Job summary
Apply to become a Medicines Value Pharmacist!
This is a fantastic opportunity to combine expertise in pharmaceutical care with delivering financial sustainability in the medicines expenditure.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated clinical pharmacist to work collaboratively and innovatively with the pharmacy team and help deliver cost improvement initiatives and projects for both LUHFT and the wider healthcare system.
To excel in this role you need to adaptable, with excellent analytical skills, and be able to balance delivery of high-quality patient care with optimising financial efficiency.
In addition to managing cost improvement projects, you will play a key role in delivering clinical services within the specialist medicine directorates. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to optimise the use of specialist and high-cost medicines, manage resources efficiently, and enhance patient outcomes.
We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing system along with unique in-house systems to help you deliver excellent clinical care to patients and utilise available data and business intelligence to identify new opportunities for savings and efficiency.
LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties.
Main duties of the job
Assist the Lead Pharmacist(s) Medicines Value in the development and delivery of a medicines value improvement programme with the remit of maximising value for money, assuring cost effective prescribing and medicines management.
Facilitate the:- approval, appropriate use, and audit of HCDs.- analysis of medicine usage and expenditure, to identify improvement opportunities and financial risk.-management and development of reporting mechanisms to provide assurance of best value medicines use.- maintenance and improvement of high-quality prescribing practice, reducing variation and health inequality.- reduce untoward variation where identified.
To act as the point of contact and provide support to clinical teams during medicines value project implementation,to enable them to make changes in line with the identified schemes and projects, and to agreed timeframes.
Liaise and support the pharmacy procurement team tominimise off contract purchasing;manage supply-chain disruptions; andensure that the most cost-effective dispensing routes are used for HCDs.
Support the delivery of the following duties amongst others:- administration of Blueteq approval system.- biosimilar switch implementation.- complete the annual pharmacy horizon scanning process.- deliver the medicines value education programme.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Please contact us to discuss the job in detail and/or arrange a visit/tour of our hospitals, and meet the team. We look forward to meeting you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Please contact us to discuss the job in detail and/or arrange a visit/tour of our hospitals, and meet the team. We look forward to meeting you!
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
- Ability to prioritise appropriately
- Ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Analytical and data manipulation skills
Desirable
- Ability to affect and manage change
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented experience
- Full NMP qualification
Desirable
- MRPharmS
- Training/experience in Quality Improvement and/or change management
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
- Evidence of involvement in and undertaking of audit/service evaluation
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education and training.
Desirable
- Experience as a NMP
- Experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services/systems
- Line management, mentoring and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
- Working knowledge of how medicines are commissioned
Other
Essential
Desirable
- Data analysis skills (MS Excel, Database, SQL)
- Innovative thinking
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
- Ability to prioritise appropriately
- Ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Analytical and data manipulation skills
Desirable
- Ability to affect and manage change
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented experience
- Full NMP qualification
Desirable
- MRPharmS
- Training/experience in Quality Improvement and/or change management
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
- Evidence of involvement in and undertaking of audit/service evaluation
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education and training.
Desirable
- Experience as a NMP
- Experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services/systems
- Line management, mentoring and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
- Working knowledge of how medicines are commissioned
Other
Essential
Desirable
- Data analysis skills (MS Excel, Database, SQL)
- Innovative thinking
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 (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.
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).
