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Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · London, SE1 7EH

Salary
£132586.00 to £150665.00 p.a.
Location
London, SE1 7EH

Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director role at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, SE1 7EH. Salary: £132586.00 to £150665.00 p.a.. Source: NhsJobs. Apply directly with the employer via the link above.

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Job description

KEY PRIORITIES

Clinical and strategic leadership in transforming the way the Trust deals with medicines to optimise their use. The expectation is engagement at the highest levels strategically (both within the Trust and local healthcare system), as well as operationally.

Clinical leadership for all aspects of medicines optimisation including digital innovations, data and automation relating to medicines within in the Trust and beyond to the local health community. This encompasses the need for any change management required to maximise the potential of these capabilities.

Clinical leadership for medicines prescribing and administration within the Epic EHR, working collaboratively with KCH and LGT Chief Pharmacists and teams to optimise ensure alignment of medicines across the shared instance.

Enabling excellent partnerships with NHS commissioners, in particular the London regional teams, and Southeast London Integrated Care System, while also building relationships with primary care providers such as GPs and Community Pharmacists to support development of the new neighbourhood models of care..

Provide strategic pharmacy leadership across organisational boundaries, including neighbourhood health, population health management, transfer of care, integrated medicines pathways, reduction of health inequalities and services hosted or delivered by the Trust on behalf of the system.

Working with commissioners to deliver commissioning requirements, managed entry and value from high-cost medicines, and national and local medicines optimisation priorities.

Oversee the development and delivery of safe, efficient and cost-effective aseptic pharmacy facilities through the Trust-wide Aseptic Transformation Programme, and lead the development of an Aseptic Hub facility for South East London as part of the London Region Aseptic Transformation Programme.

Ensure pharmacy oversight and assurance for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), including marketed, investigational and unlicensed ATMPs, so that local governance, institutional readiness, prescribing, procurement, receipt, storage, preparation, release, traceability, transport, administration support and clinical trial arrangements are compliant with applicable UK legislation, MHRA requirements, Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Clinical Practice, Summary of Product Characteristics requirements and nationally recognised ATMP pharmacy guidance.

Evaluating partnerships to grow research and innovation potential, through Kings Health Partners and the local AHSN (Health Innovation Network South London). In addition, work with commercial partners to deliver operational efficiencies. Leading and implementing the consequent transformational change.

Address professional career frameworks as these are developed by national workforce, training and education teams and relevant professional bodies such as RPS and APTUK. This to include supporting those defined within the system as trainees as well as the development of individuals post-registration. Encourage and promote the development of Bands 2-4 and the uptake of apprenticeships. Develop the non-registrant workforce at all appropriate levels to secure the appropriate diverse future workforce which is representative of the communities served by the Trust as an Anchor Institution.

Job description

KEY PRIORITIES

Clinical and strategic leadership in transforming the way the Trust deals with medicines to optimise their use. The expectation is engagement at the highest levels strategically (both within the Trust and local healthcare system), as well as operationally.

Clinical leadership for all aspects of medicines optimisation including digital innovations, data and automation relating to medicines within in the Trust and beyond to the local health community. This encompasses the need for any change management required to maximise the potential of these capabilities.

Clinical leadership for medicines prescribing and administration within the Epic EHR, working collaboratively with KCH and LGT Chief Pharmacists and teams to optimise ensure alignment of medicines across the shared instance.

Enabling excellent partnerships with NHS commissioners, in particular the London regional teams, and Southeast London Integrated Care System, while also building relationships with primary care providers such as GPs and Community Pharmacists to support development of the new neighbourhood models of care..

Provide strategic pharmacy leadership across organisational boundaries, including neighbourhood health, population health management, transfer of care, integrated medicines pathways, reduction of health inequalities and services hosted or delivered by the Trust on behalf of the system.

Working with commissioners to deliver commissioning requirements, managed entry and value from high-cost medicines, and national and local medicines optimisation priorities.

Oversee the development and delivery of safe, efficient and cost-effective aseptic pharmacy facilities through the Trust-wide Aseptic Transformation Programme, and lead the development of an Aseptic Hub facility for South East London as part of the London Region Aseptic Transformation Programme.

Ensure pharmacy oversight and assurance for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), including marketed, investigational and unlicensed ATMPs, so that local governance, institutional readiness, prescribing, procurement, receipt, storage, preparation, release, traceability, transport, administration support and clinical trial arrangements are compliant with applicable UK legislation, MHRA requirements, Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Clinical Practice, Summary of Product Characteristics requirements and nationally recognised ATMP pharmacy guidance.

Evaluating partnerships to grow research and innovation potential, through Kings Health Partners and the local AHSN (Health Innovation Network South London). In addition, work with commercial partners to deliver operational efficiencies. Leading and implementing the consequent transformational change.

Address professional career frameworks as these are developed by national workforce, training and education teams and relevant professional bodies such as RPS and APTUK. This to include supporting those defined within the system as trainees as well as the development of individuals post-registration. Encourage and promote the development of Bands 2-4 and the uptake of apprenticeships. Develop the non-registrant workforce at all appropriate levels to secure the appropriate diverse future workforce which is representative of the communities served by the Trust as an Anchor Institution.

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About this pharmacist role in London

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