Job summary
This is a unique and high-profile opportunity to provide strategic leadership for the multi-million-pound medicines value and optimisation agenda. You will be accountable for the development and delivery of a complex programme that drives system-wide transformation in prescribing and medicines use.
Your expertise will not only optimise patient outcomes but also ensure the financial sustainability of services across UHLG and the wider Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System (ICS), where you will dedicate 0.2 WTE of your time. This role combines strategic influence, senior leadership, and expert clinical knowledge to make a tangible impact on a regional and national scale.
Main duties of the job
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Strategic Leadership:Set the strategic direction for the medicines value programme across UHLG and the ICS for the next 2-5 years.
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Financial Stewardship:Lead the system-wide forecasting, modelling, and reporting of medicines expenditure and savings, ensuring alignment with ICB and NHS England financial plans.
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Team & System Leadership:Line manage and professionally lead the dedicated Medicines Value Team (including pharmacists, technicians, and analysts), while also mentoring and coaching colleagues across the region.
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System Influence & Representation:Represent UHLG at ICS, regional, and national strategic forums (including NHS England), influencing the medicines value and commissioning agenda.
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Clinical Service:Maintain and provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service to a named clinical specialty, acting as an expert source of medicines advice.
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Service Development & Innovation: Drive innovation and develop business plans to advance pharmacy services, with a particular emphasis on delivering the medicines value objectives of the Trust's pharmacy strategy.
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
As our Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Value, you will be at the heart of a dynamic and challenging environment. You will be responsible for a multi-faceted portfolio that blends high-level strategy with operational delivery.
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Driving the Medicines Value Agenda:Lead, develop, and promote a culture of medicines value, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based service that aligns with the Trusts pharmacy strategy.
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Financial Management & Reporting:Be the system owner for complex medicines value databases and financial tracking tools. You will ensure the accurate and timely provision of financial data, monitor high-cost drug usage, and lead cost-reduction initiatives without compromising service quality.
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People Management:Provide direct line management for the Medicines Value Team, overseeing recruitment, appraisals, performance, and professional development. You will act as a mentor and role model for staff at all levels.
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Strategic Collaboration & Policy:Collaborate with senior ICB colleagues to lead the High-Cost Drugs working group and influence regional and national policy. You will be the trusted expert presenting the Medicines Value programme to senior stakeholders.
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Education, Training & Development:Ensure your team and wider pharmacy colleagues have the appropriate training to deliver the service. You will act as a tutor and contribute to educational programmes for a multi-disciplinary audience.
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Clinical Governance & Quality:Integrate clinical governance into all medicines value activities, conducting impact assessments for all initiatives to ensure patient safety and service quality are never compromised.
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Expert Clinical Practice: When working in your clinical specialty, you will provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service, including patient consultations, medicine reconciliation, and acting as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As our Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Value, you will be at the heart of a dynamic and challenging environment. You will be responsible for a multi-faceted portfolio that blends high-level strategy with operational delivery.
Your key responsibilities will include:
-
Driving the Medicines Value Agenda:Lead, develop, and promote a culture of medicines value, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based service that aligns with the Trusts pharmacy strategy.
-
Financial Management & Reporting:Be the system owner for complex medicines value databases and financial tracking tools. You will ensure the accurate and timely provision of financial data, monitor high-cost drug usage, and lead cost-reduction initiatives without compromising service quality.
-
People Management:Provide direct line management for the Medicines Value Team, overseeing recruitment, appraisals, performance, and professional development. You will act as a mentor and role model for staff at all levels.
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Strategic Collaboration & Policy:Collaborate with senior ICB colleagues to lead the High-Cost Drugs working group and influence regional and national policy. You will be the trusted expert presenting the Medicines Value programme to senior stakeholders.
-
Education, Training & Development:Ensure your team and wider pharmacy colleagues have the appropriate training to deliver the service. You will act as a tutor and contribute to educational programmes for a multi-disciplinary audience.
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Clinical Governance & Quality:Integrate clinical governance into all medicines value activities, conducting impact assessments for all initiatives to ensure patient safety and service quality are never compromised.
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Expert Clinical Practice: When working in your clinical specialty, you will provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service, including patient consultations, medicine reconciliation, and acting as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- One year pre-registration training and experience, meeting the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's examination requirements
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a qualified pharmacist within a range of clinical areas, and significant experience within medicines management or a named clinical specialty
- Experience in management and supervision of other staff
- Experience of education and training of other staff
Desirable
- Published pharmaceutical research in a peerreviewed journal
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Experience in a variety of clinical specialties
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge of the procurement, distribution, stock control, dispensing, safe and effective usage, risk management and monitoring of pharmaceuticals (medicines management)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written skills
- Appropriate questioning and influencing skills
- Ability to multitask, work to deadlines and meet set targets
- Computer literacy
- Ability to innovate, plan and manage the change process
- Good time management skills, with the ability to plan and organise own work and that of others
- Understanding of and ability to implement Trust priorities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiasm for the position - positive and optimistic
- Methodical with good attention to detail
Other
Essential
- Satisfactory attendance record
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- One year pre-registration training and experience, meeting the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's examination requirements
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a qualified pharmacist within a range of clinical areas, and significant experience within medicines management or a named clinical specialty
- Experience in management and supervision of other staff
- Experience of education and training of other staff
Desirable
- Published pharmaceutical research in a peerreviewed journal
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Experience in a variety of clinical specialties
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge of the procurement, distribution, stock control, dispensing, safe and effective usage, risk management and monitoring of pharmaceuticals (medicines management)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written skills
- Appropriate questioning and influencing skills
- Ability to multitask, work to deadlines and meet set targets
- Computer literacy
- Ability to innovate, plan and manage the change process
- Good time management skills, with the ability to plan and organise own work and that of others
- Understanding of and ability to implement Trust priorities
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiasm for the position - positive and optimistic
- Methodical with good attention to detail
Other
Essential
- Satisfactory attendance record
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).
