Clinical Pharmacist, Medicines Information & Governance

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist, with the potential to perform at a high level, to join the Formulary & Medicines Management (FMM) team.

We will provide you with a supportive, integrated and growing pharmacy team committed to delivering high 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.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Pharmacist for Medicines Information & Governance will be part of the Formulary & Medicines Management (FMM) team, supporting the growing number and complexity of applications reviewed by the Use of Medicines Committee (UMC) for new treatments including those for rare and refractory diseases, as well as contributing towards the wider medicines optimisation agenda being delivered across West North London (WNL).

The post-holder will support speciality teams with the new drug application process, review individual non-formulary patient requests, support clinical governance and audit on the use of medicines and maintain a database of local implementation of local, regional and nationally approved treatments.  The post holder will be responsible for supporting the UCLH Medicines Information (MI) service. This will involve delivery of the MI patient helpline available to all patients treated at UCLH, supervision and training of rotational pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacist, management of MI resources, updating national injectable medicine monographs, and promoting MI resources and practices within the pharmacy department. The post holder will have an opportunity to complete the National Medicines Information Training course (if not already completed).

The post-holder will be accountable on a day-to-day basis to the Senior Pharmacist for Medicines Information & Governance.

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.

UCLH Pharmacy provides a comprehensive array of services with the overall aim of ensuring safe, effective and economical use of medicines throughout the Trust, and supporting education, training and research. Pharmacy is closely involved in all stages of medicines use, from negotiating contracts for the purchase of medicines through to assessing the outcomes of medicines in the clinical setting, and across all stages in between.

The FMM team consists of four pharmacists who lead on co-ordination of the business of the Trust’s Drug and Therapeutic Committee (locally referred to as Use of Medicines Committee (UMC)). Through this, the FMM team also work collaboratively with the Integrated Care System within North Central London (NCL) via the regional Joint Formulary Committee (JFC). The UMC works collaboratively with the JFC via a hub-and-spoke model.

The FMM team works in parallel with the Medication Safety Committee (MSC), Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee (ASC) and the Clinical Guidelines Committee (CGC) in order to safely assess and implement any new medicines or changes in use of a medicine within the Trust. The FMM team lead on the local implementation of regional (e.g. NCL JFC) and national (e.g. NICE / NHSE) medicines guidance; co-ordinates the business of the UMC, including a programme of work relating to unlicensed medicines and those used for off-label indications; ensures that high-cost drugs are used in accordance with commissioned criteria, including oversight of Blueteq and IFR forms; coordinates implementation of medicines governance and good practice; and leads on the medicines cost improvement programme (CIP).

The UCLH Medicines Information (MI) Patient Helpline is delivered by the FMM team, providing clear, accurate, and evidence-based medicines information to UCLH patients. A database of MI resources is maintained to support the pharmacy department and professional enquiries across the Trust.

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