Key Responsibilities (a) Area of responsibility The Associate Director of Pharmacy, Patient Care will be responsible for the following areas of the Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services: - Clinical Pharmacy; - Patient Safety and Quality; - Medicines commissioning; - Medicines Information; - Education, training and workforce development; - Professional secretary to the Medicines Optimisation Group. The Associate Director of Pharmacy, Patient Care will work closely with the Associate Director of Pharmacy, Patient Services in the overall delivery of Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services. Areas of responsibility may be subject to review as the needs of the Trust and the Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services change. (b) General Lead, develop, deliver and evaluate Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services to allocated areas of responsibility.

Assist and support the Director of Pharmacy in planning and managing all aspects of Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services (including budgets and staff) to enable the Trust to deliver effective patient-focussed services. Work with the Director of Pharmacy to develop and implement strategy and ensure that the department discharges its responsibilities with respect to Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy functions in accordance with departmental, divisional, Trust, regional and national priorities, guidance, standards and legislation. Monitor and amend service delivery to reflect Trust needs and resources available. Be responsible for providing input and delivering the Trusts Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services Strategy and its implementation, which includes requirements specified by the Care Quality Commission, the General Pharmaceutical Council, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, commissioning organisations, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Provide leadership on medicines optimisation issues within the Trust, including acting as the Professional Secretary to the Medicines Optimisation Group. Directly line managed by and deputises for the Director of Pharmacy. Attend performance management meetings and help present evidence to demonstrate departmental compliance with corporate and national targets, and to support the departments financial and operational performance, highlighting both achievements and concerns. Attend governance meetings, team leader meetings, and other relevant meetings as required.

Represent the department on Trust wide groups as agreed with the Director of Pharmacy. Provide expert advice on medicines optimisation, including legal advice, ethical and cost effectiveness to the senior managers, consultants and other health care professionals. demonstrate professional accountability to service users, stakeholders, and the profession. Identify and promote innovation and best practice.

Be an active contributory member of the Pharmacy Management Group. Provide cover for colleagues absence as appropriate to the needs of the service. Participate in the weekend, Bank Holiday, and late night rotas. Carry out dispensary duties when required for the needs of the service.

Provide support for research and development activity as required by the doctors and other members of the healthcare team. To be involved where appropriate in dispensing of clinical trial materials. where appropriate act as a representative of the Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services by contributing to relevant committees dealing with medicines related issues. Deliver, in collaboration with staff in the Medicines Information Centre, support for Formulary & Drug Usage Audit initiatives.

Perform any other appropriate duties as designated by the Director of Pharmacy. Be responsible for recruitment of staff, management and development for the areas of responsibility. Contribute to the operational delivery of pharmacy services within the allocated areas of responsibility, including the ability to prepare/dispense injectable medicines