Chief Pharmacist

Job summary

The Chief Pharmacist is accountable for the safe and effective use of medicines across all Trust services.

The Chief Pharmacist is responsible for:

The Trust corporate functions of the Chief Pharmacist Safe Use of Medicines Controlled Drugs and is the Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013 (SI (2013/373) Professional standards for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Non-medical Prescribers Safe Use of Medical Gases Establishment of Trust Formulary Medicines Optimisation Medicines Governance structures and processes Medicines Safety Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Green plan Radiopharmacy manufacturing The strategic leadership, development, and implementation of medicines management & pharmacy services within the Trust

Main duties of the job

The post holder is the professional head of service for pharmacy, holding corporate accountability for compliance with legislative, professional, and ethical requirements, including clinical governance for all aspects of pharmacy.

Provides expert advice to the Trust Board on how pharmacy services should be developed.

Responsibility for strategic planning, policy, and the safe, timely and cost- effective delivery of patient focused pharmacy services.

Responsible for workforce and financial resources available within the department.

Responsible for the planning and delivery of medicines management related topics specified in the Trust corporate objectives.

Provides expert pharmaceutical advice to professional leads for medicine, nursing and midwifery and senior managers of the Trust and at all levels within the organisation.

Ensure that systems and processes are robust by effectively using the Trust multi-disciplinary committee structures.

Budget holder for the Trust drug expenditure with responsibility for ensuring the most appropriate, best value use of medicines and control of drug expenditure.

Works collaboratively, providing strategic direction to support the design, development and implementation of innovative medicines management services across the integrated care organisation.

Engages with partner organisations on the development of the medicines management agenda across the North East and North Cumbria

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust A positive patient experience every time A great place to work Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

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Important Information

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