Full Time: 37.5 hours per week.

Maternity cover position.

Do you have an interest in Professional Standards and Clinical Governance?

Are you ready to take your next steps and gain valuable experience with Clinical Governance?

This is a great opportunity for an existing Professional Standards Pharmacist, Pharmacist Manager or Regional Pharmacist Manager to develop their skills further and join our well-established organisation in this Niche role.

We are currently seeking a Professional Standards and Clinical Governance Pharmacist to join our team on a maternity cover basis.

You must be a qualified Pharmacist with a GPHC registration to be considered for this position.

Your new role with Avicenna:

As a key member of our Clinical Governance team you will play a critical role in ensuring all pharmacies are operating in accordance with prevailing professional, legal and contractual obligations, company policy and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) under the guidance of the Superintendent Pharmacist.

Reporting to the Superintendent Pharmacist, this role encompassing a wide variety of responsibilities.  It is a role that is pivotal to delivering high professional standards across our branches that are underpinned by high levels of clinical governance with customer safety in mind at all times.

• To contribute to the development and review of policies and standard operating procedures aimed at managing risk and improving clinical care.
• The ability to review and implement ongoing clinical governance requirements ensuring all branches are compliant with the NHS Terms of Service.
• Ensure professional standards within branches are in line with GPhC Standards of Performance, Conduct and Ethics.
• To deputise for the Superintendent Pharmacist if needed.
• Support pharmacy teams with GPhC inspections or NHSE CPAF visits.
• To assist in dealing with customer complaints and dispensing errors promptly and efficiently in line with company procedures.
• Analyse incident management information identifying trends to improve professional standards and minimise risk.
• Provide expert pharmacy practice and ethical advice to the pharmacy/central/field teams. Ensure pharmacy colleagues are supported when carrying out their professional and legal duties.
• Support in the development and implementation of GDPR and Information Governance policies ensuring compliance across the group.
• Support in the implementation of Health and Safety policies and completion of associated risk assessments ensuring identified actions plans are in place.

The Avicenna Way

This is our safe and efficient way of operationally running our stores, ensuring all our colleagues play their part in delivering our objectives, expanding our health services and safely supporting the patients we service in the dispensing of their medications.

What we are looking for:

• Some multi-site experience is preferable
• Can work effectively as an individual and understands team behaviour
• Exercise judgement in the face of conflicting demands
• Ability to analyse, present and communicate data in a compelling format 
• Self-starter, strong initiative, and commitment

The benefits you deserve:

We know how important it is to reward the great work you do. So, we have a range of excellent benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit the individuals needs Including:

1. Competitive base salary
2. Clear progression structure
3. Further accredited training 
4. Discounts platform: for online leading retailers.
5. Pension Contributions: In partnership with the people’s pension.
6. Generous Annual Leave allowance: 25 Days Annual leave plus Bank holidays.
7. Cycle To Work Scheme: New bike or equipment funding supported by Avicenna.
8. Colleague Pharmacy Discount: A Colleague discount on goods from any Avicenna pharmacy.
9. Employee assistance programme: including a 24/7 Confidential helpline, Legal information, Counselling support and Online Wellbeing Portal.
10. Refer a Colleague Scheme: We recognise that you may have some excellent connections that you could bring into our organisation, which is why we reward successful referrals with up to £1,000.
11. My Avicenna: You will have access to a range of Platforms that put your health and wellbeing at the forefront, the Move, Munch, Money, and Mind. Offering you a selection of the best exercise videos, tasty recipe inspiration and expert guides, tips, and tools to help you manage your money better.

We would love to meet someone with:

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience preferably in a similar role focusing on clinical governance.
• A strong understanding of pharmacy regulations and law.
• Ability of building strong relationships both with retail stores and leadership team
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally

Grow your career with us!

Better pharmacy starts with you, if you have the right attitude and drive to influence the change in community pharmacy for the better, then we can support with all aspects of your career development and progression.