Job summary
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Medicines Value
Band 8a
Job overview
Apply to become a Medicines Value Pharmacist!
This is a fantastic opportunity to combine expertise in pharmaceutical care with delivering financial sustainability in the medicines expenditure.Ìý
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 and the wider healthcare system.Ìý
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. Ìý
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.Ìý
LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties.Ìý
Main duties of the job
Assist the Lead Pharmacist(s) Medicines ValueÌý 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.
-Ìýmanagement 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.Ìý
To act as the point of contact and provide support to clinical teams during medicines value project implementation,Ìýto enable them to make changes in line with the identified schemes and projects, and to agreed timeframes.
Liaise and support the pharmacy procurement team toÌýminimise off contract purchasing;Ìýmanage supply-chain disruptions; andÌýensure 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.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
ÌýWe are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
ÌýUHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.Ìý
ÌýFor the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Ìý is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
ÌýFor roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Please contact us to discuss the job in detail and/or arrange a visit/tour of our hospitals, and meet the team. We look forward to meeting you!
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
- Working knowledge of how medicines are commissioned
Other
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Data analysis skills (MS Excel, Database, SQL)
- Innovative thinking
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Keers
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Value
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 2090
- Additional information
Tara Callagy, Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Value
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Please contact us by email preferably to arrange a mutually convenient time to discuss the role.
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