Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced pharmacist to be our Pharmacist Clinical Team Manager at our Scunthorpe General Hospital site.  This role offers the opportunity to engage and work collaboratively at all levels within the NHS Humber Health Partnership. 

As a member of the pharmacy operational team, you will be responsible for oversight of the pharmacy service to our inpatient wards at our Scunthorpe and Goole sites, working in collaboration with other team managers across the group to harmonise services. 

You will have a clear vision for pharmacist prescribing on inpatient wards, relevant knowledge and experience, and experience working as a clinical pharmacist in primary and/or secondary care.  You will also demonstrate the HHP group values of Compassion, Honesty, Respect and Teamwork.

We recognise the variety of opportunities available to pharmacy professionals and if you choose to join our team, we want you to feel valued and supported. We will work with you to fulfil your full potential whether that be through further education and training, new experiences or coaching and mentoring.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the clinical pharmacy team at Scunthorpe General Hospital.  The duties of the role include:

• Leading and managing the clinical pharmacy team through line management of the Advanced Clinical Pharmacists, to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinically effective pharmaceutical care 
• Supporting the Group Lead Pharmacist – Clinical Services & Medicines Optimisation to develop patient-focussed clinical pharmacy services provision in a manner that reflects Humber Health Partnership, local and National Health Service strategy and priorities.
• Contributing to the Pharmacy Operational Group agenda and help develop a strategic vision and delivery plan for the Pharmacy Department.
• To take delegated responsibility of the Group Lead Pharmacist – Clinical Services & Medicines Optimisation in their absence.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of clinical governance, controls assurance and performance measures within Pharmacy, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation
• To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters in a specialist area, acting as a role model in clinical pharmacy practice
• To lead and develop clinical audit and research in the Care Group pharmacy teams, in collaboration with colleagues at the other Group sites.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.