Job summary

Due to promotion of the current post holder, we have an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced, motivated, driven and ambitious pharmacist to join the HDFT Pharmacy Team in the post of Lead Pharmacist - Medicines Effectiveness, Procurement and Homecare. This is an opportunity for an already highly experienced pharmacist to broaden and develop their senior leadership skills working with a wide range of stakeholders, both in the Trust, the ICS and the Yorkshire and Humber region.

The successful candidate will be an active member of the Humber and North Yorkshire ICS medicines value and commissioning group and will lead on best value medicine schemes including biosimilar switches and implementation of new homecare schemes. This post provides you exposure of working both with clinical and commissioning colleagues. You will work closely with high cost drug specialties including ophthalmology, gastroenterology, rheumatology and dermatology. You will be influencing the best value medicines agenda across the Humber and North Yorkshire footprint and would need to have strong influencing and negotiating skills.

The post holder will be an integral member of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Procurement group, working with colleagues from across the region to navigate the complexities and challenges facing procurement of medicines.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the most cost effective and clinical effective use of medicines at HDFT through:

Management of the pharmacy procurement team and service.

To be a member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team providing strategic leadership to the pharmacy and medicines management service.

Providing the pharmacy leadership and support to the Medicines and Therapeutics Group (MTG) and Area Prescribing Committee (APC) in relation to the introduction of new medicines, evaluation of information on new medicines and development of appropriate prescribing and administration guidelines etc.

To coordinate and lead the HDFT approach to commissioning high cost medicines, including Individual Funding Requests (IFRs) with the ICB and NHS England.

To develop the HDFT formulary in accordance with decisions made by the MTG and APC.

To lead, develop and implement medicines savings initiatives to meet the HDFT Medicines Savings Plan.

To manage the safe, cost effective and timely procurement of medicines in accordance with Regional and National contracts and HDFT Standing Financial Instructions.

To oversee the management of medicines Homecare schemes.

To act as Pharmacy contract manager for outsourced outpatient pharmacy services

To administer and maintain national and regional drug purchasing contracts including input to tendering and adjudication of such contracts.

About us

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.