Job summary
1. To facilitate and promote safe, effective and efficient use of medicines within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT).2. To promote the economic use of medicines within the OUH NHS Foundation Trust by actively participating in the Trust's "Cost Effective Use of Medicines" Project3. To promote and ensure the economic use of medicines whilst actively contributing to the activities of the pharmacy department to ensure high standards of quality of pharmaceutical care for patients.4. To deputise for Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
To be the pharmacy lead in promoting cost-effective, evidence-based and safe prescribing of medicines within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
To manage the Trust Medicines Management and Therapeutics Committee as well as communication and day-to-day implementation of its decisions. This includes triage of one-off non-formulary requests for the MMTC chair.
To work with neighbouring NHS and other organisations (including the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Area Prescribing Committee) to ensure consistency of prescribing guidance.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Effectiveness (Formulary)
The formulary is managed by the Medicines Management & Therapeutics Committee (MMTC) on behalf of the Clinical Governance Committee (CGC). The formulary limits the range of medicines that may be prescribed in the trust to those that are established as gold-standard in their class and/or best value for money. The MMTC meets monthly to consider and evaluate applications for new medicines and decides whether to include, restrict or exclude new medicines from the formulary. The committee also produces and circulates Medicines Information Leaflets (MILs), which provide guidelines for the prescribing and use of medicines across a broad range of indications. The post holder will provide professional support to the MMTC:
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in developing and managing the OUHFT Formulary by:
- Drawing up the agenda for the MMTC meetings.
- Creating and providing evidence-based reviews of new medical technologies to inform decisions.
- Carrying out preliminary evaluations of applications and meeting with applicant for clarification if appropriate.
- Disseminating, publicising and implementing the committees decisions
- To contribute actively to the OUHFT MMTC,
- To keep abreast of current information on newly launched medicines and those in development.
- To contribute to the writing and dissemination of Medicines Information Leaflets and other information to promote quality and cost-effective prescribing in the Trust.
- To liaise with Specialist pharmacists on Formulary issues and MMTC applications
- To be actively involved in the implementation of Formulary decisions.
- To be involved in and/or supervise audit of current practice against nationally recognised standards.
- To authorise supply of non-formulary medicines in accordance with the Trusts Medicines Policy.
- To participate actively in the Trusts Cost Effective Use of Medicines (CEUM) project and other initiatives to manage expenditure on medicines within the local health economy.
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in implementing the Trust Policy on the use of unlicensed Medicines.
- To deputise for the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacists on committee meetings within and outside the ORH Trust; for example the Area Prescribing Committee of Oxfordshire
Clinical Economy (Cost Effective Use of Medicines)
The Cost Effective Use of Medicines Project is a Cost Improvement and Transformation project that is steered by the Cost Improvement and Transformation Steering Group. The objective of this project is to reduce the Trusts drugs expenditure by implementing a number of schemes, such as therapeutic substitution and reduction of waste from repeat prescribing. The job holder will play an active role in the day to day implementation of this project by carrying out the following:
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Team in the day to day implementation of this project by:
- Supporting the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacists in identifying and implementing opportunities for cost reduction by therapeutic substitution.
- Supporting wards, clinics and theatres to ensure safe and effective switches as agreed by the directorate and by the drug cost savings group.
- To participate actively in the Trusts Drugs Cost Savings Project and other initiatives to manage expenditure on medicines within the local health economy.
- To support pharmacy divisional team leads, directorate pharmacists and other directorate staff in implementing drug cost savings initiatives at the directorate level.
- To contribute actively to the drug cost savings project group meetings and be actively involved in implementing its initiatives
- To contribute to writing, disseminating and publicising of Medicines Information Leaflets and other information to promote good quality and cost-effective prescribing.
- To analyse data on drug expenditure to identify opportunities for drugs savings
- To create and present reports on drugs expenditure and drug cost savings.
- To be actively involved in the implementation of the Trust Formulary.
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in implementing the Trust Policy on the cost-effective use of unlicensed Medicines.
- To deputise for the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacists as appropriate on committee meetings within the ORH Trust for discussions and decisions that affect the cost-effective use of medicines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Effectiveness (Formulary)
The formulary is managed by the Medicines Management & Therapeutics Committee (MMTC) on behalf of the Clinical Governance Committee (CGC). The formulary limits the range of medicines that may be prescribed in the trust to those that are established as gold-standard in their class and/or best value for money. The MMTC meets monthly to consider and evaluate applications for new medicines and decides whether to include, restrict or exclude new medicines from the formulary. The committee also produces and circulates Medicines Information Leaflets (MILs), which provide guidelines for the prescribing and use of medicines across a broad range of indications. The post holder will provide professional support to the MMTC:
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in developing and managing the OUHFT Formulary by:
- Drawing up the agenda for the MMTC meetings.
- Creating and providing evidence-based reviews of new medical technologies to inform decisions.
- Carrying out preliminary evaluations of applications and meeting with applicant for clarification if appropriate.
- Disseminating, publicising and implementing the committees decisions
- To contribute actively to the OUHFT MMTC,
- To keep abreast of current information on newly launched medicines and those in development.
- To contribute to the writing and dissemination of Medicines Information Leaflets and other information to promote quality and cost-effective prescribing in the Trust.
- To liaise with Specialist pharmacists on Formulary issues and MMTC applications
- To be actively involved in the implementation of Formulary decisions.
- To be involved in and/or supervise audit of current practice against nationally recognised standards.
- To authorise supply of non-formulary medicines in accordance with the Trusts Medicines Policy.
- To participate actively in the Trusts Cost Effective Use of Medicines (CEUM) project and other initiatives to manage expenditure on medicines within the local health economy.
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in implementing the Trust Policy on the use of unlicensed Medicines.
- To deputise for the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacists on committee meetings within and outside the ORH Trust; for example the Area Prescribing Committee of Oxfordshire
Clinical Economy (Cost Effective Use of Medicines)
The Cost Effective Use of Medicines Project is a Cost Improvement and Transformation project that is steered by the Cost Improvement and Transformation Steering Group. The objective of this project is to reduce the Trusts drugs expenditure by implementing a number of schemes, such as therapeutic substitution and reduction of waste from repeat prescribing. The job holder will play an active role in the day to day implementation of this project by carrying out the following:
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Team in the day to day implementation of this project by:
- Supporting the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacists in identifying and implementing opportunities for cost reduction by therapeutic substitution.
- Supporting wards, clinics and theatres to ensure safe and effective switches as agreed by the directorate and by the drug cost savings group.
- To participate actively in the Trusts Drugs Cost Savings Project and other initiatives to manage expenditure on medicines within the local health economy.
- To support pharmacy divisional team leads, directorate pharmacists and other directorate staff in implementing drug cost savings initiatives at the directorate level.
- To contribute actively to the drug cost savings project group meetings and be actively involved in implementing its initiatives
- To contribute to writing, disseminating and publicising of Medicines Information Leaflets and other information to promote good quality and cost-effective prescribing.
- To analyse data on drug expenditure to identify opportunities for drugs savings
- To create and present reports on drugs expenditure and drug cost savings.
- To be actively involved in the implementation of the Trust Formulary.
- To support the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in implementing the Trust Policy on the cost-effective use of unlicensed Medicines.
- To deputise for the Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacists as appropriate on committee meetings within the ORH Trust for discussions and decisions that affect the cost-effective use of medicines.
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- Qualified to masters degree level (4 year MPharm) or equivalent
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Shortlisting
Essential
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Shortlisting
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist at a high level in a variety of clinical areas or working as formulary Pharmacist
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- Qualified to masters degree level (4 year MPharm) or equivalent
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Shortlisting
Essential
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Shortlisting
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist at a high level in a variety of clinical areas or working as formulary Pharmacist
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).
