Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 425-24-6715067
- Employer
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/12/2024
Employer heading
Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for an experienced pharmacist with excellent communication skills, leadership skills and clinical pharmacy knowledge to join the pharmacy team as Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services.
You will work with the Chief Pharmacist to ensure the Trust-wide delivery of safe, effective and efficient medicines optimisation and pharmacy services to patients and other service users in the Trust. As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team you will assist in leading the development of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services throughout the Trust.
You will manage medicines optimisation and pharmacy services colleagues throughout the Trust who are involved in providing services or supporting projects within the areas of responsibility of the Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services. You will work with the Chief Pharmacist in ensuring objectives are met for Pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a friendly department with over 80 staff, including 22 other pharmacists with expertise in a wide range of specialities, in providing pharmacy services to children. Our Trust provides dedicated healthcare for children and young people, including highly specialised health care such as neurosurgery, oncology, endocrinology, specialist orthopaedics, neonatal surgery, metabolic disease, gastroenterology, respiratory diseases, intensive care, cystic fibrosis and neurology.
As Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services you will be responsible for clinical pharmacy, patient safety and quality, medicines information, clinical trials, education, training and workforce development, professional secretary to the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee.
Working for our organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
- Outstanding Patient Care
- Brilliant Place to work
- Leaders in Children’s Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Clinical Pharmacy or the equivalent experience.
- Relevant management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Member of Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group.
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential criteria
- Highly experienced at senior management level
- Comprehensive understanding of systems relevant to the practice of pharmacy in hospitals
- Experience of service development and strategy development
- Experience of managing a pharmacy service
- Financial and budgetary experience
- Demonstrable evidence of managing change involving staff in a discrete pharmacy area
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric clinical pharmacy provision
- Experience in the supervision of trainee pharmacists
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to evaluate situations and provide expert advice on issues such as patient treatment regimens and service developments
- Innovation / implementation skills to develop pharmacy services
- Ability to communicate complex information to colleagues, patients and relatives, clinicians and senior managers
- Computing skills to include a working knowledge of Pharmacy computer systems (e.g. CMM / Ascribe), the internet, Microsoft Office, Power Point, Word, Access and Excel and patient information systems
- Ability to deal with highly distressing situations
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Approachable leadership style with ability to motivate colleagues
- Exhibits an enthusiasm for development of the practice of Pharmacy
- Understanding of and ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to communicate and work with all patients and/or carers some of whom may have language, sensory or learning difficulties
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Wragg
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01143053994
- Additional information
Informal conversations are welcomed.
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