Job overview

The PharmaC team at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has an exciting opportunity for passionate and dedicated individuals who are looking for a new challenge, the next step in their career.

You will be joining a diverse and professional team, who take pride in providing a high quality and efficient medicines supply service to the Trust, to ensure that patients receive the best care. 

The PharmaC team is looking for an inspirational, dynamic leader, passionate about the development of safe, patient centred care to become the Superintendent Pharmacist in our multi-site service. The main base for the role is the new build, state of the art Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) in Liverpool city centre with time spent at the CCC Wirral site and at our Liverpool University Hospital sites at The Royal Liverpool and Aintree. 

Our friendly pharmacy team takes pride in the provision of excellent care to patients across the North West (including North Wales and the Isle of Man).

The ideal candidate will have;

·         Outstanding communication and organisational skills,

·         The ability to prioritise in changing environment,

·         An eye for detail,

·         Excellent leadership abilities, being able to motivate and enthuse the team.

Pharmacy experience in either hospital or community pharmacy is desirable, but full training will be given to successful candidates, as well as plenty of opportunities for development.

Main duties of the job

This role would suit a registered pharmacist with the drive, passion and leadership qualities to deliver innovative, patient centred services, working collaboratively with the team but able to make decision in a fast paced environment. They must have extensive senior leadership experience of service development, governance, medicines safety and quality improvement alongside a good understanding of NHS strategy and policy. This is an exciting time to join the team as we look to embed recent changes and further transform our ways of working.

This will be a rewarding role which will include participation in a wide variety of projects and groups making it an ideal career opportunity to further develop both operational and management skills in a supportive and welcoming environment.

The successful candidate will be supported by the Head of Pharmacy Operations to shape the future direction of the service and to implement the agreed strategy.

Working for our organisation

Clatterbridge Pharmacy Limited (as subsidiary of CCC) are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) are one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust takes an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard Children, young people and Adults, supporting the national and local agenda around safeguarding, including local arrangements for the protection of children young person and adults at risk.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check before employment can commence. 

PharmaC strives to provide excellent service with happy staff that are positive, friendly and go the extra mile. Patient feedback consistently shows that our patients are satisfied/‘very’ satisfied with PharmaC staff & services, we look to continue to improve our service to satisfy our patients.