Job summary
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Medicines Optimisation
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated forward thinking advanced clinical pharmacist to join us at LUHFT.
Supporting the delivery and development of the medicines Optimisation agenda across LUHFT and Cheshire & Mersey Integrated Care Board (CMICB), working with healthcare professionals from all disciplines.
Main duties of the job
- Assist the Lead Pharmacists for the delivery of medicines optimisation activity to pharmacy services and medicines management within the directorate.
- Co-ordinate the agenda and ongoing actions of LUHFT Medicines Clinical Effectiveness Group (MCEG)
- Co-ordinate and contribute to the review and approval of new medicines requests to LUHFT MCEG
- Co-ordinate and contribute to the review and submission of individual funding requests to the relevant NHS commissioners
- Review and advise on medicines-related documents planned for submission to LUHFT MCEG in collaboration with clinical pharmacists and LUHFT Medicines Information team.
- Contribute to the development and update of documents for inclusion in the CMAPG Formulary.
- Deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Medicines Optimisation at Trust and regional meetings/ committees and other meetings as necessary.
- Provide a specialist clinical service to a designated ward in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies (See JD for further information)
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assist the Lead Pharmacists for the delivery of medicines optimisation activity to pharmacy services and medicines management within the directorate.
- Co-ordinate the agenda and ongoing actions of LUHFT Medicines Clinical Effectiveness Group (MCEG)
- Co-ordinate and contribute to the review and approval of new medicines requests to LUHFT MCEG
- Co-ordinate and contribute to the review and submission of individual funding requests to the relevant NHS commissioners
- Review and advise on medicines-related documents planned for submission to LUHFT MCEG in collaboration with clinical pharmacists and LUHFT Medicines Information team.
- Contribute to the development and update of documents for inclusion in the CMAPG Formulary.
- Deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Medicines Optimisation at Trust and regional meetings/ committees and other meetings as necessary.
- Provide a specialist clinical service to a designated ward in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies (See JD for further information
- Provide non-medical prescribing services to our patients where appropriate.
- Identify the clinical and economic impact of medicines use, develop and implement clinical guidelines, monitor drug expenditure and support the area to meet their clinical and financial targets.
- Support the national agenda in helping create value within the organisation supporting biosimilar switches.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post diploma clinical experience at specialist clinical pharmacist level
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Experience of clinical document development and review
Desirable criteria
- Experience of preparing meeting agendas and taking responsibility for action logs
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- MRPharmS
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills - written.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Methodical with attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Ability to effect and manage change
Other
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm for the position
- Computer literate
- Demonstrable enthusiasm for driving forward the medicines optimisation agenda at LUHFT
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jennifer Bellis
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 2768
- Additional information
Mr Paul Skipper
Deputy Chief Pharmacist - Governance and Medicines Safety
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