Regional Lead Pharmacist North East

This role is 60% Governance role and 40% clinical working at agreed sites in the North East and there will be a requirement to be onsite in the NE prisons.,

• Support the Chief Pharmacist with delivering safe, high quality, personcentred medicines optimisation work programs and activities.
• Support the delivery of the medicines optimisation and safety strategy and provide clinical professional advice where required.
• Support development of staff across their region.
• Work with the PSIRF lead to deliver improvements in medicines and controlled drugs incidents across the sites.
• Support and deliver cost savings identified through CIP with pharmacists at sites
• Be responsible for provision of expert advice to senior managers, prescribers, patients and other key stakeholders on medication related issues.
• Support the Chief Pharmacist to utilise where appropriate national, international evidence relating to clinical governance and medicines optimisation.
• Provide clinical professional leadership and strategic direction across the region.
• Provide strategic support in relation to the developing roles of the pharmacy teams and their integration into the healthcare Multi- Disciplinary Team (MDT)
• Support the chief pharmacist as a senior leader to ensure systems and processes are in place to support ongoing registration with the CQC and other relevant regulatory bodies.
• Produce reports for and attend the relevant commitees within Spectrum and externally e.g. comissioners meetings., Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

About you: You will be a qualified Registered Pharmacist- BSc or Master's Degree in Pharmacy, holding registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will have a real passion for Health and Justice pharmacy and working with others. If you are self-motivated, able to work autonomously and have experience of service improvement as well as showing plenty of initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations , then this could be the right role for you! Experience of working in Health and Justice services would be beneficial but not essential. Experience of line management, service improvement and leadership is essential. Please note you will be required to travel between our North East Prison Sites . HMP Northumberland, HMP Durham , HMPYOI Low Newton, HMP Frankland , HMP Holme House, HMP Kirklevington Grange and HMP Deerbolt. Your base will be the site closest to your home address.