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NHS Forth Valley Pharmacy Needs You!
An exciting opportunity has arisen in one of the most forward looking and progressive NHS Boards to lead the Pharmacy Mental Health Specialties Team and Medicines Management Team as well as leading on the Pharmacy digital, e-health and medicines governance agenda across the board. We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic individual seeking a new challenge as a senior leader within Pharmacy to fulfil the role of Associate Director of Pharmacy for Mental Health Specialties, Governance and Systems.
If successful, you will be welcomed into working with a dynamic Pharmacy Leadership Team who are committed to the provision of high quality pharmaceutical care for patients residing within Forth Valley.
Our Pharmacy Leadership Team are committed to advancing pharmacy professional roles and the postholder will be someone who is a registered pharmacist who has excellent communication, negotiation, and strong leadership skills. You will have a proven track record of motivating, inspiring and developing teams, and will be able to demonstrate how you have led continual improvement of pharmacy services. The postholder will be responsible for the line management, team development and service improvement for the Mental Health Specialties Pharmacy Service (supported by the Lead Pharmacists in this area), Medicines Management Team, Digital eHealth Pharmacy Team and Education and Training Pharmacy Team. You will also lead on the development of advanced and specialist pharmacy practice to enable and support an integrated, flexible pharmacy workforce across Forth Valley, as well as providing leadership and support to colleagues in relation to the optimal use of medicines across the board.
The successful candidate will report to the Director of Pharmacy and will be a crucial member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team as well as a key stakeholder across the whole system and will support the Director of Pharmacy with the strategic development of pharmacy services and the medicines governance agenda. Because this is a new post, there will also be the potential to review the portfolio areas aligned with this post.
NHS Forth Valley provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 330,000, across the different settings in the Board. We have a strong history of partnership working across Forth Valley with an outstanding collective response to the Covid-19 pandemic and our vaccination programme.
Forth Valley offers an unrivalled quality of life in an area of outstanding natural beauty which includes Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Historic Stirling has local schools that feature in the top 20 league tables. Scotland’s major cities Glasgow and Edinburgh are within one hour’s travel and relocation packages are available for eligible appointments
The Pharmacy team have a Vision to transform our pharmacy services and to build on our advanced pharmacy practice. As the Associate Director of Pharmacy, you will enable and enhance what has already been achieved across our system to strengthen collaborative working and bring colleagues together for the benefit of our population.
For the specific key result areas and responsibilities aligned to this post, please refer to the “ADoP Key Result Areas” enclosed within the job description pack.
If you feel you have the necessary knowledge and experience, drive and determination required for this role, then we would be delighted to receive your application. Come and join us! Hybrid working will be considered (working from home on occasion).
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For an informal discussion with Laura Byrne, Director of Pharmacy, NHS Forth Valley, please contact Eve Buchanan, PA to the Director of Pharmacy on Tel: 01324 567937
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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.