At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert clinical pharmacy advice and optimise high-cost medicines for patient care.
- Company: Join the innovative Frimley Health Pharmacy Department, dedicated to high-quality services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for impactful work.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and collaboration across multiple sites.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare by optimising medicine use and influencing patient outcomes.
- Qualifications: MPharm or equivalent, registered pharmacist, and clinical pharmacy experience required.
The predicted salary is between 37338 - 44962 £ per year.
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to work with the Chief Pharmacist and NHS England specialised commissioning team in the Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist role.
The post-holder will contribute to the effective use of therapies within specialised commissioning, ensuring local governance process are in place and being followed and in delivering cost‑effective switches and ensuring best value in the use of high‑cost medicines.
You will be expected to work across the Frimley Health Trust sites and contribute to the strategic development of the department, both within the Trust and within the wider IC.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice on NICE guidance and high‑cost/tariff‑excluded medicines to clinicians and MDTs.
- Support clinicians with NHS England Individual Funding Requests (IFRs), ensuring high‑quality submissions and working collaboratively with clinical teams, including the MS MDT, to optimise safe, effective and cost‑efficient use of medicines.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of prescribing guidelines and treatment pathways.
- Undertake and present complex medicines evaluations to Trust and IC committees.
- Lead implementation of NICE and NHS England commissioning policies for high‑cost drugs. Assess and communicate clinical and financial impact of new guidance.
- Develop and oversee processes for approval and governance of high‑cost and non‑tariff medicines. Deliver QIPP and medicines optimisation initiatives to improve value.
- Manage Patient Access Schemes and support income recovery.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and commissioners to influence prescribing and ensure compliance.
Monitor expenditure, undertake audits, report performance and represent the Trust at relevant committees.
About us
The Frimley Health Pharmacy Department is a forward‑thinking department with many innovative practices across the team.
The department has an ambitious plan to deliver excellent and high‑quality pharmacy services to its patients and to develop the pharmacy team.
This role will offer significant rewards and seeks a driven, passionate individual with experience in engaging with various stakeholders and a proven history of service development and delivering to agreed targets.
Person Specification
- Special Requirements
- Essential: Able to work at weekends and to participate in Bank Holiday working.
- Essential: Ability to be able to travel between sites.
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm (Master's degree) or equivalent Bachelor's degree.
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Post graduate diploma/degree in Clinical Pharmacy.
- Independent Prescriber, or willing to complete training as an Independent Pharmacist prescriber.
Desirable
- Leadership & Management training.
- Professional/Functional Experience
Essential
- Current clinical pharmacy experience with patient‑facing specialist or ward/clinic role.
- Able to provide clinical pharmacy services within own area of expertise.
- Experience of leading guideline development and implementation.
- Experience in providing education and training to staff.
- Experience of undertaking Quality Improvement project or Audit.
- Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy.
Desirable
- Experience within a pharmacist‑led clinic.
- Experience in commissioning.
- Experience of managing staff including recruitment, appraisal.
- Experience of preparing budgetary reports.
- Experience of using EPIC or Well Sky.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective problem identification and solving skills.
- Ability to work on own and as part of a team.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to identify skills/knowledge requiring development and take action to address these.
- Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with stressful situations.
- Demonstrates ability to think logically and reason.
- Ability and confidence to communicate with a wide range of individuals, from patients to consultants, including good presentation skills.
Desirable
- Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work/service.
- Able to influence key stakeholders.
- Critical evaluation skills.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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