Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Lead Pharmacist to work in Banbury on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Lead Pharmacist job is £50,000 per annum.
Benefits:
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
- Private pension scheme with up to 5% employer match after a qualifying period
- Flexible shift patterns wherever possible
- Enhanced and competitive parental leave policies
- Private medical coverage with the option to include a partner and dependants
- Life assurance (Death in Service) at three times your base salary
- Complimentary training and development through the Ramsay Academy
- Free on-site parking (where available)
- Subsidised staff restaurant (where available)
- Access to the "Concerts for Carers" initiative
- Employee Assistance Programme for support and well-being
- Cycle2Work scheme in partnership with Halfords
- Access to the Blue Light Card scheme for discounts and offers
Main Duties:
- Oversee and ensure the efficient procurement of medicines, addressing supply chain issues or fluctuations with assistance from the corporate pharmacy team.
- Drive continuous improvement and development of the pharmacy service by utilising audit outcomes and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
- Actively participate in the local governance process by attending and contributing to Clinical Governance, Infection Prevention and Control, and Medicines Advisory Committee meetings.
- Assist the Head of Clinical Services in fulfilling the responsibilities of the Controlled Drug Accountable Officer for the hospitals.
- Provide education and training on medicines management to the multidisciplinary team, supporting the overall patient safety agenda.
- Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, organisational policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines related to medicines management.
- Enhance patient safety by reporting, investigating, and learning from medication-related incidents, following the Patient Safety Incident Review Framework.
- Engage in ongoing professional development, including opportunities such as completing a non-medical prescribing programme.
- Apply non-medical prescribing skills within the inpatient setting to enhance patient care.
Requirements of the Lead Pharmacist:
- Current registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience (applicants with experience in community and Integrated Care Board sectors will also be considered).
- Independent Prescriber qualification. (desriable)
- Management qualification. (desirable)
- Experience working as a pharmacist in a hospital setting (applicants with management experience in community, Integrated Care Board, or other primary care sectors will also be considered).
- Proven experience in leading a team and managing a service.
- Proficiency in using electronic stock control systems.
- Experience in conducting audits and data analysis.
- Hospital pharmacy experience (applicants with experience in community, Integrated Care Board, or other primary care sectors will also be considered).
- Experience in service development and change management.
- Experience in procurement.
- Experience in conducting staff appraisals and supporting professional development.
Contact:
This Lead Pharmacist job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
