Job description

Job Description

Lead Pharmacist

The Cherwell Hospital, Banbury

Full Time - 37.5 Hours

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic pharmacist to lead the clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service at The Cherwell Hospital.

Main duties

You will be working as the lead Pharmacist as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide an excellent pharmaceutical service to a range of departments, including Pre-assessment clinics, Outpatient departments, the Ward and Theatres. Your time will predominantly be spent at The Cherwell Hospital - a 36-bed inpatient unit and day-case facility predominantly specialising in elective orthopaedic and ophthalmology surgery but also undertakes non-complex spinal, gynaecology, dermatology and cosmetic surgery.

Blakelands Hospital is a state-of-the-art purpose-built day-case unit specialising in minor surgery and endoscopy services. You will available to support the established pharmacy technician there who leads on procurement at the site; your role will predominantly involve remote specialist pharmaceutical expertise, with occasional site visits once or twice fortnightly or as required.

Job responsibilities

• To lead a team delivering a patient-centred clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to The Cherwell Hospital and supporting Blakelands Hospital.
• To support the efficient procurement of medicines and respond to issues or fluctuations in the supply chain, with support from the corporate pharmacy team.
• To continuously improve and develop the pharmacy service through audit outcomes and quality improvement programmes.
• To contribute to the local governance agenda, including attending local Clinical Governance, Infection Prevention and Control and Medicines Advisory Committees.
• To support the Head of Clinical Services in their role as the Controlled Drug Accountable Officer for the hospitals.
• To provide education and training on medicines management to the multidisciplinary team to support the overall patient safety agenda.
• To ensure understanding, implementation and compliance with medicines legislation, organisational medicines related policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines.
• Improve patient safety through reporting and investigation of medication-related patient safety incidents, as well as to share learning from these incidents, following the Patient Safety Incident Review Framework.
• Opportunity to continue professional development, for example, completion of a non-medical prescribing program.
• Opportunity to utilise non-medical prescribing skills in the inpatient setting.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council)
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience (applicants with experience in community and Integrated Care Board sectors will be considered)

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber qualification
• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a pharmacist in the hospital setting (although applicants with management experience in community, Integrated Care Board and other primary care sector roles will be considered)
• Experience of leading a team and service
• Familiarity with electronic stock control systems
• Audit and data analysis experience

Desirable

• Hospital pharmacy (applicants with experience in community, Integrated Care Board and other primary care sector roles will be considered)

• Service development
• Change management
• Procurement
• Experience in carrying out staff appraisal and professional development

Benefits 

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Flexible shift patterns available where possible
• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
• Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
• Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
• Free Parking on site (where possible)
• Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)
• Concerts for Carers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
• The Blue Light Card Scheme

About us 

We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.

We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

To apply

Please contact Amy Green on amy.green@ramsayhealth.co.uk to arrange an informal chat, or to ask any questions you may have before you apply

We care.
 

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Banbury

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Published at

28-08-2024

Profession type

Health / Medical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English