshire, 1x West Yorkshire and 1 x Humber & North Yorkshire.

Weare seeking a highly effective and experienced Clinical Advisor for CommunityPharmacy to provide advice and support to the ICB in relation to thedevelopment and provision of Pharmaceutical Services delivered by localPharmacy.

The successful appointee will provide credible,effective and objective professional clinical advice to the SY Primary Careteam, and community pharmacy providers as required, on the delivery of thefunctions delegated to the ICB by NHS England for pharmaceutical services, inline with the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local PharmaceuticalServices) Regulations.

NHS SY ICB is subject to a period of organisational change following the announcement of a requirement to significantly reduce in size. At this time preferential interviews will be given to internal candidates in the first instance for posts deemed critical for business continuity. Currently this post is considered to be critical. However, it may be impacted by pending organisational change. Candidates are advised that if successful they will be included in a consultation process regarding the future form of the ICB. If you would like a discussion regarding this statement please contact [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

PLEASE NOTE SY ICB IS NOT A SPONSORSHIP ORGANISATION

If you have used any Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes, such as ChatGPT, to support your application, please declare this at the start of your supporting statement.

The role supports the business in driving transformation aswell as value for money in planning, commissioning and service redesign.

The successful appointee will work in a collaborative andintegrated way and prioritise active participation in community pharmacyvisits, contractual and quality assurance inspections.

About us

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees healthand social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on thestrengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our localcommunities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes inpopulation health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experienceand access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHSsupport broader social and economic development.

Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broaderhealth, public health, and social care needs of the population across SouthYorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with theIntegrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the SouthYorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and careservices that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GPpractices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals workingacross seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We workalongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSEpartners and other partners to address health inequalities and widerdeterminants of health in South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer

Job responsibilities

The roles will provide professional and independent advice on;

Entry and Exit applications, to the Pharmaceutical ServicesRegulations Committee.

Fitness to Practise applications, to the PharmaceuticalServices Regulations Committee.

Delivery of the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework.

Management of complaints and incidents related to CommunityPharmacy.

The successful appointee will work collaboratively across thesystem to;

help delivery of the ICB Primary Care Strategy,

avoid the destabilisation of business as usual and

manage and proactively promote relationships with keystakeholders.

The rolerequires interpretation of complex national

guidance anddevelopment of associated policies and guidelines as necessary.

Person Specification

Skills and Capabilities

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.
• Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.

Qualifications

• Registered with a professional body with a licence to practice as appropriate (or equivalent).

Equality & Diversity

• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.

Experience

• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Member of relevant professional body.

Other

• Used to working in a busy environment.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
• Professional calm and efficient manner.
• Effective organizer, influencer and networker.
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
• Completer/Finisher.

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.

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board