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Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

Employer
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Location
Aylesbury
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 per annum pro rata
Closing date
17 Oct 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 8A
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An opportunity has arisen to work in a growing team of enthusiastic pharmacy and clinical staff to promote and support the BHT medicines optimisation programme.

We are striving to ensure medication usage at BHT is optimum for patients whilst working towards an exceptional and efficient service. This post gives the opportunity to develop your clinical experience whilst increasing your knowledge of the financial and commissioning elements of hospital pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

To assume overall responsibility for the effective and optimal use of drugs prescribed within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT).

To support, promote and facilitate medicines optimisation ensuring best value, reduced harm and improved outcomes from the significant investment in medicines.

To work as part of the Trust's Medicines Optimisation Team to achieve the Trust's Medicines Optimisation strategy.

To lead on the implementation of NICE TAs and clinical commissioning policies.

To identify and facilitate the implementation of Trust approved QIPP and CQUIN programmes for medicines and to share schemes with other local providers to ensure consistency across the health economy.

To investigate and coordinate the response to commissioners' queries and challenges regarding HCD charges within specified timeframes.

To ensure correct commissioning arrangements are in place to optimise the use of homecare in relation to HCDs.

To propose and lead the implementation of initiatives designed to maximise the identification of recoverable Trust income for PbR Excluded and other recharged medicines.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
  • As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
  • We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?
  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  • Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
  • Registered Pharmacist: Member of GPhC
  • Post-graduate certificate in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent


Desirable

  • Demonstrate professional networking (e.g. member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or UKCPA)
  • Registered Independent Pharmacist Prescriber


Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level
  • Significant experience of delivery of pharmacy services to a broad range of specialties
  • Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of managing staff


Desirable

  • Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level
  • Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
  • Experience of teaching and tutoring


Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to prioritise and manage own workload
  • Work, communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
  • Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
  • Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues
  • To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
  • Able to lead and motivate staff and yourself


Desirable

  • Demonstrable awareness of key drivers and financial pressures/constraints within the NHS
  • Experience of preparing budgetary reports for clinical areas
  • Work effectively within teams - within uni- or multi-professional at Departmental, Trust or regional level.
  • Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development


Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

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434-SCS6536202

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