Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 990-LON-6481600-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 per annum (inclusive of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Controlled Drugs Professional Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The post holder will be professionally responsible and accountable to the Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer
They will have strong working relationships with colleagues in the Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer function and across the health economy in London.
They will assist the CDAO when necessary and contribute to delivering the statutory function successfully.
They will contribute to the quality improvement and patient safety work through the CDAO and medication safety agendas.
Main duties of the job
As a Controlled Drugs Professional Manager the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the NHS England London Region to develop and deliver a coherent strategy of the Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer statutory function. The postholder will also support the regional medication safety officer (MSO) in their role of ensuring the development and support of the MSO network across the London region.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining good working relationships
with a broad range of partners including health regulators, police forces, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and independent health providers.
The post will be responsible for the effective management of a portfolio of cases. Including the provision of advice and challenge to external investigators and NHS England colleagues.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Health care professional currently registered with an appropriate health care regulator.
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the regulations and practice around the safe management and use of controlled drugs in at least one health care setting.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
Skills and Capabilities
Essential criteria
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- • Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel across various sites where applicable
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Dennison
- Job title
- Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07702427018
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