Chief Pharmacist
4 months ago
Carlisle Cumbria, United Kingdom
Eden Brown Synergy
Full time
€500 - €550
Hi all I'm currently recruiting for a Chief Pharmacist in a healthcare setting, please apply for more details: Hours - 37.5 Location - Carlisle (On Site) Rate - £500 - £550 Per day
- Be accountable (corporate responsibility) for the provision and delivery of pharmacy services across the organisation in accordance with an agreed annual business plan.
- Be responsible for the strategic leadership, development, and implementation of medicines management & pharmacy services within the Trust. This will include associated risk management, achievement of current and future standards for medicines & pharmacy set by regulators & professional bodies, pharmaceutical clinical governance and supporting achievement of the Trust's strategic objectives.
- Be responsible to the Board for medicines management and is accountable for compliance with legislative, governance and operational aspects of pharmacy & medicines management.
- Work collaboratively across the wider Healthcare system to ensure high standards across the whole health economy.
- Provide professional leadership and direct management of human resources within the pharmacy department, ensuring the department maintains statutory compliance with all relevant legislation.
- Ensure the most appropriate best value use of medicines and control of drug expenditure.
- Be responsible for the quality control of all medicines procured and used within the Trust including Medical Gases, Radio-Pharmaceuticals and Radiological Contrast Media.
- Have professional accountability for the Pharmacy Superintendent (Medicines Act 1968 Section 78(3)(b)).
- Manage the Medication Safety Officer (NHSE NHS/PSA/D/2014/005)
- Act as the chair of the Medicines Mangaement Committee.
- Provide effective corporate Trust wide leadership on Safe Use of Medicines, Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs, Professional standards, Non-medical Prescribers, Safe Use of Medical Gases, establishment of Trust Formulary, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Governance structures and processes, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Green Plan, Radiopharmacy manufacturing.