Job overview

To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants in dermatology to implement future biosimilar switches to maximise the income to the Trust from the gain share offered by the ICB’s and to support biologics review clinics to review long term patients prescribed biologics. To report back on savings / income generation from the gain share from future biosimilar switches to the CCS Division and to the ICB’s and to develop protocols to maximise gain share from future biosimilar drugs.

To lead work in managing the high-risk drugs within Dermatology by setting up monitoring systems and implementing shared care.

To lead, manage and develop medicines management initiatives to dermatology patients of the trust and to develop, train, motivate and encourage staff working within the team

Main duties of the job

Scope and range

To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants in dermatology to implement any future biosimilar switches  and to report back on savings / income generation from the gain share to the CCS Division and to the ICB and to review long term patients prescribed biologics. To lead the highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients within dermatology. To monitor quality of service to gastroenterology patients  and to ensures medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively .

Works directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff, managers within dermatology and dermatology patients. Monitors and interprets expenditure on medicines within dermatology. Provides the division with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines, the management of the drug budget and clinical governance issues. 

Supervise, along with other members of their multidisciplinary team, the development and implementation of treatment protocols, and guidelines for use of drugs within dermatology.

Participate in provision of ward pharmacy services and in training for ward pharmacists and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug use within dermatology.

Participates in evening, weekend and bank holiday rota and Emergency duty commitment.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level