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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-DSS-492-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Liverpool - Royal Site
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

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. 

The post will create an opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist to learn about medicines optimisation with our team of experts and help create support for  medicines optimisation activity across the ICB and within the Trust. 

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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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

[email protected]

 

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