Principal Pharmacist – Community and Integrated Care Directorate Lead inThornton Heath inThornton Heath PUBLISHED
WED 22 JAN 2025
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In addition to providing strategic leadership to community services and the Integrated Care Directorate, the post holder will work closely with the Associate Chief Pharmacist to align pharmacy services with departmental strategies and national initiatives. Responsibilities also include overseeing clinical services, providing financial oversight regarding drug expenditure, and ensuring access to up-to-date clinical information for pharmacists. This role offers a significant opportunity for leadership within an integrated service environment, with training and support provided as needed.
Principal Pharmacist - Community and Integrated Care Directorate Lead
The Principal Pharmacist Community Services and Integrated Care Lead will work across both community and Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to lead on initiatives to enhance medicines optimisation, reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and medicines related harm through person-centred care.
The post holder will lead on initiatives to enhance medicines optimisation, reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and medicines related harm through person-centred care. The post holder's role includes leading and managing the Integrated Community Network Medicines Optimisation Service (ICN MOS) provided by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to support the One Croydon Alliance integrated services and the ICORS (Integrated Community Older People Rehabilitation & Specialist Services) directorate at CHS. The One Croydon Alliance membership is made up of six organisations that includes South West London ICB (SWL ICB), Croydon Council, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, the South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Foundation Trust, and Age UK Croydon.
They will work closely with partner organisations within the One Croydon Alliance, to drive improvements in the delivery of health and social care services for the residents of Croydon.
An excellent opportunity for someone to lead and manage a team and service. Training and support will be provided as required.
Proposed Interview Date - 13th February 2025
ICN and Community Services
To support and assist the Associate Chief Pharmacist in the development and delivery of the overall strategy for the Pharmacy Department
To support and assist the Associate Chief Pharmacist in the development and delivery of the Pharmacy Clinical Service strategy in line with the Departmental strategy and any associated national or local initiatives.
To provide clear leadership and strategic direction to Community Services and Integrated Care Directorate
Lead on the Integrated Community Network Medicines Optimisation Service (ICN MOS) and community services
Integrated Care Directorate
Lead and manage the team to deliver clinical services to the Integrated Care directorate
To provide financial expenditure and medicine usage information to the Directorate Managers and guidance to clinicians, and managers, to help them to manage and control drug expenditure and lead on the directorate cost improvement plans.
Maintain and further develop specialist information in the designated area. Ensuring accurate, up to date clinical information is available and accessible to all pharmacists performing covering or out of hour's duties in a format relevant to those pharmacist's needs.
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