Pharmacy Hospital Operations Manager INTERNAL

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

This post is a Secondment for 6 months to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

We are seeking an exceptional, highly motivated pharmacist to provide interim leadership for our well-established hospital pharmacy services.

As a key member of the Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team, you will support the Director of Pharmacy to ensure quality service delivery across our acute pharmacy services in East IHC (acute hospital, community, mental health, prison, and technical services) by providing strong personal and professional leadership across all disciplines.

The post holder will have a strong background in clinical leadership, management, and service development. They will have experience of working with senior colleagues, local and national networks across all boundaries.

This is an exciting time to be involved with Pharmacy Services in Wales as the Health Board begins a journey of transformation informed by the recent RPS Independent Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services at NHS Hospitals in Wales.

Requirements include excellent communication and critical thinking skills, leadership credibility, strong interpersonal /relationship building skills and proven system wide service delivery achievements.

Are you the right person to fit into the team, and work with all our stakeholders? If you feel you have the required experience, skills and knowledge and are ready to be our Pharmacy Hospital Operations Manager please get in touch.

You will need to seek permission to apply for this secondment/fixed term from your current line manager.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for the professional leadership, development and management of Hospital Pharmacy, within the Pharmacy and Medicines Management Division, to deliver Pharmacy practice that is evidence based and measurable.
• Lead on provision of expert pharmaceutical advice within the Hospital Pharmacy. i.e. compliance with medicines legislation; emergency planning and procurement.
• Responsible for stimulating, initiating, and co-ordinating the implementation of audit, practice research and development activity in Medicines Management.
• Bid and implement new technology e.g. the logistical supply of medicines to clinical settings and patients.
• Responsible for Clinical Governance, patient quality and safety; and improving the patient experience in the Hospital Pharmacy.
• Lead and support specific projects and areas of work, developing strategies for service improvement that reflect clinical, professional and corporate/directorate objectives.
• Support the East IHC Director Pharmacy & Medicines Management, in the delivery of the divisions agenda within the Health Board.
• Deputise for the Chief Pharmacist, Director Pharmacy & Medicines Management representing the Health Board in the professional domain.
  
  

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• A substantive level of post qualification experience in primary care/secondary care.
• Able to demonstrate a suitable level of experience in providing specialist pharmacy services.
• Responsibility for performance management within pharmacy
• Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations
• Experience of success in service development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable experience of managing conflicting priorities within tight budgets and/or time constraints
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered pharmacist GPhC Masters Degree or equivalent in pharmacy
• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• A substantive level of experience in a managerial post
• Post-graduate diploma/MSc in relevant pharmacy area or equivalent documented experience in relevant area
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate management qualification
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Strategic vision and project management
• Strong operational management experience
• Ability to motivate and manage staff effectively
  
  

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge of drug expenditure control
• Awareness of statutory and professional standards that apply to prescribing and pharmacy services.
• Appreciation of both clinical and financial risk management
  
  

Personal Attributes

Essential Criteria

• Evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate within the service, and external stakeholders.