Lead Clinical Pharmacist

• Provide operational and clinical leadership and development of the clinical pharmacy services to a nominated Locality Care Group within the Trust ensuring they are safe, effective, responsive and efficient
• Provide day to day management of the clinical pharmacy team within your locality
• Lead and provide subject expert input into a Locality Care Group and associated Clinical Business Units (CBUs) regarding clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation
• Provide leadership, management, support and guidance to clinical pharmacy staff working within a locality
• Where appropriate, contribute to discussions involving external stakeholders regarding medicine use within a locality
• Lead on the delivery of the Medicines Optimisation forward plan within the North Locality
• Complete emergency duty work on a rota basis

• MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
• Postgraduate clinical qualification to diploma level or above
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Qualified Pharmacist Independent Prescriber
• Specialist competencies in area relevant to practice
• Substantial post registration experience within NHS pharmacy practice
• Human resources management
• Significant experience in providing medicines management support services within an NHS organization
• Demonstrable understanding of Key NHS and pharmacy issues
• Experience of managing others
• Willing to work towards credentialing as a Consultant-ready pharmacist
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration

Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent relevant experience

• Dynamic working environment
• Financial support for successful candidates who need to relocate
• Flexible working
• Other health and wellbeing benefits