Job summary
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.
This post will be ICB wide but will be aligned to Durham.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for helping to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of prescribing with clinicians within the ICB. To interpret highly complex national guidance on the safe storage and supply of medicines. Analyse and interpret prescribing (EPACT) data on new and existing medicines to identify areas of excessive and inappropriate prescribing.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide medicines information to GPs, nurses, primary care staff and community pharmacists including production of a regular newsletter and other communication media.
Produce and present concise written and verbal reports to prescribing and other relevant committees on planned and completed work. Reports may require analysis of highly complex medicines information from a variety of sources.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide medicines information to GPs, nurses, primary care staff and community pharmacists including production of a regular newsletter and other communication media.
Produce and present concise written and verbal reports to prescribing and other relevant committees on planned and completed work. Reports may require analysis of highly complex medicines information from a variety of sources.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Pharmacy masters degree or equivalent
- 1 year pre-registration training
- Member of the pharmaceutical regulatory body
- Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
- 3 years working as a pharmacist in, hospital or primary care setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care organisation.
- Knowledge of e-PACT system and data analysis.
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of service development.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Pharmacy masters degree or equivalent
- 1 year pre-registration training
- Member of the pharmaceutical regulatory body
- Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
- 3 years working as a pharmacist in, hospital or primary care setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care organisation.
- Knowledge of e-PACT system and data analysis.
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of service development.
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).
