Specialist Pharmacist, Interface, Formulary and Medicines Value

Job overview

An exciting and rare opportunity has arise to join the UHCW Pharmacy team as the Senior Pharmacist - Interface, Formulary and Medicines Value.

This post is pivotal both within the pharmacy department and across the wider Trust and system.

For the successful candidate this will provide the opportunity to lead in an innovative way with autonomy and support, to help shape the future of medicines access to patients at UHCW.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of this specialist post is to support the effective, decision making and management of the medicines formulary across UHCW.

This will include the introduction of new medications, audit / management of existing practice and joint work across the interface with primary care colleagues to ensure the cost effective evidence based use of medicines across the system.

To scope, lead and facilitate on agreed projects affecting medicines across the primary / secondary care interface to ensure best value and practice for the NHS.

The post holder will provide expert support to healthcare professionals to align to our robust medicines optimisation principals upon the development and introduction of new medications both within UHCW and across the wider system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Review outcomes of the Area Prescribing Committee and work with secondary care consultants and pharmacists to implement, supporting the changeover of treatment for patients to formulary choices where appropriate.
• To support Trust clinicians in the preparation of APC applications.
• To work with GPs and Practice Pharmacy teams to support changes in formulary or education regarding drugs within secondary care practice.
• Lead the proactive review and management of the formulary from a secondary care perspective, supporting prescribing decision making.
• To contribute and lead where appropriate, in the delivery of WRP and cost-effective prescribing appropriate to this role and in both primary and secondary care.
• Lead on interface projects which look to improve cost effectiveness and/or safety of prescribing.
• Review and maintain the management of shared care protocols where appropriate. Lead on resolution of GP refusals, ensuring patients receive their medicines in a timely manner with the most appropriate clinician maintaining responsibility for their prescription and care. Co-ordinate this activity with the Pharmacy Homecare Team where appropriate and the High Cost Drugs Team in order to make sure the medication is charged to the correct budget.
• Co-ordinate subgroups of the APC to develop specific guidelines ensuring that relevant stakeholders are included. Where possible, ensure that guidelines are produced that are consistent and relevant in both primary and secondary care.
• Liaise with other senior pharmacists within partner organisation (including any outsourced secondary care pharmacy services) to ensure delivery of the health community’s objectives and targets. Support primary and secondary care pharmacists to implement the activities of the Coventry and Warwickshire Area Prescribing Committee.
• Respond to interface enquiries from healthcare professionals, staff, patients and public within the Coventry and Warwickshire area. This may include liaison work with the ICB Medicines Optimisation team.

This role will be responsible for managing and maintaining the cost effective introduction and use of medications across UHCW and the wider system.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

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.