Lead Pharmacist, Paediatrics and Women's Health

This Lead Pharmacist post sits within Women's and Children's Services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, where the post holder would set the direction for clinical pharmacy. Day to day, the role leads and manages pharmacy staff in the service and gives advanced input for complex patients, including high-risk pregnancies, neonatal and paediatric cases. The post carries seven-day working, late duty rotas and a place on the pharmacy senior on-call team.

Candidates need GPhC registration and substantial post-registration experience at 8a level or above.

• Provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for clinical pharmacy services across Women's and Children's Services
• Promote evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines in the Trust
• Lead and manage pharmacy staff in Women's and Children's Services to agreed standards and business planning requirements
• Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input for complex patients, including high-risk pregnancies, complex neonatal needs, paediatric comorbidities and high-risk medicines regimes
• Take part in seven-day working and late duty rotas
• Serve on the Pharmacy Senior on-call team

• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• MPharm (Masters in Pharmacy degree)

• GPhC registration

• Extensive post-registration experience at 8a level or above
• Experience in maternity, obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology or paediatrics
• Developing and leading projects
• Staff training and appraisal
• Previous management or staff management experience

• Ability to plan, develop and implement change
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Problem solving and decision making
• Working calmly and effectively under pressure
• Computer literacy

• Principles of quality improvement
• MRCPharm
• RPS Faculty advanced-level practice against the Core Advanced Curriculum
• Independent prescriber
• Leadership or management qualification
• Knowledge of CMM
• Risk management and assessment
• Procedure and business plan writing

• Support to develop clinical, leadership, managerial, research and strategic skills