Job Description

Group Chief Pharmacist –12-month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

Remote

Competitive Salary + Benefits

We are one of the UK’s leading independent hospital groups and the largest in terms of revenue. From our 38 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms across England, Wales, and Scotland, we provide diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care in areas including orthopaedics, gynaecology, cardiology, neurology, oncology and general surgery. We also operate a network of private GPs and provide occupational health services to over 700 corporate clients. We are the principal independent provider by volume of knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom.

The group was founded with the acquisition and re-branding of 25 Bupa hospitals in 2007. Since then, Spire Healthcare has made significant capital investments in its estate and continues to deliver successful and award-winning clinical outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction.
Spire is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. We were the first private hospital provider to publish outcomes data on our website and we have received awards for our clinical quality and high levels of patient satisfaction.

Spire Healthcare is committed to the highest quality of patient care. Working in partnership with over 8,760 experienced consultants, we delivered tailored, personalised care to approximately 926,500 inpatients, outpatients, and day case patients in 2022.
Patients, consultants, and general practitioners trust Spire Healthcare to deliver the high-quality care they expect from a leading private healthcare provider.

Role Purpose:

The aim of the role will be to provide senior pharmacist professional expertise which provides strategic and professional leadership of pharmacy services and medicines management activities across the organisation. The role will engage and work with existing organisational structures and stakeholders.

Reporting directly to our Group Chief Nursing Officer & Chief Operating Officer the role will have direct management of a team of 8 and strategic direction setting for the whole of the Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Assistants population across the UK. This group totals around 195 staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• To produce a vision for Spire’s pharmacy services for the next 3-5 years
• To provide a comprehensive and impartial understanding of the delivery and cost effectiveness of pharmacy services
• To maintain and strengthen governance arrangements to ensure safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services
• To develop a pharmacy workforce with the right skills, knowledge and experience ensuring an appropriate level of resourcing and skill mix to support the service now and into the future
• To make recommendations around the pharmacy service structure
• To work towards implementing a clear strategy for recruitment and retention of pharmacy employees which outlines a pathway for career progression in line with the organisation’s overarching deliverables
• To ensure that there is appropriate delegation of responsibility and clear lines of accountability for pharmacy services across the organisation
• To identify areas of best practice and to develop these further across the group
• To review the organisations medicines management strategy to ensure that it is compliant with regulatory standards pertaining to the administration, prescribing and safe and secure handling of medicines
• To ensure that appropriate systems and process are in place to ensure that the risks in the use of medicines are minimised
• To review existing governance arrangements for medicines related activities, to include, for example, an audit cycle of key activities such as management of controlled drugs and temperature monitoring
• To ensure that prescribing mechanisms for medicines, to include the use of Patient Group Directions and non-medical prescribing, are in accordance with regulatory and good practice guidance
• To review medicines procurement and supply chain activities to ensure cost efficient use of medicines

Qualifications & Experience:

• Deep expertise in the running of large scale Pharmacy services, either in the NHS or commercial Healthcare organisations
• You must be a qualified Pharmacist to be considered for the role
• Ability to produce long term strategic roadmaps

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal and influencing abilities across all levels
• Exceptional judgment and decision-making
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and trends

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Spire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues and consultants.

We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful, and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds. We, therefore, are keen to receive and review applications from all candidates of under-represented groups who feel they offer the requisite skills.

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