Chief Pharmacist

Job summary

The Pharmacy Department at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ambitious and forward thinking, striving to ensure that the patient is always at the heart of everything we do.

A rare opportunity has arisen to apply for the role of Chief Pharmacist due to retirement of the current post holder.

We are seeking an exceptional and dynamic pharmacy leader with a proven track record of delivering innovation, transformation and clinical, technical and operational excellence in pharmacy and medicines optimisation services.

You will provide specialist expertise and delegated responsibility from the CEO for all aspects of medicines optimisation, ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities.

You will also set the strategic direction, provide professional expertise and empower, support and develop your teams with compassion and care.

The role includes unique opportunities for leading at the forefront of personalised medicine, advanced medicinal technologies, research and digital excellence along with delivering modernised services within planned new hospital builds.

You must demonstrate outstanding leadership skills, be highly motivated and resilient. Excellent interpersonal, organisational and time management skills are also essential. Representation and contribution at national pharmacy networks and professional groups is expected.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist expertise and delegated responsibility from the CEO for all aspects of medicines optimisation, ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities. This includes Superintendent Pharmacist in respect of registered pharmacy premises, Trust Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs and Medicines Homecare.

Ensure all relevant regulatory licenses and registrations are maintained including with the Home Office, MHRA and GPhC.

Chief Pharmacist SRO for East Genomics Medicines Alliance.

Provide professional leadership to pharmacy staff and be responsible for their development and support. Enable professional career frameworks and changes in line with NHS England including support for undergraduates, post registration development, pharmacist prescribing, clinical leadership and research.

Provide professional and clinical leadership for pharmacy and medicines optimisation and transformation to ensure services are progressive, responsive, patient focused, safe, efficient and effective.

Enable excellent partnership working NHS England and ICB stakeholders.

Ensure and support the delivery of research, audit, improvement and evaluation to improve outcomes and service development.

Meet financial Responsibilities through cost effective use of resources and medicines procurement.

Engage with regional and national organisations and networks to ensure that services are at the forefront of practice.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are ready for this role, to contribute to the performance and strategic development of our services in a stimulating teaching Hospital Trust environment delivering expert care for patients- locally, regionally and nationally, we would like to hear from you.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 11th August 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 20th August 2024

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council Masters level degree in Pharmacy or equivalent as approved by the General Pharmaceutical Council Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Post graduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice Management qualification relevant to the NHS at diploma or masters level. Evidence of commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

Recognised training in education or professional tutoring and mentoring

Experience

Essential

Recent practice (within the last 5 years) in a senior leadership role within hospital pharmacy as either a Chief Pharmacist of a District General Hospital or Deputy Chief Pharmacist of a Teaching Trust Extensive experience within a hospital pharmacy environment including relevant experience at senior management level Business planning and business case development with project and financial management Developing a positive clinical practice environment, empowering all pharmacy services to deliver high-quality and safe care Operational and staff management in the NHS within Pharmacy Services Supporting the effective delivery of a portfolio of clinical research trials, both academic and commercial Dealing with conflict and working with colleagues to agree remedial action as required Working with executive teams and giving assurance on services Budget management experience and experience of delivering productivity and efficiency improvements Leading transformational quality improvement projects and change management. Procurement and tendering processes and contract management Human Resource Management Experience within both clinical and technical areas of pharmacy practice Experience of strategic medicines management both with internal and external stakeholders Audit experience and interpretation of complex data

Desirable

Electronic prescribing and medicines administration experience both at a planning and implementation level Experience of networking at a regional and/or national level Practice based research experience/publications Membership/Chair of national pharmacy expert groups

Knowledge

Essential

All regulatory frameworks and required governance arrangements for medicines Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Clinical Practice principles and Good Distribution Practice. Quality Management Systems as applied to pharmacy technical services. Specialist knowledge and experience with management and response to Medicine Guidance Notes, MHRA Alerts, CQC inspections, Internal and external auditing, Serious incident investigation and management of untoward events Understanding of EU Clinical Trial Directive and research governance frameworks Understanding of clinical and risk management guidance as applied to Medicines Optimisation including legal and coroners context Comprehensive knowledge and practical understanding of financial and commissioning frameworks Recruitment and selection, appraisal process, equality, diversity and inclusion awareness, people management, performance management Understanding of the strategic agenda in the NHS and the national landscape and priorities for pharmacy National NHS policy related to pharmacy and medicines

Desirable

Understanding of the local ICB strategic agenda Specialist technical services including Radiopharmacy Genomics and personalised medicines agenda Advanced Therapy Medicines Products and gene therapy

Skills

Essential

Clinical leadership and influence Personal resilience and ability to prioritise work to meet challenging deadlines Strong analytical skills; literacy, IT and numeracy skills, ability to produce range of documents for variety of audiences Excellent negotiation, influencing, motivational and conflict management skills Excellent communication and facilitation skills across wide range of audiences Sound judgement in decision making Highly effective prioritisation and time management Multi-disciplinary team working Project and programme management Transformational change Procurement and tendering processes

Desirable

Teaching Leadership across system/network

Additional Requirements

Essential

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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