Director Of Pharmacy

Please note that this advert may close early or be extended, depending on the number of applications received. This is a remote role, with national travel.

We’re recruiting an experienced Director of Pharmacy to join our Central Services team. This is a key appointment for With You, as we continue our mission to radically improve people’s chances of getting better. If you are a Registered Pharmacist and are looking to join a values-driven, forward thinking charity, we want to hear from you.

As our new Director of Pharmacy, you will ensure that With You operates safely and within the law on all Medicines Management and Pharmacy related matters. You will be a vital member of our Senior Leadership Team, working closely with stakeholders to proactively contribute to continually driving improvement. Through your experience and knowledge, you will be the subject matter expert in Medicines Management, ensuring clear leadership and direction to your team through clinical supervisions and empowering them to to set and enforce the framework for Medicines Management and Pharmacy-related matters within our services. As well as this, you will:

• Set performance standards and create a Medicines Management and Pharmacy-related policy and operating framework in line with best practice, professional and legal requirements and national guidance
• Act as the designated Medicines Safety Officer (MSO), Controlled Drug Accountable Officer (CDAO) and Responsible Person (RP) for the Home Office Licences for WithYou
• Provide evidence-based assurance on WithYou’s compliance and effectiveness in Medicines Management and Pharmacy-related matters, including leading audits, managing clinical incidents involving medicines and developing ways of minimising risk of recurrence

A full job description is available on request.

To apply for this role, you should have current registration with the GPhC, along with substantial experience as a Clinical Pharmacist, ideally at Director level. We are looking for an individual with exceptional leadership skills and the ability to provide clear direction, through effective communication and innovative thinking, to a geographically dispersed team. It is important that you possess experience of devising Medicines Management programmes, along with clinical audit, prescribing and cost analysis and formulary management experience. You will be inherently passionate about improving outcomes for clients and will seek to create a culture of empowerment within your team to deliver excellent service across the organisation.

The advertised salary is dependent on experience and qualifications.

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

REQUIRED SKILLS

A full person specification is available on request.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

We Are With You.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary
• 30 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 2 days’ paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period