About this role
Job summary
This short-term opportunity offers an experienced leader the chance to make a meaningful impact by leading our Pharmacy department and supporting our people.
You will provide strategic, operational and collaborative leadership to ensure medicines use is optimised within the acute setting.
You will work closely with the divisional leadership team to lead, influence and deliver better care for our patients. The successful candidate must be strategically orientated, take a partnership approach to working, and demonstrate empathy.
The successful candidate will be joining an innovative, high-performing pharmacy team that is well respected within the Trust and beyond.
Main duties of the job
o Responsible for the safe provision, management and strategic service development of the Pharmacy Service. Ensuring that the objectives of the Trust and its Service Groups are met through effective resource and performance management.o Work with the pharmaceutical leads within the Integrated Care Board to ensure joined up policy and pharmaceutical care across thelocality.o To line manage the senior leadership team within the Pharmacy department.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training & professional development Essential
MPharmarcy degree (or equivalent for pharmacist registration Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist Post-graduate qualification at Diploma level or greater in Pharmacy Management qualification
Desirable
Continuous professional development at least to mandatory requirements of the RPSGB Other relevant postgraduate clinical, management/procurement qualifications
Experience Essential
Extensive post-registration experience including substantial experience in an acute Hospital Experience of managing and training staff Management experience of pay and non-pay budgets Change management with a complex organisation
Desirable
Implementation of clinical governance Strategic business planning
Skills, abilities & knowledge Essential
Innovative thinker and leader Able to cope with conflicting pressures and meeting deadlines Commitment to own and other personal and professional development Must be able to demonstrate honesty, reliability and trustworthiness Clinical knowledge to enable ward/specialist cover when required
Desirable
Ability to organise and prioritise workload Ability to lead and work in a team
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE304ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)