Site Lead Pharmacist - Neurosciences

Job summary

Are you an inspiring pharmacy leader with a passion for improving patient care, developing people and shaping services for the future?

We are seeking an experienced and motivated pharmacist to lead pharmacy services at The Walton Centre, one of the UK's leading specialist neuroscience organisations. This is a opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership in a centre of excellence, while working as part of the wider Liverpool University Hospitals Group Pharmacy Team.

You will lead a talented multidisciplinary pharmacy team and work closely with clinicians senior leaders to deliver safe, effective and high-quality medicines services. You will play a key role in medicines safety, clinical governance, quality improvement, workforce development, service transformation and financial stewardship.

We are looking for a collaborative leader who can inspire others, build strong relationships and influence across organisational boundaries. You will be committed to developing people, creating a positive and inclusive culture, and supporting teams to deliver their best for patients.

In return, you will join an ambitious and supportive pharmacy leadership team with a strong focus on innovation, excellence and professional development. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of pharmacy services across one of the UK's largest NHS organisations.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious pharmacy leader to join The Walton Centre Trust as Site Lead Pharmacist. As the senior leader, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality pharmacy services.

You will lead the planning, development and delivery of pharmacy services, driving innovation, continuous improvement and service excellence. Working closely with senior clinical, operational colleagues, you will help shape future service models and deliver improvements in quality, performance, productivity and patient outcomes.

You will provide expert leadership in medicines optimisation across neurosciences services. You will support the safe, evidence-based use of medicines, work with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient pathways, and ensure delivery of high-quality patient care.

The role includes responsibility for workforce leadership and development. You will lead workforce planning, recruitment, training and performance management, creating a positive culture that supports learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

You will also provide leadership for medicines governance, safety and quality, overseeing incident management, risk reduction, assurance reporting and quality improvement. Representing pharmacy at Trust, and system level, you will build strong partnerships across organisations and help deliver outstanding pharmacy services for patients.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Job responsibilities

As our Neurosciences Site Lead, you will be at the heart of a dynamic and challenging environment. You will be responsible for a multi-faceted portfolio that blends high-level strategy with operational delivery.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic and Operational LeadershipLead and manage pharmacy services at Walton Centre NHS FT, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality service delivery aligned to Trust and Group priorities.
• Clinical Leadership and Medicines OptimisationProvide senior clinical leadership to support the safe, evidence-based use of medicines across neurosciences services and improve patient outcomes.
• Workforce Management and DevelopmentLead, support and develop the pharmacy workforce through recruitment, performance management, education and professional development.
• Medicines Safety, Governance and RiskProvide oversight of medicines safety, incident management, risk reduction, audit and governance processes to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Financial and Service Improvement LeadershipManage delegated budgets, deliver cost improvement programmes and lead service developments that enhance quality, efficiency and patient care.

Please see the full Job Description for further information on the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Non-medical Prescriber
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning

Desirable

• Management or leadership qualification, or equivalent senior leadership development

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, including senior leadership of clinical and operational services and management of complex service delivery in an acute hospital setting
• Experience of working in Neurosciences
• Experience of leading day-to-day operational delivery of a hospital pharmacy service
• Experience of incident oversight, governance, audit, risk management, performance reporting and delivery of service assurance
• Experience of workforce leadership, including rota management, recruitment, performance management and staff development
• Experience of budget management, financial control, financial reporting and delivery of cost improvement programmes within a healthcare setting
• Experience of working effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagues across organisational boundaries, influencing decisions, leading service change and delivering organisational priorities
• Significant experience in medicines safety, including the leadership, investigation and learning of incidents in line with PSIRF principles
• Experience working within clinical governance frameworks including legislation relating to PGD, NMP and controlled drugs.
• Clinical pharmacy experience in the relevant area

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in service transformation, redesign, implementation of change and delivery of improvement programmes

Knowledge

Essential

• 17 Good understanding of legal, professional and governance requirements relating to medicines management and hospital pharmacy services
• Understanding of performance management, quality standards, key performance indicators and assurance processes relevant to hospital pharmacy

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and work effectively with senior clinical, managerial and governance colleagueS
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports, business cases and governance papers
• Ability to lead through complexity, prioritise competing demands and maintain operational grip in a pressured environment
• Methodical approach with attention to detail and ability to interpret complex information accurately E I
• High degree of computer literacy including analytical tools
• Proven ability to work alone and as part of a team E A

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Enthusiasm for the position - positive and optimistic
• Methodical with good attention to detail

Other

Essential

• Enthusiasm for the post and commitment to developing pharmacy services for Walton Centre NHS FT within the Group model
• Be personally responsible for own impact on staff morale and teamwork, and contribute positively to a collaborative, respectful and high-performing culture
• Able and willing to travel across UHLG sites as required
• Able to participate in out-of-hours arrangements, including being on site within one hour if required