Ustekinumab biosimilar switch pharmacy technician

Job summary

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, effective, and timely transition of adult IBD patients to the cost-saving biosimilar. This role is integral to our Trust's financial sustainability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of the biosimilar switch project.
• Developing detailed timelines and creating reusable project templates for future switches.
• Managing complex patient and provider queries independently.
• Overseeing the administrative processes related to prescription transfer, including resolving failed switches.
• Educating and supporting the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure seamless communication and implementation.
• Collaborating with homecare providers to support patient transitions and troubleshoot logistics.

• A qualified, registered pharmacy technician with experience in hospital pharmacy settings.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Confidence in handling sensitive patient communications and troubleshooting medication issues.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

This role provides the opportunity to:

• Lead a high-impact project aligned with national NHS directives.
• Contribute to strategic cost-saving measures across our Trust.
• Support additional initiatives, including the Yuflyma biosimilar.

You will be based in a dynamic and supportive pharmacy department within a team committed to quality improvement and patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, effective, and timely transition of adult IBD patients to the cost-saving biosimilar. This role is integral to our Trust's financial sustainability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of the biosimilar switch project.
• Developing detailed timelines and creating reusable project templates for future switches.
• Managing complex patient and provider queries independently.
• Overseeing the administrative processes related to prescription transfer, including resolving failed switches.
• Educating and supporting the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure seamless communication and implementation.
• Collaborating with homecare providers to support patient transitions and troubleshoot logistics.

• A qualified, registered pharmacy technician with experience in hospital pharmacy settings.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Confidence in handling sensitive patient communications and troubleshooting medication issues.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

This role provides the opportunity to:

• Lead a high-impact project aligned with national NHS directives.
• Contribute to strategic cost-saving measures across our Trust.
• Support additional initiatives, including the Yuflyma biosimilar.

You will be based in a dynamic and supportive pharmacy department within a team committed to quality improvement and patient-centred care.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.