Lead Pharmacist – Homecare & Sub Regional Immunoglobulin Co-Ordinator

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the pharmacy team for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join the Pharmacy department at St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will need to be flexible and organised, be able to align their values with those of the organisation, work well within a team and have a positive attitude.

The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the strategic delivery and management of the outsourced and homecare services for the trust and ensuring that patients' care is at the forefront of decision making. You will be responsible for managing and overseeing the drug expenditure for homecare medicines and working closely with the trusts clinical commissioning pharmacist to deliver cost effective use of medicines. You will also be responsible for leading and coordinating the South London Sub-Regional Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel and overseeing the management of immunoglobulins for St Georges Hospital.

The Pharmacy department at St George's is highly regarded across the Trust and region, with around 270 staff members working closely with multi-disciplinary teams. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal and professional development including postgraduate education.

Main duties of the job

Lead the strategic development of pharmacy medicines homecare services to the trust and external customers

Delivery of an effective, efficient and high quality medicines homecare service in line with all professional and regulatory standards, for St Georges Trust and other relevant customers.

Build and maintain proactive strategic relationships with all stakeholders including suppliers, other appropriate NHS providers, commissioner colleagues and other NHS bodies

Train and develop the team to deliver an expert, high quality, effective stakeholder-focused service

Support, promote and facilitate medicines optimisation in the context of high-cost medicines ensuring best value, reduced harm and improved outcomes from the significant investment in medicines

Work collaboratively with regional teams, multidisciplinary teams and clinical leads for the relevant specialties to develop and implement initiatives and guidelines to ensure the appropriate, safe and cost-effective use of HCM

Lead and co-ordinate the South London Sub-Regional Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel (SL SRIAP) to meet local, regional and nationally agreed requirements and priorities for the management of immunoglobulins.

Work collaboratively with regional teams, multidisciplinary teams and clinical leads for the relevant specialties to develop and implement initiatives and guidelines to ensure the appropriate, safe and cost effective use of immunoglobulins and HCM

About us

The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South-West London, comprised of St George's University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future. As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including workforce, key functions such as medication safety, education and training and digital workstreams.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A&E' programme