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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – High Cost Medicines Optimisation

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

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Job summary

Do you fancy doing something a little different and learning about the ways in which medicines are commissioned and how this in turn is then implemented within the Trust?

Have you ever thought about how medicines are funded and the steps undertaken to ensure that the Trust is correctly reimbursed for the medicines that we use?

Would you like to work alongside different clinical teams to support them realise financial savings from making changes to the medicines they use and the ways in which they use them?

If yes then this may be the role for you!

Main duties of the job

  1. To deliver successful implementation of efficiency schemes relating to high cost medicines with the support of the Lead Pharmacist: High Cost Medicines Management.
  2. To support the Lead Pharmacist: High Cost Medicines Management in managing the approval, appropriate use and audit of high cost medicines not reimbursed by national prices under Payment by Results (PbR).
  3. To partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken whilst delivering against the medicines optimisation strategy for NUH.
  4. To line manage and support specifically designated pharmacy staff and the wider medicines management team

About us

Please see job description and personal specification for more information about what this post entails

Date posted

20 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

164-5744021

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

NOTTINGHAM

NG7 2UH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and personal specification for more information about what this post entails

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and personal specification for more information about what this post entails

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oB.Pharm /BSc (Pharmacy)/MPharm/MSc or equivalent
  • oDiploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Wide previous experience (post registration) in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of developing and implementing action plans to introduce a new service/service change
  • Strong, accurate and concise written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Proven problem solving approach on a wide range of clinical issues, and able to think laterally to develop new ideas
  • Able to prioritise, plan, co-ordinate, develop and adjust services

Desirable

  • Experience of medicines finance issues (eg cost containment schemes)
  • Knowledge of national/regional funding and commissioning pathways for high cost medicines
  • Experience of analysing complex expenditure data
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oB.Pharm /BSc (Pharmacy)/MPharm/MSc or equivalent
  • oDiploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Wide previous experience (post registration) in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of developing and implementing action plans to introduce a new service/service change
  • Strong, accurate and concise written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Proven problem solving approach on a wide range of clinical issues, and able to think laterally to develop new ideas
  • Able to prioritise, plan, co-ordinate, develop and adjust services

Desirable

  • Experience of medicines finance issues (eg cost containment schemes)
  • Knowledge of national/regional funding and commissioning pathways for high cost medicines
  • Experience of analysing complex expenditure data

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

NOTTINGHAM

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

NOTTINGHAM

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacist: High Cost Medicines Management

Matt Brooks

Matthew.brooks@nuh.nhs.uk

07812268292

Date posted

20 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

164-5744021

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

NOTTINGHAM

NG7 2UH


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