This is a North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) role, hosted by UCLH. We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite knowledge, skills, experience, and expertise to join the North Central London IPMO (Integrated Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation) team.

The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) is the collective of all NHS Provider organisations within NCL working together with the local councils, Integrated Care Board (ICB), Primary Care Networks, community pharmacies, care homes and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to form a health and social care partnership.

The NCL Medicines Optimisation Network (MON) supports the ICS in the safe, effective and economical use of medicines. Two principal cross-sector committees sit within the network the Joint Formulary Committee (JFC) and Medicines Optimisation Board (MOB). JFC and MOB focus on promoting evidence-based medicine and providing the right care, at the right time and place, specifically related to medicines and/or pharmacy services, to help ensure best outcomes and use of resources in NCL. The NCL Shared Care Group coordinates the development of shared care guidelines and fact sheets to support the seamless transition of medicines at the interface.

Main duties of the job

o Delivery of agreed NCL priority projects relating to MEP (medicines efficiency & pharmacy transformation), in particular those projects relating to cost savings, medicines safety, sustainability and the NCL medicines optimisation priorities. This will include identifying priorities for the system, project management, barrier escalation and reporting.

o Producing or updating complex documents for projects (e.g. standard operating procedures, patient information leaflets) or those aimed at NCL health professionals and patients (e.g. shared care guidelines, position statements and memos), as and when appropriate.

o Support the NCL Medicines Optimisation Board (MOB) chairs by providing secretariat support including and not limited to planning agendas, organising meetings and writing minutes.

o This role is unique in that it requires working with colleagues across NCL to deliver projects across the sector.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Demonstrates a working knowledge of medicines commissioning and how this impacts on primary / secondary care pharmacy practice
• Project management, leadership or Quality Improvement qualification or formal training

Experience

Essential

• Broad clinical pharmacy experience and knowledge
• Substantial experience of working in the NHS as a hospital pharmacy practitioner, ICB prescribing advisor, community pharmacist and/or Practice/PCN pharmacist
• Supported management of a pharmacy project and aware of general project management principles
• Able to work autonomously and prioritise own workload
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide medicines information to healthcare professionals and patients

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including issues not directly related to clinical management
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures

Desirable

• Ability to use database and other software packages to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems

Communication

Essential

• Ability to communicate fluently in English complex scenarios concisely in verbal, visual and written formats

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Experience in delivering education and training

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Supports clinical audit and demonstrable evidence of use of clinical audit to improve practice

Desirable

• Previous experience of leading an audit and implementing change

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College London Hospital

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2PG

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