Job summary
NHS Sussex Medicines Optimisation Team is
ambitious and forward thinking, striving to ensure that the patient is always
at the heart of everything we do. The team, as part of the shared management
team across Sussex, is responsible for providing strategic and operational
level advice and support in all matters regarding prescribing and Medicines
Optimisation (MO). The team works to address MO and service development issues
in partnership with other organisations across all local health and social care
interfaces.
We are seeking a highly motivated and
experienced pharmacist leader who is interested in a role that involves
strategic leadership, innovation, operational delivery, partnership working and
people development. This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert strategic
leadership in the delivery of the NHS Sussex Primary Care engagement and
Pharmacy Workforce programme.
This
role will work with the existing team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
to deliver the local medicines optimisation strategy, including current NHS
England priorities, as part of overall population health management across
Sussex.
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate will lead on NHS Sussex primary care engagement programme
supporting design and implementation of primary care pharmacy workforce
development and delivery of the MO priorities to improve population health
outcomes. They will be responsible for the strategic support for pharmacy
workforce development across the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and lead for the
training and development to ensure the Pharmacy workforce is fit for purpose
across the ICB. The post holder will work closely with senior leaders across
the Integrated Care System and all pharmacy sectors from each of the three
places in Sussex.
The post holder will
be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy, accountability, and
responsibility to build relationships across Sussex. They will report directly
to the Associate Director for Medicines Optimisation West Sussex.
The
post holder will be able to work agilely as part of the organisations Smarter
Working programme. This may include, but is not limited to; home, and office
working as appropriate, though the post holder will be expected to travel
within Sussex, and neighbouring areas as required.
For an informal discussion please
contact Neveen Sorial 07917303113 neveen.sorial@nhs.net
Advert to close: 21/01/24
Shortlisting: 22/01/24
Interview date: 29/01/24
About us
NHS Sussex ICB recognises the positive value
of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds and identities. We
particularly welcome applications from disabled and ethnically diverse candidates as these staff groups are currently
under-represented throughout our organisation currently. We have also made a positive commitment to employing people from the Armed Forces Community,
We are also committed to enabling team members
to work in an agile, more flexible way, recognising that this will lead to more
effective and efficient ways of working. We will empower our people to work
where, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to optimise
performance and delivery of results. Smarter working is not just related to
working from different locations or at different times. It is about gaining the
benefit of utilising technology to change work practices and to work
differently which should increase the effectiveness of the service and deliver
benefits to ICB business.
NHS Sussex has committed to achieving Net Zero
Carbon emissions by 2045. As a member of staff you will be encouraged and
supported to implement new ways of working that will help us achieve that goal.
Working
for us - Sussex Health and Care (ics.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working to and with the Associate Director for Medicines Optimisation the post holder will have strategic oversight and management of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Primary Care Network (PCN)/Practice facing engagement activities. The post holder will be expected to collaborate with our other Strategic Pharmacist and Strategic Pharmacy Technician roles to ensure engagement activities are aligned with Medicines Quality Improvement, Productivity and Governance objectives, as well as the strategic objectives of the team.
The PCN/practice engagement workstream supports PCNs across Sussex to identify and deliver medicines optimisation priorities and implement changes to improve population health outcomes.
The post holder will lead on PCN/practice engagement programmes supporting design and implementation of PCN workforce development and delivery of the medicines optimisation priorities. They will be responsible for the strategic support for pharmacy workforce development across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and ensuring the Pharmacy workforce is fit for purpose across the ICS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working to and with the Associate Director for Medicines Optimisation the post holder will have strategic oversight and management of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation Primary Care Network (PCN)/Practice facing engagement activities. The post holder will be expected to collaborate with our other Strategic Pharmacist and Strategic Pharmacy Technician roles to ensure engagement activities are aligned with Medicines Quality Improvement, Productivity and Governance objectives, as well as the strategic objectives of the team.
The PCN/practice engagement workstream supports PCNs across Sussex to identify and deliver medicines optimisation priorities and implement changes to improve population health outcomes.
The post holder will lead on PCN/practice engagement programmes supporting design and implementation of PCN workforce development and delivery of the medicines optimisation priorities. They will be responsible for the strategic support for pharmacy workforce development across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and ensuring the Pharmacy workforce is fit for purpose across the ICS.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven and significant leadership experience
- Experience in a primary care prescribing/ Medicines Management Advisory role
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working in at least one other pharmacy sector
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Proven Board level experience or equivalent of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
- Commissioning expertise in healthcare environment
- Experience and/or understanding of the Health Economy
- Commercial expertise
- Awareness of relevant public and private sector business management best practice
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
- Experience of creating a new team and motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
- Experience of managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
- Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a large budget including understanding of setting and monitoring of prescribing budgets
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm in pharmacy (or equivalent prior to 2002)
- Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Accredited post-graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or MSc or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Member of a relevant professional body
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Must be able to travel within Sussex, and neighbouring areas if required
- Post holder will be expected to work agilely as part of the organisations Smarter Working programme. This may include, but is not limited to; home, GP practices and ICB office working as appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven and significant leadership experience
- Experience in a primary care prescribing/ Medicines Management Advisory role
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working in at least one other pharmacy sector
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Proven Board level experience or equivalent of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
- Commissioning expertise in healthcare environment
- Experience and/or understanding of the Health Economy
- Commercial expertise
- Awareness of relevant public and private sector business management best practice
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
- Experience of creating a new team and motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
- Experience of managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
- Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments.
- Experience of managing and prioritising a large budget including understanding of setting and monitoring of prescribing budgets
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm in pharmacy (or equivalent prior to 2002)
- Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Accredited post-graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or MSc or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Member of a relevant professional body
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Must be able to travel within Sussex, and neighbouring areas if required
- Post holder will be expected to work agilely as part of the organisations Smarter Working programme. This may include, but is not limited to; home, GP practices and ICB office working as appropriate
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).
