Deputy Chief Pharmacist - Medicines Optimisation

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking an experienced pharmacy leader to join its senior Pharmacy Leadership Team as Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation. This high-profile Trust-wide role shapes medicines use, governance, safety and cost-improvement schemes across a large organisation.

You will lead governance portfolios, chair key groups, oversee procurement and medicines policy, and advise executives on legislation and regulatory compliance, contributing to

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for medicines governance, safety and assurance across the Trust.
• Lead medicines optimisation aligned with national policy, legislation and best practice.
• Advise on medicines legislation, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Chair and support key governance groups including medicines quality and safety forums.
• Drive quality improvement, assurance and service development programmes.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious pharmacy leader to join our senior Pharmacy Leadership Team as Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation. This is a high-profile Trust-wide leadership role with responsibility for medicines optimisation, medicines governance, medicines safety, medicines cost-improvement schemes and assurance across a large and complex organisation. Working closely with the Chief Pharmacist, Associate Chief Pharmacist and senior clinical leaders, you will help shape the strategic direction of medicines use across the Trust whilst ensuring the highest standards of quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance and professional practice. You will lead a broad portfolio encompassing medicines safety, controlled drugs, medicines governance, procurement, homecare services, unlicensed medicines, Patient Group Directions, medical gases and medicines-related policies. You will provide expert professional leadership on complex medicines legislation and governance matters and play a key role in supporting the delivery of organisational priorities through effective medicines optimisation and assurance. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to influence strategy and decision-making at Trust, system and regional level whilst contributing to major transformation programmes, digital developments and service improvements across one of the largest hospital pharmacy services in the region. As a key member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, the Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation will provide strategic and operational leadership across medicines governance, medicines optimisation and pharmacy assurance functions. The successful candidate will:

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for medicines governance, medicines safety, medicines cost-improvement schemes and assurance activities across the Trust.
• Lead and develop the Trust's approach to medicines optimisation, ensuring alignment with national policy, legislation and best practice.
• Act as a senior professional adviser on medicines legislation, medicines risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee key medicines governance portfolios including controlled drugs, homecare services, procurement, unlicensed medicines, Patient Group Directions and medical gases.
• Chair and support key governance groups including pharmacy quality, medicines safety and medicines optimisation forums.
• Lead quality improvement, assurance and service development programmes that improve patient outcomes and support organisational priorities.
• Develop strong working relationships with senior clinicians, executives, corporate services and external partners to influence Trust-wide decision making.
• Deputise for the Associate Chief Pharmacist and Chief Pharmacist as required. Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

Values

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive,
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve. About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk