Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-7069115-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Site
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Pharmacy/Deputy Chief Pharmacist
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Are you enthusiastic, dynamic, innovative and looking for a challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Pharmacy team at senior management level.
You will lead, develop, deliver and evaluate pharmacy services at Maidstone site as Head of Pharmacy/Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
Pharmacy has a high profile in the Trust and we have well established clinical teams and clinical services. We are an enthusiastic and dynamic team and have developed new ways of working including an integrated Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration System (EPMA) and 7 days service.
The main pharmacy at Maidstone Hospital has a fully automated dispensary and utilises TTO tracker and wireless devices to facilitate workflow.
Your strategic portfolio will be responsibility for leading and delivering pharmacy strategies for operational and medicines value services (Dispensary, medicines procurement and distribution, all outreach service, medicines value and homecare service), across the Trust and across the system as appropriate.
You will support the Chief Pharmacist in the strategic plans and delivery of the vision and priorities for the pharmacy department and will work as part of the pharmacy management team to ensure patient centred services are provided by a competent and versatile pharmacy workforce.
Main duties of the job
To lead, develop, deliver and evaluate pharmacy services at Maidstone Site.
To deputise for the Chief Pharmacist across portfolio in their absence.
Assist the Chief Pharmacist in planning and managing all aspects of Trust Pharmacy Services to enable the Trust to deliver clinically effective services.
To be an active member of the senior pharmacy leadership team with a strategic focus on operational & medicines value services.
Will be responsible to drive the delivery of pharmacy strategies for operational and medicines value services (Dispensary, medicines procurement and distribution, all outreach service, medicines value and homecare service.
Provide leadership and maintain and improve standards of clinical pharmacy practice, quality assurance, risk management and other issues of clinical governance related to medicines optimisation, which includes requirements specified by regulators such as CQC, GPhC and other healthcare organisations such as NHSE and NICE.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational Masters (MSc) degree in Pharmacy
- Completed foundation year training- pre-registration
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post-graduate diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
- Demonstrate CPD as required by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate management qualification.
- Independent Prescriber or Advanced Care Practitioner
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy.
- Recent extensive practice in a leadership role within a hospital pharmacy service at a senior level.
- Experience of delivering a high-quality pharmacy service to customers
- Ability to effectively manage resources including people, finance and facilities.
- Has experience in utilising digital systems and information technology.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS organisations.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical audit and /or practice research
- Project management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to promotion of high quality, efficacious and cost effective use of medicines
- Knowledge of the changing NHS environment and government initiatives e.g. Integrated Medicines Optimisation, National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), CQC, Integrated Care System (ICS), Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and their influence on current practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed leadership and motivational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload.
- Effective customer service skills – able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department.
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Good quality IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel etc.)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mildred Johnson
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacist/Clinical Director of Pharmacy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07808203570
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