Chief Pharmacy Information Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Clinical Safety Officer NHS England accreditation.
• Clinical Safety Officer NHS England accreditation.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

• IT or project management qualification.
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
• Leadership or management qualification.

Experience

• Strategic digital leadership and experience in produce digital strategy.
• Experience managing large-scale healthcare projects, particularly in relation to digital systems or EPMA implementations.
• Extensive post-qualification experience in hospital clinical pharmacy or prescribing advice.
• Experience delivering training/coaching using computer systems.
• Experience in project management and quality improvement projects.
• Completion of clinical safety reports as per DCB0120 & DCB0169 standards.
• Familiarity with EPMA systems and the integration of pharmacy information systems into clinical workflows.
• Chairing high level committee board
• Recent leadership role
• Experience in managing a team or service
• Human Resource management and performance matters

• Previous experience in community services.
• Participating in board level experience

Skills adn Knowledge

• Knowledge of digital systems in NHS healthcare delivery.
• Understanding of change management challenges.
• In-depth knowledge of medicines administration processes.
• Clinical governance/risk management expertise.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Be able to provide highly complex information and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
• Advanced clinical reasoning and attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team and share skills.
• Project management experience.
• Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against objectives
• Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships at all levels
• Able to formulate short and long term strategic plans for the effective development of a service despite uncertainties
• Participating in board level experience

• Ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels and to manage political pressure
• Ability to lead complex changes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Parsons Green Health Centre

5-7 Parsons Green

Fulham

SW6 4UL

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/