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Are you a forward-thinking, experienced pharmacist with the drive to step into a senior leadership role and progress towards a future Chief Pharmacist position?

We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious pharmacist to lead the Pharmacy service at Bedford Hospital, part of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a pivotal role within the Trust, with responsibility for both operational delivery and strategic development of pharmacy services.

You will work closely with the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team (PSLT), Trust colleagues, and partners across the BLMK Integrated Care System (ICS) to support innovation and continuous improvement across all areas of medicines optimisation, patient safety, and staff development.

You will be an inspirational leader and clinical role model with experience of motivating and developing teams including delivery of the NHS People and NHS People Promise agenda. You will have a clear vision of the value of the pharmacy workforce, taking a particular lead on strategic portfolios such as workforce, culture, EDI, and education & training, in addition to the day-to-day operational role.

This role offers the opportunity to participate in the General Manager on-call rota, giving valuable exposure to wider Trust operations and supporting career progression into more senior management roles.

• To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day performance of the Pharmacy department
• To assist and deputise for the Chief Pharmacist as required
• To be responsible to the Chief Pharmacist for the delivery of relevant KPIs; budget management; medicines management agenda and regulatory and mandatory standards
• To support the Chief Pharmacist in the development of Pharmacy Workforce, Culture & Morale, EDI and Education, Training & Development service requirements across both sites of the Trust in order to meet national standards in Medicines Management and professional requirements
• To be the department lead (Responsible Person) for any MHRA licenses e.g. WDA, Manufacturers ‘Specials’
• To maintain a Quality Management System across Pharmacy services at the BH site, consistent with GxP standards
• To work closely with the service lead for Training & Development, Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Safety, Medicines Governance & Commissioning, and Medicines Supply Chain in executing delivery of a safe and effective pharmacy service to the hospital
  
  

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. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Pritesh Bodalia Job title: Chief Pharmacist / Clinical Director Email address: pritesh.bodalia@ldh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07977346739

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact Dr Pritesh Bodalia, Chief Pharmacist & Clinical Director for Medicines Optimisation BHFT and Chief Pharmacist, BLMK Integrated Care System at Pritesh.bodalia1@nhs.net or on 07977346739.