Job summary
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Clinical Pharmacist to work within the Medicines Management Team covering a fixed-term secondment within the team. They will support the Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Value and Transformation in driving forward the ICB's Medicines Optimisation Strategy and Medicines Value agenda providing high quality, evidence-based prescribing advice and medicines optimisation support. They will take the lead in developing, implementing and monitoring projects to optimise medicines use, improve patient outcomes and enhance productivity and value for money for the system and wider NHS, enabling long-term financial sustainability.
NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are responsible for the planning, commissioning and monitoring of health and care services from a range of providers, to support local people.
As an applicant, you must be a registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Value and Transformation to ensure that work streams and programmes are developed and carried out effectively; this will include assisting with planning and supporting/delivering key clinical projects across the integrated care system, with a particular focus on providing support for the delivery of the ICB's medicines value priorities through evidence-based cost-effective prescribing and medicines management.
They will work closely with all members of the Medicines Management Team, supporting and line managing team members as appropriate.
The post holder will develop strong working relationships across other areas within the ICB as well as the senior management team , working closely with colleagues to ensure medicines management is properly embedded in service transformation and commissioning plans.
The post holder will be required to work with external stakeholders including provider colleagues across the Integrated Care System (ICS), patient groups, commissioning support services, national commissioning board, local authority, public health and strategic groups/committees, care providers and the voluntary sector.
About us
The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe. It's a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges and opportunities. You will be a member of a large, friendly Medicines Management team.
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB is responsible for planning and buying a wide range of health and care services for the whole of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. These include GP and primary care services, hospital care, community healthcare and mental health services.
We also have a duty to monitor these services to ensure they provide a high level of care and are value for money. We are clinically-led and work closely with the 51 GP practices across the county. This means we can have closer links to our patients so we can develop more personalised local health services.
The ICB recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the NHS, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from BME communities and disability groups.
In addition to a competitive salary you will also benefit from access to the generous NHS Pension Scheme as well as plenty of NHS exclusive discounts too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be appointed to NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB. Your base will be the ICB Headquarters in Wellington, Shropshire. NHS STW operates a hybrid working arrangement where you will be required to work from the office base for part of your working week, based on your contracted number of hours. Travel may also be necessary across other sites and clinical settings as appropriate, therefore you must have the ability to meet the travel needs of the post.
Our ICB Pharmacists will work with multiple providers across the system, and will be responsible for providing medicines optimisation support to the practices we serve, developing and implementing medicines optimisation projects for implementation within each practice, delivering savings and improving the quality of medicines use.
The post holder will be asked to support delivery of the national medicines optimisation opportunities and medicines value priorities for the system.
The role will entail supervising and line managing other team members as appropriate, notably Lead Pharmacy Technicians/project leads. There will also be a requirement to provide education and training to other health professionals, system partners and care settings as required.
The job responsibilities outlined below should be read in conjunction with the full job description included within this advert.
To support the implementation, delivery, and monitoring of the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS Medicines and Pharmacy strategy to:
- improve health outcomes;
- reduce avoidable harm;
- improve population health and reduce health inequalities
- avoid waste, enhance productivity and value for money promoting sustainability
To provide expert advice on matters relating to medicines optimisation and prescribing
To support NHS STW commitment to commissioning safe and effective services that meet the needs of the local population, ensuring that pathways in which medicines are used deliver cost-effective use of resources, reduced risks associated with medicines use, and improved patient outcomes and experience.
To support system wide integration and collaboration, working with system pharmacy colleagues and wider health and care professionals to ensure that medicines practice in health and care delivery settings are joined up.
To improve the health of the population by optimising the use of medicines through:
- promoting the safe, evidence-based and cost-effective use of medicines;
- supporting implementation of the shared system formulary
- providing up to date, unbiased information about medicines, treatments and care pathways;
- supporting practitioners and patients to make the best use of medicines;
- to support the implementation of national guidance on the use of medicines (NICE appraisals and quality prescribing targets).
- minimising the harm caused by medicines;
- developing local guidelines and care pathways to optimise the use of medicines;
- supporting other health and care providers to deliver medicines optimisation in a way that is high quality, efficient, safe, well led, timely and responsive, effective and equitable.
To support the development, implementation, delivery and reporting of the annual Medicines Optimisation cost improvement programme (CIP), working collaboratively across the ICB to influence and monitor prescribing costs, promote cost effective prescribing and minimise wastage of medicines.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the NHS Commissioning Board and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Able to work effectively with people at a senior level within the ICB both managerial and clinical and in external agencies.
- Very strong analytical skills and ability to exercise excellent judgment, often under pressure of time or in other challenging circumstances.
- Able to take complex information from multiple sources and translate it into key strategies.
- Able to review published evidence according to principles of critical appraisal.
- Strong delivery skills, including experience of leading major projects and programme/project management techniques.
- Experienced in use of practice IT systems
- Working knowledge of financial processes
- Experience of supervising and/or line managing others
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to make decisions autonomously when required, on difficult issues.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Able to manage self effectively under pressure, e.g. delivery of multiple deadlines in complex environment.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Address
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Tan Bank
Wellington
TF1 1LX