North East & North Cumbria ICB

Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

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Job summary

**Please note this vacancy is only accepting applications from current staff members of the ICB and NECS***

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced medicines optimisation pharmacist to join our medicines optimisation team. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.

Main duties of the job

You will have a strong understanding of primary and secondary care, a good clinical background and excellent report writing and communication skills. Working closely with a wide variety of colleagues and stakeholders you will provide expert professional pharmaceutical advice and support the development, implementation, and monitoring of the medicines strategy; promoting evidence based, cost effective prescribing across the ICB and contracted services.

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Details

Date posted

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

134-6822688PM

Job locations

The Rivergreen Centre

St Mary’s Park

Morpeth

NE61 6BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be lead development of policy and service improvement for your own specialist areas on behalf of the medicines optimisation service, providing strategic and operational leadership.

If you love a challenge, are self-motivated with a drive to get things done and can take other on the journey then this job is for you.This is an ICB wide post is for 0.6 wte, but will be aligned to Northumberland and North Tyneside.

This is an ICB wide post is for 0.6 wte, but will be aligned to Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be lead development of policy and service improvement for your own specialist areas on behalf of the medicines optimisation service, providing strategic and operational leadership.

If you love a challenge, are self-motivated with a drive to get things done and can take other on the journey then this job is for you.This is an ICB wide post is for 0.6 wte, but will be aligned to Northumberland and North Tyneside.

This is an ICB wide post is for 0.6 wte, but will be aligned to Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pharmacy masters degree or equivalent
  • 1 year pre-registration training
  • Post-graduate diploma
  • Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care organization
  • Experience of delivering training experience
  • Experience of service development
  • Experience of guideline development and implementation
  • Experience of commissioning
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pharmacy masters degree or equivalent
  • 1 year pre-registration training
  • Post-graduate diploma
  • Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care organization
  • Experience of delivering training experience
  • Experience of service development
  • Experience of guideline development and implementation
  • Experience of commissioning

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

The Rivergreen Centre

St Mary’s Park

Morpeth

NE61 6BL


Employer's website

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

The Rivergreen Centre

St Mary’s Park

Morpeth

NE61 6BL


Employer's website

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Strategic Head of Medicines and Pharmacy

Juliet Fletcher

juliet.fletcher@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

134-6822688PM

Job locations

The Rivergreen Centre

St Mary’s Park

Morpeth

NE61 6BL


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