Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (or secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Other
- Job ref
- 407-WCCSS-5884036
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Town
- walsall
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Care Group Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our pharmacy team at a senior level. We are looking for an experienced manager in supporting the operational delivery of the pharmacy department.
Main duties of the job
The Care Group Manager will be responsible for the day to day operational management of Pharmacy services within the Division. They will assist the Chief Pharmacist in ensuring that the Division delivers its financial, activity, patient experience, clinical and quality targets are achieved.
Working for our organisation
The Pharmacy Service operates across three acute clinical Divisions and also across the Community Services Division provided by the Trust. Applicants will be able to demonstrate significant experience managing a clinical pharmacy service. The post holder will be a key member of the Pharmacy Team working closely with the Ward Based Technical Services Manager, Training & Education leads, as well as the Trust Medication Safety Officer. Applicants must be able to contribute to the delivery of the strategic aims of the Pharmacy Service, aligned to the overall Trust objectives, within set financial constraints as well as deliver agreed cost improvement targets on an annual basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The care group manager has delegated responsibility from the Chief Pharmacist, including the following and not exhaustive:
1. Accountable for the effective and efficient delivery of service or services
2. Ensure processes are in place to meet quality standards and indicators
3. Project management responsibilities of ongoing and future projects.
4. Ensure operational functions of the department are covered.
5. Ensuring all performance and quality targets are achieved.
6. Manage an Administrative and Clerical team.
7. Work in conjunction with Operation on the department’s Business Continuity Plans impacting the organisation and the wider health economy, in addition to improving and developing services.
8. Develop business cases for projects or service improvement.
9. Management and analysis of the department budget and delegated responsibilities from the Chief Pharmacist.
10. Review of all requisitions for non-drug expenditure and authorised signatory.
11. Assurance of Key Performance indicators and trend analysis with recommendations on achieving improvements if required.
12. Report on Model Hospital Key Performance Indicators to Quality Improvement.
13. Membership of the Divisional Board.
14. Manage all administrative and clerical functions of the department.
15. Support business aspects of Pharmacy procurement and business and strategic planning
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Formal education to first degree level or equivalent ability or working towards or experience at NHS operational management, including senior level experience or equivalent management experience
- Post Graduate Business or NHS Management/Leadership qualification in progress/ completed or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development e.g. Operational leadership courses
TraininG and experience
Essential criteria
- Substantive experience in a senior clinical/ managerial position
- Experience of leading and managing a team, including managing conflict
- Experience of working within the health economy
- Experience of research/audit and bench marking utilising the results to improve the quality of care
- Management of clinical incidents and complaints
Skill
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of operational management expertise within designated specialty
- • Significant experience of successful change management and service re-design
- • Experience in managing budgets for the specialty.
- • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport and credibility with clinical and managerial teams
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sonia Chand
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721172
- Additional information
extn 6740
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