Senior Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning

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Job overview

UCLH have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team for a fixed 1 year period to lead the clinical commissioning agenda for high cost medicines commissioned by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across the Trust.
You will be a part of the Medicines Optimisation & Research team within the Pharmacy department and work closely with specialist clinical teams, pharmacy homecare service, and finance and contracts to deliver a clinical support service that optimises pharmaceutical commissioning. The role will include liaising with key external stakeholders including NCL MON JFC and North Central London ICB to support the regional commissioning goals such as trust-wide biosimilar switches, developing regional high-cost drug pathways and associated Blueteq forms.
This job offers a unique experience to collaborate with a diverse range of multi-disciplinary professionals in a hospital at the heart of one of the largest academic health science networks in the country.
UCLH is committed to providing an inclusive and healthy working environment, and recognises the benefits of flexible and remote working for staff. The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its employees and encouraging a healthy work life balance. In order to support the increasingly diverse needs of the Trust and its workforce, remote and flexible working is encouraged across a broad range of departments and roles.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities:
To lead the clinical commissioning agenda across the Trust to ensure the appropriate use of high cost medicines commissioned by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

To provide a clinical pharmacy service to support the medicine board, ensuring the safe and effective use of high cost drugs.

To support the Lead Pharmacist (Clinical Commissioning) in ensuring that all supply of ICB commissioned high cost medicines have funding confirmation in place (via Blueteq), maintaining and developing the local high cost drug database.

To supervise the Information Analyst (b7) to ensure successful implementation of the locally developed database to manage Blueteq funding and compliance.

To work with the Formulary and Medicines Management team and the EHRS team in developing a mechanism where future upgrades to Epic incorporate the required fields to enable an automated interface with Blueteq.

To lead on the Trust-wide training, monitoring, and audit of Blueteq submissions for ICB commissioned high cost medicines.

To lead on all governance issues related to ICB commissioned high cost medicines and to deliver on clinical efficiency initiatives in line with Trust targets.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

To undertake regular clinical audits regarding service provision and have opportunities to lead and collaborate on medicines management research.

To help strategically plan and develop existing and future pathways and cost improvement plans for high cost medicines by liaising with external stakeholders

We will provide you with a supportive, integrated and growing pharmacy team committed to delivering top quality patient care. You will have access to further educational opportunities and senior clinicians within Pharmacy and other disciplines who can provide mentorship and aid professional development.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clincal Pharmacy or General Pharmacy practice or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) membership
• RPS Faculty Membership
• Higher Degree (PhD or research MSc)
• Advanced practioner as defined by the Advanced and Consultant Level Framework (ACLF)
• Formal management/leadership qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Registered independent prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substational broad-based experience as a hospital pharmacy practitioner

Desirable criteria

• Specialist clinical pharmacy expertise and experience
• Demonstrable specialist experience in clinical commissioning

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to identify and prioritise own clinical workload
• Demonstrable clinical reasoning and judgement skills
• Demonstrates initiative and ability to work autonomously
• Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to problems
• Demonstrable evidence of evaluation of service provision and ability to actively improve services provided
• Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures.
• Ability to identify and prioritise the delivery of pharmacy services
• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement in pharmacy practice
• Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous problems where little information is available
• Demonstrates an intuitive grasp of situations based on deep tacit understanding
• Demonstrated ability to work to high standards of accuracy and precision
• Enhances the quality of patient care and demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of medicines information, formulary & medicines management, and clinical governance
• Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice, and respects confidentiality
• Experience in contributing to audits and responding to finding from such audits.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to utilise database and other software packages in order to enhance work efficiency and to generate solutions to complex problems
• Demonstrates innovation
• Ability to develop and implement risk management procedures at a divisional or trust-wide level
• Ability to prioritise future developments to meet service needs
• Experience in leading on audits and service evaluations, and quality improvement projects, responding to findings and implementing solutions

Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving

Communication

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, pharmacist, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
• Experience of working successfully with all levels of medical, nursing, pharmacy, R&D and pharmaceutical industry staff
• Ability to influence senior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff including
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and ability to clearly and accurately complete complex documentation

Desirable criteria

• Ability to influence practice at a Divisional or Trust level

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable leadership experience including working as part of a senior multidisciplinary team
• Implementation of strategies aimed at meeting Trust and pharmacy priorities
• Experience in management of others including assessing and appraising staff
• Previous experience in delivering education and training
• Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
• Integrates research evidence into practice
• Maintains a portfolio of practice

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in delivering education and training at postgraduate level
• Actively seeks novel opportunities to meet training needs, and evaluates the training provided

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

Essential criteria

• Adheres to Trust/National policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
• Keeps up to date with all required training and education on infection prevention and control
• Includes infection prevention and control as an integral part of continuous personal/professional development
• Takes personal responsibility in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

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

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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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

• Job Description (PDF, 704.3KB)
• Functional Requirement (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)