The Role
To be responsible for the strategic leadership, planning and development of the pharmacy medicines policy & guidance service across NHS Lanarkshire, encompassing both acute and primary care services.
To be responsible for providing expert advice, assurance and governance on pharmaceutical matters relating to clinical guidelines/protocols/policies etc. and to ensure alignment and compliance with medicines legislation.
To represent NHS Lanarkshire at a regional and national level and actively participate in the wider strategic agenda for medicine guidance for example the single national formulary.
To lead and develop a programme of clinical audits and undertake and co-ordinate research into own area of responsibility.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
Qualifications & Training
- Masters of Pharmacy Degree
- Registered Member General Pharmaceutical Council
- Relevant Post Graduate Master’s degree/diploma, for example Clinical Pharmacy or Management etc.
- Demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge / service provision and development.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / management training.
Experience
- Experience and ability to initiate, lead, manage and supervise a range of projects.
- Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback.
- Experience in presenting complex and contentious information to junior and senior clinical and non-clinical staff.
Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of medicines policy & governance
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement.
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing and medical staff and the multidisciplinary team.
- Exemplar presentation and communication skills
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team within a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Proven project / practice research / audit skills.
- Ability to integrate research into practice.
Specific Job Requirements
- Willingness to work on public holidays.
- Car driver & access to vehicle.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
- Post graduate in Clinical
- Pharmacy or Management
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- Extensive post registration hospital experience.
- Experience in delivering clinical services to specialist patients.
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning / judgement and use of clinical audit to improve practice.
- Evidence of improvement in quality of service
- Ability to identify and prioritise clinical work to effectively monitor patient’s therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and reduce toxicity.
- Knowledge and understanding of national and local priorities
- Identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmaceutical services to required patient population.
- Ability to identify and manage risks.
- Ensures that the training needs of junior pharmacists are identified and met.
Contract type
- Fixed Term or Secondment for 6 months
- Part Time
- 18.5 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in University Hospital Wishaw within Pharmacy
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Gail Richardson, Head of Pharmacy - UHW on gail.richardson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont,
Recruitment Administrator on Heather.lamont@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
