Description
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking pharmacy leader to join our leadership team as Chief Pharmacist. As the Trust's senior professional lead for pharmacy and medicines management, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and financially sustainable use of medicines across inpatient, outpatient, and community services.
Main duties of the job:
- Provide strategic and professional leadership for all pharmacy and medicines management services across the Trust.
- Lead on medicines safety, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines.
- Act as the Trust's principal adviser on pharmaceutical matters, providing expert guidance to the Board, Executive Team, and clinical services.
- Develop and deliver the Pharmacy Strategy, supporting the Trust's operational, quality, and performance objectives.
- Lead the Trust's medicines optimisation, efficiency, and cost improvement programmes, ensuring effective stewardship of medicines expenditure.
- Provide leadership and oversight of the pharmacy workforce, including workforce planning, recruitment, development, and succession planning.
- Drive innovation, service transformation, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
- Build strong partnerships across the Trust, Integrated Care System, and wider healthcare sector, representing the organisation at local, regional, and national forums.
- Lead research, education, and professional development initiatives, promoting excellence in pharmacy practice and medicines management.
- Contribute as a senior leader within the Trust, supporting organisational strategy, performance, quality improvement, and financial sustainability.
Job responsibilities:
- The Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director for Pharmacy provides strategic, professional, clinical, and operational leadership for Pharmacy and Medicines Management services across the Trust.
- The postholder is accountable for ensuring the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across inpatient, outpatient, and community services, while contributing to organisational performance, patient safety, quality improvement, and financial sustainability.
Benefits:
- The Trust offers various benefits, including opportunities for professional development, a supportive work environment, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Person specification:
- Qualifications and training: Candidates should have a relevant qualification in pharmacy and experience in a similar role.
- Essential skills: Candidates should have excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with various stakeholders.