Job summary
Are you passionate about contract support and performance monitoring? If yes, then this job is for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a principle pharmacy technician to join our medicines optimisation team.
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.
Main duties of the job
You'll be responsible for developing, planning, delivering and evaluating on medicines optimisation QIPP initiatives across the region. Oversee and contribute to the production of standard operating procedures and audits. Interpret highly complex prescribing data and intelligence using tools available to report to senior leaders across the ICB.
The North East and North Cumbria ICB offers hybrid working in this role meaning that the successful candidate can work from a mixture of locations including home, ICB offices and on occasion partner bases.
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
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Clinical Director and Deputy Director of Medicines and Optimisation with:
Optimisation, in managing and delivering the medicines economy aspects of the ICB Medicines strategy. They will provide direction on the prioritisation of clinically effective and best value QIPP medicines optimisation initiatives, the implementation of NICE, local guidance and national priorities so that medicines are used in a clinically safe and cost-effective way across the NENC health economy.
Provide specialised advice regarding all aspects of the introduction of new medicines, development of commissioning statements and prescribing policies, and the withdrawal of other medicines when necessary.
Manage a range of diverse Medicines Optimisation projects and initiatives.
Extract, analyse, and interpret highly complex prescribing data and intelligence to provide senior management reports to support strategic decisions.
Manage and provide leadership to other Pharmacy Technicians, including training and personal development needs.
Provide leadership to the wider medicine's optimisation team, co-ordinate and allocate work to individuals and teams effectively to deliver results on clearly defined objectives for the projects they lead.
Engage with primary care clinicians, including GPs, nurses, and community pharmacists, to identify and share best practice in medicines optimisation and project manage any role out across a local/regional footprint.
Responsible for commissioning and contract support/performance monitoring
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Clinical Director and Deputy Director of Medicines and Optimisation with:
Optimisation, in managing and delivering the medicines economy aspects of the ICB Medicines strategy. They will provide direction on the prioritisation of clinically effective and best value QIPP medicines optimisation initiatives, the implementation of NICE, local guidance and national priorities so that medicines are used in a clinically safe and cost-effective way across the NENC health economy.
Provide specialised advice regarding all aspects of the introduction of new medicines, development of commissioning statements and prescribing policies, and the withdrawal of other medicines when necessary.
Manage a range of diverse Medicines Optimisation projects and initiatives.
Extract, analyse, and interpret highly complex prescribing data and intelligence to provide senior management reports to support strategic decisions.
Manage and provide leadership to other Pharmacy Technicians, including training and personal development needs.
Provide leadership to the wider medicine's optimisation team, co-ordinate and allocate work to individuals and teams effectively to deliver results on clearly defined objectives for the projects they lead.
Engage with primary care clinicians, including GPs, nurses, and community pharmacists, to identify and share best practice in medicines optimisation and project manage any role out across a local/regional footprint.
Responsible for commissioning and contract support/performance monitoring
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy Technician NVQ Level
- BTEC / Foundation degree in Pharmacy or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Additional theoretical study and practical experience to postgraduate diploma or equivalent level
- Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff
- Specialist knowledge of current NHS policies/processes and structures especially relating to Medicines Optimisation
- Specialist knowledge of medicines legislation
- Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge
- Significant experience of communicating and engaging effectively with external agencies/stakeholder
- Experience of using performance management/improvement systems
- Knowledge and experience of programme or project management.
- Experience of leading and implementing medium- and long-term strategy in own service area.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of programme or project management.
- Understanding and knowledge of the workings of the NHS, the challenges it faces and of the reform agenda
- Significant experience of working in hospital, primary care, or community pharmacy team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy Technician NVQ Level
- BTEC / Foundation degree in Pharmacy or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Additional theoretical study and practical experience to postgraduate diploma or equivalent level
- Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff
- Specialist knowledge of current NHS policies/processes and structures especially relating to Medicines Optimisation
- Specialist knowledge of medicines legislation
- Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge
- Significant experience of communicating and engaging effectively with external agencies/stakeholder
- Experience of using performance management/improvement systems
- Knowledge and experience of programme or project management.
- Experience of leading and implementing medium- and long-term strategy in own service area.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of programme or project management.
- Understanding and knowledge of the workings of the NHS, the challenges it faces and of the reform agenda
- Significant experience of working in hospital, primary care, or community pharmacy team.
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).
