Lead Pharmacist Aseptics Services

at  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an ambitious and experienced pharmacist to provide strategic leadership to our pharmacy Aseptic Unit . We are an unlicensed unit operating under section 10 exemption.
The successful candidate will provide line management to identified pharmacy staff in order to ensure the effective operation of the Aseptic services and clinical Cancer service within the Pharmacy Business Unit and across the Trust.
The post holder will have joint responsibility with the other Senior Pharmacy Managers in supporting the Associate Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation in the overall leadership of the Pharmacy Business Unit, ensuring the Aseptic Unit service is effectively managed.
To act as the Accountable Pharmacist for the Aseptic Unit.
To ensure that all Aseptic Unit staff plan and prepare for regulatory inspections and audit and that any deficiencies highlighted as part of the
inspection are actioned and addressed in a timely manner.
To take the lead for the Trust on governance of safe parenteral administration of medicines.
To develop innovative systems of service delivery to improve the patient experience.
To ensure the highest standards of clinical care are continuously delivered.
To deputise for the Associate Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management at a Trust, local, regional, or national level as required.
To participate in 7 day working patterns which includes weekend and Bank Holiday rotas.
Participate in Pharmacy On-Call service as required.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk .

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Supportive and friendly teams, both within Pharmacy and the Trust
• Opportunities for training and development, both personal and professional, including independent prescribing and leadership opportunities
• Collaborative working with regional and local specialists
• Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview
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  Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
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