Job summary The North East & Yorkshire Region of NHS England is looking to recruit someone with a range of experience and knowledge in pharmacy and medicines management to provide project management support to the regional AMR Regional Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead and Pharmacy Integration Lead.
Working as part of the Regional Chief Pharmacist's team in the Medical Directorate of the North East & Yorkshire Region, this permanent role will support the delivery of priority work in relation to the national Action Plan for AMR and Pharmacy Integration programme.
The role would be ideal for a clinical professional working in pharmacy ( newly qualified pharmacists or pharmacy technician) or clinical scientists with a microbiology background, looking to move into a management role or a project manager with experience of working in or with a pharmacy service.
Main duties of the job The Project Manager (AMR and Pharmacy Integration) will carry out this role by: Developing, managing, reviewing and updating the project management documentation including progress reporting and risk registers Scoping, designing and deploying relevant business intelligence reports using a variety of tools from a variety of sources, both manual and electronic.
Highlighting areas where data and/or information suggest there may be an opportunity for improvement Supporting or leading improvement projects in AMR or Pharmacy Integration as directed by the appropriate regional lead The successful postholder will have: An understanding, experience and knowledge of working in / with the pharmacy sector / services and the AMR agenda Experience of project development, delivery and management Excellent analytical, communication, report writing and presentation skills A commitment to quality and outcome improvement and health inequality reduction Knowledge or experience on the following subjects may be of advantage as these topics will feature in the Project Manager (AMR and Pharmacy Integration) objectives: New antimicrobials Patient safety Supply chain Sustainability Community Pharmacy Services Pharmacist Independent Prescribing About us The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by: Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
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Job description Job responsibilities The full responsibilities and requirements of the role can be found in the job description and personal specification.
Person Specification Qualification Essential Significant experience in project management or supporting change management processes Knowledge and experience Essential Specialist knowledge in the relevant field Experience in data collection, interpretation and reporting Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level Skills, Capabilities and Attributes Essential Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload, working to tight and often changing timescales Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract and report on key messages from complex data analysis Values and Behaviours Essential Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Other (travel) Essential Able to travel across various sites where applicable