Site Lead Pharmacist - Liverpool Women's Hospital

The postholder will be accountable for the leadership, development and delivery of pharmacy services at Liverpool Women's Hospital and will operate with delegated authority from the Site Director of Pharmacy to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and responsive pharmacy services within the Group pharmacy operating model. Strategic Leadership • Lead the development, implementation and review of the Liverpool Women's Hospital pharmacy business plan. • Develop and deliver site-based service plans, improvement programmes and transformation initiatives aligned to Trust and Group objectives. • Contribute to organisational and cross-site strategic planning, service redesign and business case development. • Represent pharmacy services within hospital, Group, ICS and regional structures as required. • Ensure Liverpool Women's Hospital priorities and risks are appropriately reflected in wider organisational decision-making. Operational Leadership • Provide visible senior leadership for all pharmacy services delivered at Liverpool Women's Hospital. • Maintain oversight of service quality, workforce performance, patient safety, operational resilience and performance against agreed standards. • Lead the management of operational pressures, incidents, complaints, service disruptions and recovery activities. • Chair and lead relevant pharmacy management and operational forums. • Ensure effective coordination and delivery of site pharmacy priorities and objectives. Clinical Leadership • Provide senior professional and clinical leadership across women's health, maternity and neonatal services. • Support the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines through prescribing support, medicines optimisation and implementation of clinical guidelines. • Provide professional supervision and clinical leadership to pharmacists and pharmacy teams. • Promote and support high standards of clinical practice across both dispensary and clinical services. Workforce and People Management • Lead workforce planning, recruitment, retention, succession planning and skill-mix development. • Line manage senior pharmacy staff and support effective performance and talent management processes. • Promote a culture of inclusion, accountability, continuous improvement and professional development. • Ensure staff fulfil professional, legal and organisational requirements and are supported through appraisal, supervision and development processes. Finance and Resources • Hold delegated responsibility for the operational pharmacy budget at Liverpool Women's Hospital. • Monitor financial performance and ensure effective use of resources. • Lead delivery of pharmacy cost improvement programmes and financial recovery initiatives. • Provide financial assurance reporting and manage risks relating to financial performance and resource utilisation. Governance, Quality and Risk • Lead medicines safety and governance activities across Liverpool Women's Hospital. • Maintain oversight of incident management, complaints, audits, risk registers and assurance processes. • Ensure learning from incidents and audits is embedded into practice and leads to measurable improvement. • Ensure compliance with national guidance, professional standards, Trust policies and Group frameworks. • Lead the development, implementation and review of medicines-related policies, procedures and clinical guidelines. Education, Training and Research • Support education, training and professional development for pharmacy staff and multidisciplinary colleagues. • Promote advanced practice development and lifelong learning. • Lead or support audit, quality improvement, research and innovation activities that improve patient care and service delivery. • Facilitate implementation of evidence-based practice and service improvements. General Responsibilities • Contribute to out-of-hours and emergency pharmacy arrangements as required. • Maintain compliance with Trust policies relating to information governance, data protection, safeguarding, health and safety and equality and diversity. • Travel across Group sites as required to support collaborative working and service development. Job description Job responsibilities The postholder will be accountable for the leadership, development and delivery of pharmacy services at Liverpool Women's Hospital and will operate with delegated authority from the Site Director of Pharmacy to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and responsive pharmacy services within the Group pharmacy operating model. Strategic Leadership • Lead the development, implementation and review of the Liverpool Women's Hospital pharmacy business plan. • Develop and deliver site-based service plans, improvement programmes and transformation initiatives aligned to Trust and Group objectives. • Contribute to organisational and cross-site strategic planning, service redesign and business case development. • Represent pharmacy services within hospital, Group, ICS and regional structures as required. • Ensure Liverpool Women's Hospital priorities and risks are appropriately reflected in wider organisational decision-making. Operational Leadership • Provide visible senior leadership for all pharmacy services delivered at Liverpool Women's Hospital. • Maintain oversight of service quality, workforce performance, patient safety, operational resilience and performance against agreed standards. • Lead the management of operational pressures, incidents, complaints, service disruptions and recovery activities. • Chair and lead relevant pharmacy management and operational forums. • Ensure effective coordination and delivery of site pharmacy priorities and objectives. Clinical Leadership • Provide senior professional and clinical leadership across women's health, maternity and neonatal services. • Support the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines through prescribing support, medicines optimisation and implementation of clinical guidelines. • Provide professional supervision and clinical leadership to pharmacists and pharmacy teams. • Promote and support high standards of clinical practice across both dispensary and clinical services. Workforce and People Management • Lead workforce planning, recruitment, retention, succession planning and skill-mix development. • Line manage senior pharmacy staff and support effective performance and talent management processes. • Promote a culture of inclusion, accountability, continuous improvement and professional development. • Ensure staff fulfil professional, legal and organisational requirements and are supported through appraisal, supervision and development processes. Finance and Resources • Hold delegated responsibility for the operational pharmacy budget at Liverpool Women's Hospital. • Monitor financial performance and ensure effective use of resources. • Lead delivery of pharmacy cost improvement programmes and financial recovery initiatives. • Provide financial assurance reporting and manage risks relating to financial performance and resource utilisation. Governance, Quality and Risk • Lead medicines safety and governance activities across Liverpool Women's Hospital. • Maintain oversight of incident management, complaints, audits, risk registers and assurance processes. • Ensure learning from incidents and audits is embedded into practice and leads to measurable improvement. • Ensure compliance with national guidance, professional standards, Trust policies and Group frameworks. • Lead the development, implementation and review of medicines-related policies, procedures and clinical guidelines. Education, Training and Research • Support education, training and professional development for pharmacy staff and multidisciplinary colleagues. • Promote advanced practice development and lifelong learning. • Lead or support audit, quality improvement, research and innovation activities that improve patient care and service delivery. • Facilitate implementation of evidence-based practice and service improvements. General Responsibilities • Contribute to out-of-hours and emergency pharmacy arrangements as required. • Maintain compliance with Trust policies relating to information governance, data protection, safeguarding, health and safety and equality and diversity. • Travel across Group sites as required to support collaborative working and service development.