Superintendent Pharmacist

Job title:

Superintendent Pharmacist

Company

Allcare Pharmacy

Job description

Uniphar – Who we areWith a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Supply Chain Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.Supply Chain & RetailSupply Chain Services provides both pre-wholesale and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare and animal health products to pharmacies and hospital nationwide. The business supports a diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. In addition, the business provides services and supports that help independent community pharmacy to compete more effectively in an increasingly difficult environment and runs a network of Uniphar-owned pharmacies under the Life, Allcare, McCauleys and Hickeys symbol brands.Pharma – On DemandThe On-Demand business is a specialist medical supply business that sources and distributes pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and consumable supplies to healthcare professionals in over 160 countries worldwide. We have offices in Ireland, UK, Europe, USA and New Zealand. The company’s main divisions encompass everything from International Sales through Sales to NGO’s and Charities, Clinical Trials Supply, Imported (Unlicensed Medicines), Sexual Health Supplies, and the storage and distribution of medical products and devices for third parties.Click here to find out more:Culture at UnipharUniphar is a combination of many businesses each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars which unpin and support our culture.We have a people first approach – we do the right thing. We support entrepreneurial spirit where adaptability, commitment & resilience is embodied in our way of working. We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.SustainabilitySustainability is at the core of what we do and is deeply embedded in our business strategy. We want to contribute positively to the people and the world around us. Running our business in a sustainable way ensures that Uniphar will continue to prosper in the long-term. We are focused on ensuring that each of the five pillars of our sustainability strategy are a fundamental part of our decision-making process.The RoleThe Super Intendent Pharmacist offers Senior Pharmacy Leadership to the business. You are a respected pharmacy leader internally and externally for the company. You build constructive relationships with pharmacy stakeholders. Internally you ensure an ethos of health & professionalism permeate our pharmacy business and ensure we have competent knowledgeable pharmacists and pharmacy teams. You ensure that there is clear delegation, accountability and escalation processes in place for patient safety and pharmacy governance. You ensure the patient is at the centre of all decisions and that we are compliant with all legislation, code of conducts and guidance for pharmacy and protect our brand. As Super Intendent, you will ensure your team meet the specific statutory responsibilities. You control the management and administration of pharmacy services and the sale and supply of medicines from the pharmacy/pharmacies, and you have overall control of the professional and clinical policy management. These statutory responsibilities are outlined within four key Principles in the PSI guidance on Pharmacy Governance RolesCore Responsibilities:Governance & Compliance:

• Maintain oversight of pharmacy systems to ensure they are safe, compliant, and patient-centric.
• Supervise pharmacy services, including the sale and supply of medicines.
• Provide guidance on professional and clinical policy management.
• Meet statutory responsibilities per the PSI guidance across the four principles:

• Safe Systems: Patient-focused and regulatory compliance.
• Leadership: Accountability and effective delegation.
• Risk Management: Promote continuous improvement.
• Competent Teams: Build teams that act with honesty and integrity.

Financial:

• Supporting Territory managers in achieving targets and creation of dispensary growth plans
• Working with the Operations team to seek and implement operational efficiencies

• Work with Claims team to minimise rejects and unclaimable items
• Supports day-to-day operations, including stock management, workflow optimization, and resource allocation, ensuring efficient and consistent service across all retail locations.

People:

• Support the Director of Pharmacy in the development and implementation of new initiatives
• Assist the Operations team with performance management issues.
• Work collaboratively with Departments on the training and development of dispensary teams

Stakeholder Management:

• Foster productive relationships with pharmacy stakeholders.
• Represent Uniphar professionally in external engagements.
• Work with internal and external teams to develop a culture of patient focused care
• Promote safe and reliable use of medicines
• Providing Marketing and e-commerce support to include content

Continuous Improvement:

• Champion a culture of risk management and innovation, guiding the company towards the “Pharmacy of the Future.”
• Influence and advise the senior management team on pharmacy-related matters.

Key Deliverables & Outcomes

• Professionalism: Embed a health-focused, professional ethos across the business.
• Governance: Implement safe, compliant systems and clear escalation processes.
• Risk Management: Drive a culture of ongoing improvement and risk awareness.
• Team Development: Ensure pharmacy teams are competent, ethical, and meet expectations.
• Stakeholder Relations: Strengthen relationships internally and externally.
• Ensure we attract great talent, and we retain our great pharmacy teams.
• Grow our items by creating an efficient, friendly & helpful environment four our customers.

Key Skills & Experiences

• Pharmacy degree and post grad and at least 6 years post registration experience.
• A minimum of 4 years working in Super Intendent Role or Department essential
• Managing multi-site is essential.
• Proven ability to inspire and lead teams to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).
• A pragmatic problem-solver with the ability to prioritize key objectives.
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with effective delegation.
• Ability to manage complexity and focus on key priorities.
• Ability to build strong relationships with the pharmacy team and other stakeholders
• Alignment with Uniphars values and culture.

How we’d like to work togetherDue to the expected key outcomes associated with this role by its nature it will be a role based out of our Support Office in Citywest, Dublin. There will be an element of hybrid working available, but this role will also involve travel to our pharmacy sites across Ireland. It is important to note that we do not expect this job to be a ‘9 to 5’ type position. In return for your flexibility, you will be joining an environment that understands how inter-twined work and life have become – and both the benefits and challenges that brings – and therefore offers a flexible, progressive way of supporting it.

Expected salary

Location

Ireland

Job date

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:15:56 GMT

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