Head of Pharmacy - Bedford Hospital site

TN United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Head of Pharmacy to lead and inspire a dedicated team at a prominent hospital site. This role offers the chance to shape the future of maternity and gynaecology services, ensuring the highest standards of care for thousands of patients. You will collaborate with senior leaders to implement strategic initiatives, enhance patient experiences, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Join a supportive organization committed to staff well-being and professional development, where your leadership will make a significant impact in the community. This is an exciting opportunity to drive change and deliver exceptional healthcare.

Benefits

High quality training and development

State-of-the-art facilities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with NMC and a Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in leading change and managing midwifery services.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of Maternity services strategy across the Trust.
• Provide leadership and assurance on clinical governance and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Change Management

Motivational Skills

Strategic Development

Collaboration

Education

Registered Midwife with NMC

Master’s degree in health or management

Educational/Mentorship qualification

Job description

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Head of Pharmacy - Bedford Hospital site, Bedford

Client: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Bedford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 268a743bdf33

Job Views: 83

Posted: 11.04.2025

Expiry Date: 26.05.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated clinical expert to join our team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHSFT, As Head of Midwifery and Gynaecology at the Bedford Hospital Site. The trust provides maternity care for around 10,000 women a year with 2700 being delivered at the Bedford Hospital Maternity Unit, and comprehensive Gynaecology Services.

This is an exciting opportunity to compassionately lead, inspire and deliver the service strategy for the next three years and build on the transformational work that has already occurred at our Maternity and Gynaecology services at Bedford.

You will be an inspirational and positive leader who will work closely with the Director of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery and Gynaecology at Luton and Dunstable maternity site and want to play an active role within the Local Maternity and Neonatal System.

This role will provide guidance, support and leadership as a strong advocate ensuring inclusivity and driving a culture of responsive continuous improvement and service development.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Director of Midwifery, the post holder will develop, maintain and provide assurance on clinical and operational governance systems and processes, specifically clinical risk management, CQC standards, clinical policy and procedure, clinical quality, health and safety, patient experience, complaint systems and resolution, incident reporting and resolution, contractual quality measures, safeguarding.

The post holder will be responsible for driving forward and monitoring the implementation of the Maternity services strategy throughout the Trust across a range of issues improving the patient experience and taking into account both national and local guidance.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for driving forward and monitoring the implementation of the Maternity services strategy throughout the Trust across a range of issues improving the patient experience and taking into account both national and local guidance.

The post holder will be required to act up as the Director of Midwifery in the day-to-day delivery of the clinical business of the service and assumes delegated functions of corporate nursing or midwifery development programmes, midwifery recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints. This will be both site specific and Trust wide.

The Head of Midwifery & Gynaecology will oversee the safe and effective midwifery & nursing staffing both operationally and strategically on the delegated site.

Demonstrate a high level of professional knowledge/expertise in order to provide detailed advice to staff within both the midwifery and multi-disciplinary teams working with CSLs and operational leads to drive and deliver organisational objectives.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with NMC
• Master’s degree or equivalent level of academic achievement in health or management related topic or able to demonstrate equivalent senior management experience
• Educational/ Mentorship qualification or experience
• Professional Midwifery Advocate

Experience

• Leading and effectively managing change
• Significant experience as a midwife and nurse working in a senior role including 8C HOM or consultant Midwife
• Evidence of delivering change on a major scale with tangible benefits to patients in the organisation
• Experience of financial and budgetary management
• Contributing to the development of strategy

Skills and Knowledge

• Of key current issues in the NHS, Maternity transformation and the changing nature of healthcare policy
• Highly developed motivational skills and strong commitment to staff empowerment/involvement
• Working in collaboration and partnership with other organisations
• Evidence of leading strategic development
• NHS targets & Regulatory Frameworks
• Leading cross boundary projects

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.