Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment position until 13th January 2026)
- Hours
- Full time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 432-HR1618-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Interface Pharmacist
NHS AfC: Band 8b
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated pharmacist to work as part of our dynamic and friendly Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation team.
You will be a key member of the Medicines Advice and Effectiveness Team (MADE), and the Medicines Optimisation Team, at NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB)- Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance and North East Essex Alliance.
This role promotes the SNEE Joint Formulary, medicines governance processes and co-ordinates a range of medicines optimisation work to implement local and national priorities across SNEE working collaboratively with other members of the interface pharmacy team across SNEE. You will work across the Integrated Care System (ICS) to manage the entry of new drugs, resolve interface prescribing issues, and promote formulary adherence across SNEE.
You should have relevant experience in primary and/or secondary care and a good clinical background. Strong communication skills and ability to build and maintain good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders are also essential. An understanding of formulary management, experience of implementing change and critical appraisal skills is also desirable for this post.
This post will be based at Ipswich Hospital however you will be expected to work cross-site. Internal candidates will be offered a secondment position only.
Main duties of the job
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This role is integral to providing expert advice on medicines at the healthcare interface by developing strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure the use of medicines that meets the needs of the patients in SNEE ICS.
You will be responsible for promoting the development and implementation of clear medicines governance processes across the ICS to ensure safe, effective and cost-effective use of medicines and meet all related legal requirements.
You will lead, develop and manage the SNEE Joint Formulary in collaboration with the ESNEFT Lead Pharmacist for High Cost Drugs and Medicines Optimisation for the managed entry of new drugs through the formulary processes, chapter review, the Traffic Light System and related shared care protocols.
In addition, you will support and manage the local implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) work programme particularly for medicines used across the interface within SNEE ICS.
Please also note that, in order to streamline recruitment, this vacancy may expire prior to the advertised closing date so early application is recommended.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive managing service change at a senior level
- Production of complex written reports and business cases
- Extensive project management experience
- NHS experience in primary care and hospital/primary care network or GP practice pharmacy/community pharmacy
- Delivery of medicines standards and policies across a range of settings
- Experience of working with primary and secondary healthcare teams
- Experience of working on projects where post holder uses their own initiative/manages own time
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing advice to specialist clinicians
- Experience of analysing complex data
- Experience of developing audits
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working at a strategic level
- Experience of working at interface
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent + examined pre-registration training
- Pre-registration training or foundation year training completed
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy/general pharmacy practice (or equivalent)
- Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- PRINCE 2 Project Management Accreditation (or equivalent)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience at a senior level in a complex organisation
- Knowledge of the system-wide NHS issues
- Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of clinical areas including chronic disease management
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the work of ICBs, ICSs, and IMOCs (or equivalent)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Cheeseman
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacist (interim)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773181195
- Additional information
Anisha Sharma, Senior Interface Pharmacist (current post holder)
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01473 703038
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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