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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
251-FCSS8030-HHCS
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital
Town
Basingstoke
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Superintendent Pharmacist - Outpatient Pharmacy

Band 8a

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.

 

Job overview

As a member of the Outpatients pharmacy team, you will contribute to the provision of a range of pharmaceutical services; issuing prescriptions, giving advice where appropriate, working alongside Outpatient Pharmacy team to ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal and relevant clinical guidelines, in addition to the departmental procedures to meet the needs of our customers.

 

The Superintendent pharmacist is responsible for the oversight and management of the service, therefore strong professional leadership, delegation and decision-making skills, as well as line management of junior staff will form core components of the role.

Main duties of the job

               Work closely with the Outpatient multi-disciplinary teams and Trust services with effective pharmaceutical care and intervention when required for patients, specifically with regards to medicines supply and management.

               Accountable for performance management and responsible for monitoring key quality/performance indicators, service pressures and recommending/implementing actions to address them.

               To fulfil all legal and regulatory requirements required by the GPhC, MHRA, DHSC and Trust priorities.

               Lead, develop, deliver and evaluate the outpatient pharmacy service.

               Oversee the day-to-day management of designated staff in the Outpatient pharmacy team. Responsible for staff supervision, managing attendance and performance, identifying and facilitating training opportunities for the staff to maximise service delivery.

               Accountable for cost-effective stock asset management, ensuring all staff uphold responsible medicines management practices.

               Responsible for ensuring a safe working environment adhering to all Health and Safety requirements (i.e. COSHH, Fire regulations etc.)

               Responding to patient feedback and queries as needed.

              Acting as the Responsible Pharmacist for the service as required.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification.

Please do not hesitate to get in contact for further discussion.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • M.Pharm or equivalent
  • Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent/ working towards
Desirable criteria
  • Management training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS management experience including experience of managing staff, workload and monitoring quality
  • Advanced communication skills, including the ability to liaise and negotiate effectively at all levels
Desirable criteria
  • Project Management
  • Full UK driving license and access to a car

Registration

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GPHC

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Justyna Gasior
Job title
Superintendent Pharmacist - outpatient pharmacy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01256 317 139
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