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Teitl cyflogwr
Principal Pharmacist - Medicines Optimisation
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [email protected] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.
We operate a Values Based Recruitment (VBR) approach when recruiting new colleagues. VBR helps us to attract and select employees whose personal values and behaviours align with the values of the Trust. For more information on our vision, mission and values please see here - Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk).
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date; therefore you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.
If you do not receive confirmation that you have been shortlisted for interview, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. It is with regret that we are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted candidates.
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity to become the Principal Pharmacist - Medicines Optimisation within a dynamic cancer hospital pharmacy team.
We are seeking a pharmacist with experience in a leadership role to drive and deliver our medicines optimisation strategy and lead the medicines value and procurement team.
This is an exceptionally exciting opportunity for the right individual to join our team to develop and lead on services within the Pharmacy Department, Trust and wider system. The successful candidate will have well developed listening and communication skills as well as the ability to build effective working relationships. You will provide pro-active professional pharmaceutical support to our clinicians, managers, patients and carers.
The postholder will be part of the senior pharmacy management team within the department and will represent pharmacy services both within the Trust and externally, and be able to work towards Trust, locality and ICB agendas.
This job would be suitable for a person seeking a rewarding and challenging job looking to ensure that our cancer patients get access to cancer medicines across our network and that treatments are used in the most appropriate and cost effective manner.
Oncology experience is desirable however not essential as full training can be offered in house, and we would encourage applications from all sectors of the pharmacist workforce.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The current drug expenditure is in the region of £110m per annum, so this post is critical to our success, and the postholder will be expected to have a unique perspective on medicines value, coupled with effective use of resources and justification of expenditure. Medicines value, by definition, is far more broad than drug cost.
Responsible for identification, management and reporting of high cost drug procurement and billing systems jointly with Oncology pharmacy, Pharmacy subsidiary company, finance department and information services.
The postholder will be part of the senior pharmacy management team within the department and will represent pharmacy services both within the Trust and externally.
The postholder will be providing exceptional care to oncology patients across the trust and to our satellite hubs.
You will be providing expert advice to our healthcare professionals in relation to our inpatients and also outpatient services.
The postholder will be part of a fabulous team with pharmacist prescribers, medicines management technicians specialist pharmacists, rotational technicians, assistants and a cohort of pharmacists. We also have close links with BOPA and LJMU.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusive
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Master of pharmacy or equivalent
- GPHC registered
- Postgraduate diploma or equivalent
Meini prawf dymunol
- Leadership qualification/training or equivalent experiential learning
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Undertaken lead role in CIP / QIPP / delivery of cost improvement plans.
- Understanding of the medicines value and system approach.
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Significant experience as a qualified pharmacist within a range of clinical areas
- Financial forecasting and managing drug expenditure to include contribution to delivering cost improvement programmes
- Significant experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services.
- Experience of developing evidence based clinical guidelines / policies
- Undertaken a lead role in audit
- Experience delivering education and training, and providing supervision to support the development of multidisciplinary team
- Experience of setting and delivering objectives
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working in oncology pharmacy
- Experience of managing others including appraisals, objective setting and personal development planning
- Expert knowledge of risk management systems and processes
- Expert knowledge of medicines legislation and regulation within NHS acute trust settings
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder relationships
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Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Ben Woodhouse
- Teitl y swydd
- Deputy Director of Pharmacy
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0151 318 8712
Rhestr swyddi gyda The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust yn Gwasanaethau gwyddor iechyd neu bob sector