Specialist Pharmacist – Formulary & Medicines Information

Specialist Pharmacist – Formulary & Medicines Information

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

If you are an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career to gain experience in Formulary and Medicines Information then we would love to hear from you.

Are you ready to advance your career by developing your skills in information gathering, critical appraisal and providing expert advice on medicine and formulary issues. This post will provide opportunities to interface and work across the wider healthcare system whilst influencing and implementing change in medicine use and optimisation. The position allows continuous learning about the most current and innovative therapies across a multitude of clinical specialities.

You will work within both the Clinical Commissioning & Medicines Optimisation Team and the Medicines Information team. As part of your role you will interact with a diverse range of individuals, including multi-disciplinary members of staff at the Trust and from external healthcare providers, as well as direct patient enquiries.

We are looking for an adaptable individual who can collect, process and clearly communicate information in a variety of ways. This is a new role in both teams and provides an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop the role in line with the Pharmacy department’s strategy and vision.

Main duties of the job

To work with the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Formulary and Medicines Optimisation with the co-ordination, preparation and management of independent reviews of medicines (new and existing) for discussion at the Trust Drugs and Therapeutics Meetings.

To support the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Formulary and Medicines Optimisation with overseeing the implementation of formulary decisions made by the Devon-wide formulary group at UHP, as appropriate, ensuring the pharmacy stock management system remains accurate.

To work with the Lead Pharmacist Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Optimisation in providing expert advice regarding the use of high cost medicines at UHP, delivering efficiencies and ensuring best value use of medicines across the organisation.

To have a supportive role, in the review of high cost medicines, including those routinely commissioned via Blueteq, and those not routinely funded via individual funding requests (IFRs).

To support the lead pharmacist for Medicines Information and Advice by using specialist professional skills and judgement to answer medicines related enquiries from health care professionals and patients. To also engage with developing the MI service, supporting the provision of MI training to a variety of pharmacy professionals and to be an active participant in managing the MI workload. To have a supportive role in the development of relevant guidelines, protocols, and SOPs within area of expertise.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) NHS is the largest hospital on the Southwest Peninsula providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary care to a population of around 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services.

Our team would support you to attain your goals. You will be working with a Chief Pharmacist who is committed to you as an individual.

We are steadfast in our values: we put people first, we take ownership, we respect and value others, we are compassionate and we listen, learn and improve. If you can relate to and embody these values then we would very much like to work with you.

If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· To support the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Formulary and Medicines Optimisation with the maintenance of the UHP Formulary and implementation of the Devon-wide Formulary within the Trust.

· To work as part of the Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Optimisation (CCMO) team to manage urgent requests for non-formulary or non-commissioned medication across all specialties.To co-ordinate and manage a system to review and receive updates relating to individual patient requests for non-formulary and/or non-commissioned medicine request

· To co-produce Trust wide formulary bulletins monthly.

· To present complex information formally and informally at individual, small and large group levels, and using initiative, tact and persuasive skills to secure positive engagement including provision of formulary advice to members of the UHP pharmacy clinical team, UHP clinicians and staff at the UHP outpatient pharmacy.

· Provide high level, robust, critical appraisals of all new drug applications for inclusion on the monthly Drugs and Therapeutics Committee meeting.

· Take in enquiries to the service by telephone, email, letter, and in person, from health professionals and members of the public, working to current UKMi and departmental standards. Ensure that adequate details are taken from the enquirer as far as is possible to establish accurately the background and clinical perspective to the enquiry, communicating effectively and appropriately with the enquirer according to the enquirer’s role and experience.

· In collaboration with the MI Manager, ensure workload is managed appropriately, prioritised and deadlines met. Provide day-to-day supervision and support of junior staff who may be attached to the service, including trainee pharmacists.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and \’At Risk\’ status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
• Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.
• Proven evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Post-Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or working towards this or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Completed the UKMI MI training course or willing to undertake it
• Further clinical, research or management qualification
• Current registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA)
• Working towards RPS faculty submission
• Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)

Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven understanding of hospital pharmacy systems.
• Excellent IT skills including demonstrably experienced user of MS Office.
• Demonstrable experience of working with MDTs and committees.
• Demonstrable post-registration experience.
• Clinical demonstrable experience across a range of specialities
• Demonstrable experience working within the High Cost Drugs Field (e.g. tariff excluded medicines, Blueteq, immunoglobulin etc.)
• Demonstrable experience of communicating highly complex drug information or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, where professionals may challenge the advice
• Critical appraisal of clinical evidence.
• Demonstrable experience of Medicines Information

Aptitude and Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively with clinical staff, patients and relatives.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of financial issues
• Teaching and presentation skills

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients\’ experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included .

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles:

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ailene Barclay Job title Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Formulary & Meds Op Email address ailenebarclay@nhs.net Telephone number 01752438180 Additional information

Tiffany Barrett, Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Information and Advice

tiffany.barrett@nhs.net, 01752 439976

For an informal discussion or to arrange a site visit please contact Ailene Barclay or Tiffany Barrett.

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