Director of Pharmacy

General Description

Responsibilities

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Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain high‑quality clinical pharmacy services in line with best practice.
• Coordinate, manage and monitor performance of outsourced and satellite SACT services.
• Monitor monthly drug expenditure across the Trust and produce financial reports for directors.
• Assess research & development implications of all clinical trials on the medicines budget and impact on pharmacy services.
• Lead medicines optimisation, procurement and supply chain management of medicinal gases.
• Lead the Trust’s medicines strategy, policy, and clinical governance of controlled drugs.
• Represent the Trust on national and regional pharmacy committees and national meetings.
• Lead the development of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration and other clinical excellence projects.
• Provide leadership for all practice research, audit and clinical research conducted within the pharmacy department.
• Produce high‑quality evidence and publications to maintain the Trust’s high oncology pharmacy profile.
• Deliver health and safety, risk register maintenance and service audit to ensure high quality pharmacy service.
• Oversee line‑management of senior pharmacy staff and budget responsibility for medicines pay and non‑pay budgets.

Qualifications

• Vocational Master’s degree in Pharmacy.
• 1 year pre‑registration training.
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Post‑graduate clinical, oncology and management qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Current UK professional registration (GPCR).

Experience

• Post‑registration hospital experience including several years as team leader for a pharmacy service.
• Evidence of collaboration with clinicians and senior managers.
• Successful change management in a complex organisation.
• Ability to manage financial and human resources effectively.
• Performance management and staff development.

Skills

• Strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Self‑motivating with a drive for service development.
• Well‑developed negotiating and influencing skills.
• Evidence of sound judgement and insight.
• Ability to work under pressure; highly organised with developed time‑management skills.
• Computer literate.

Knowledge

• Medicines Act, Controlled Drug Regulations, National Cancer Standards, NICE.
• Medicines management, aseptic services, national intrathecal guidance.
• Clinical trials legislation, IMPs, new drug developments in oncology.

Desirable

• Experience in R&D and service modernisation.

Person Specification

• Required to work unsocial hours (on a rota basis with other team members), including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and on‑call.
• Required to work at any site that treats Christie patients across the local cancer network.

We actively welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and has a zero‑tolerance approach to modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking. xwzovoh All applicants must have appropriate UK professional registration.