Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Medicines Value

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated clinical pharmacist to work collaboratively and innovatively with the pharmacy team and help deliver cost improvement initiatives and projects for both LUHFT, WCFT and the wider healthcare system. To excel in this role you need to adaptable, with excellent analytical skills, and be able to balance delivery of high-quality patient care with optimising financial efficiency.

In addition to managing cost improvement projects, you will play a key role in delivering clinical services within the specialist medicine directorates. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to optimise the use of specialist and high-cost medicines, manage resources efficiently, and enhance patient outcomes. We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing system along with unique in-house systems to help you deliver excellent clinical care to patients and utilise available data and business intelligence to identify new opportunities for savings and efficiency.

LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties., Assist the Pharmacist Team Leader Medicines Value in the development and delivery of a medicines value improvement programme with the remit of maximising value for money, assuring cost effective prescribing and medicines management. Facilitate the: - approval, appropriate use, and audit of HCDs.

- analysis of medicine usage and expenditure, to identify improvement opportunities and financial risk. - management and development of reporting mechanisms to provide assurance of best value medicines use. - maintenance and improvement of high-quality prescribing practice, reducing variation and health inequality. - reduce untoward variation where identified. To act as the point of contact and provide support to clinical teams during medicines value project implementation, to enable them to make changes in line with the identified schemes and projects, and to agreed timeframes.

Liaise and support the pharmacy procurement team to minimise off contract purchasing; manage supply-chain disruptions; and ensure that the most cost-effective dispensing routes are used for HCDs. Support the delivery of the following duties amongst others: - administration of Blueteq approval system. - biosimilar switch implementation. - complete the annual pharmacy horizon scanning process. - deliver the medicines value education programme.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others Ability to prioritise appropriately Ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines Attention to detail Analytical and data manipulation skills Desirable criteria Ability to affect and manage change, Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy.

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented experience Full NMP qualification Desirable criteria MRPharmS Training/experience in Quality Improvement and/or change management, Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role Evidence of involvement in and undertaking of audit/service evaluation Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education and training.

Desirable criteria Experience as a NMP Experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services/systems Line management, mentoring and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team, Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role Working knowledge of how medicines are commissioned, Computer literate Desirable criteria Data analysis skills (MS Excel, Database, SQL) Innovative thinking, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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