Job summary
You will have seen a lot of UHCW in the news and on national television this year. From delivering the worlds first COVID-19 vaccination, to starring on BBC Breakfast and BBCs Hospital, there has never been a better time to join one of the most visible Trusts in the UK. As an Interface and Formulary pharmacist, excellence in patient care is of paramount importance when providing expert support to promote the principals of medicines optimisation across the interface. The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with the highly skilled Pharmacy High Cost Drugs team, recently shortlisted for the 2021 HSJ Patient Safety Awards with key links to the Trust clinical teams, CCG and Lead Pharmacists. The primary roles are to support the effectiveness, decision making and implementation made by Coventry and Warwickshire Area Prescribing Committee in secondary care where appropriate and support primary care clinicians. We encourage you to make contact with us in advance.
Main duties of the job
Are you looking for the next challenge in your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and dedicated pharmacist to work across the primary: secondary care interface, as we move into a new healthcare landscape with ICSs.
This post joins an experienced and innovative Trust Pharmacy Commissioning team which has strong established links across CCG and NHSE/I commissioning.
The post holder will have the strategic and operational freedom to shape interface projects which deliver improvements in safer cost-effective prescribing for our patients.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
From 1st April 2022 all NHS workers in England with face to face contact with patients must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Only those with medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement. Please consider this mandatory requirement when applying for this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibility of the role will be to:
- Support the decision making and implementation of medicines optimisation issues from the local Area Prescribing Committee (APC) that affect the primary and secondary care interface
- Act as professional secretary for the Trust Drugs and Therapeutics Committee
- Support clinicians in APC and D&T applications, which also involves evidence-based reviews
- Work closely with CCG and Trust Pharmacy Teams to identify and deliver cost savings across the interface
- Support prescribers across the interface with logistical or service challenges which affect prescribing decisions e.g. shared care, formulary compliance
- Maintain and improve the current eBNF and e-formulary to deliver an intuitive feel for the end user
- Ensure outpatient prescribing in the Trust is aligned to formulary
We are a large and friendly team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) operating from University Hospital, Coventry and Hospital of St Cross in Rugby. Our large Acute Teaching Hospital has almost 1400 beds and is located in a PFI hospital which opened in 2006, situated just off the junction of the M6 and M69.
We are a major trauma centre and tertiary and specialist referral centre for many specialities including Neurosciences and Stroke, Oncology, Haematology, Paediatrics, Cardiothoracic, Renal Medicine and Renal Transplant. We are also a large clinical trials centre with over 140 active trials currently recruited to.
In 2018 we fully automated all our medication storage on wards (56 omnicells and growing), this was the first part of our move towards our longer term automation strategy. The next phase is to automate our main dispensary ready for the new Trust EPR system. This is an exciting time to join this journey as we move towards being fully automated across all our activities; prescribing, clinical screening, dispensing and storage.
As a medication wholesaler we also support many local partners with clinical pharmacy services. We also work closely with our national/local commissioners and partner organisations. The post holder will be required to work closely and build relationships with all our key partners.
As an acute teaching hospital our department has strong links with the Medical School at Warwick University, the Department of Medicines Management at Keele University and the School of Pharmacy at Aston University.
The post is hosted by the Trust but will work closely with CCG and wider ICS colleagues, supported and mentored by the Lead Pharmacist High Cost Drugs and Homecare and the CCG Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation. As a Trust we have a strong relationship with our ICS partners and this role will be at the forefront of supporting the next stages of how we look to align our formulary and interface across the system. There will always be opportunities to stretch and develop, the only moderation being the pace you want to set, support from colleagues being implicit.
The Trust has a dedicated team to support continuous quality improvement (QI) and we are focused on embedding a QI culture within pharmacy, using defined methodology to develop and improve our services. UHCW was selected as one of only 5 Trusts to work in collaboration with Virginia Mason of Seattle, USA. Virginia Mason developed and adopted a management system that has been sustained over the last 15 years. This continuous improvement culture has resulted in them being recognised as one of the safest hospitals in the USA. They have developed the original lean tools and methodology of Toyota Production Systems, and applied it to healthcare to establish a patient centered approach to improvement. Adopting patient centered tools to empower staff and drive changes to Organisational cultures. As a department we have actively encouraged and support our leaders to develop through these programs.
If the advert interests you please take some time to read the attached JD/Person spec, for a detailed view of what kind of innovative interface pharmacist we are looking for.
Interested and considering applying? We would encourage you to get in touch with us to arrange an informal discussion and/or visit. Look forward to hearing from our next senior pharmacist.
Key contacts:
- Mrs. Sapna Gohil - Lead Pharmacist for High Cost Drugs and Homecare
Tel: 02476966777
E-mail: sapna.gohil@uhcw.nhs.uk
- Mr. Hardeep Bagga Deputy Director of Pharmacy
Tel: 02476 966776
E-mail: hardeep.bagga@uhcw.nhs.uk
For further details of the job role please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibility of the role will be to:
- Support the decision making and implementation of medicines optimisation issues from the local Area Prescribing Committee (APC) that affect the primary and secondary care interface
- Act as professional secretary for the Trust Drugs and Therapeutics Committee
- Support clinicians in APC and D&T applications, which also involves evidence-based reviews
- Work closely with CCG and Trust Pharmacy Teams to identify and deliver cost savings across the interface
- Support prescribers across the interface with logistical or service challenges which affect prescribing decisions e.g. shared care, formulary compliance
- Maintain and improve the current eBNF and e-formulary to deliver an intuitive feel for the end user
- Ensure outpatient prescribing in the Trust is aligned to formulary
We are a large and friendly team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) operating from University Hospital, Coventry and Hospital of St Cross in Rugby. Our large Acute Teaching Hospital has almost 1400 beds and is located in a PFI hospital which opened in 2006, situated just off the junction of the M6 and M69.
We are a major trauma centre and tertiary and specialist referral centre for many specialities including Neurosciences and Stroke, Oncology, Haematology, Paediatrics, Cardiothoracic, Renal Medicine and Renal Transplant. We are also a large clinical trials centre with over 140 active trials currently recruited to.
In 2018 we fully automated all our medication storage on wards (56 omnicells and growing), this was the first part of our move towards our longer term automation strategy. The next phase is to automate our main dispensary ready for the new Trust EPR system. This is an exciting time to join this journey as we move towards being fully automated across all our activities; prescribing, clinical screening, dispensing and storage.
As a medication wholesaler we also support many local partners with clinical pharmacy services. We also work closely with our national/local commissioners and partner organisations. The post holder will be required to work closely and build relationships with all our key partners.
As an acute teaching hospital our department has strong links with the Medical School at Warwick University, the Department of Medicines Management at Keele University and the School of Pharmacy at Aston University.
The post is hosted by the Trust but will work closely with CCG and wider ICS colleagues, supported and mentored by the Lead Pharmacist High Cost Drugs and Homecare and the CCG Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation. As a Trust we have a strong relationship with our ICS partners and this role will be at the forefront of supporting the next stages of how we look to align our formulary and interface across the system. There will always be opportunities to stretch and develop, the only moderation being the pace you want to set, support from colleagues being implicit.
The Trust has a dedicated team to support continuous quality improvement (QI) and we are focused on embedding a QI culture within pharmacy, using defined methodology to develop and improve our services. UHCW was selected as one of only 5 Trusts to work in collaboration with Virginia Mason of Seattle, USA. Virginia Mason developed and adopted a management system that has been sustained over the last 15 years. This continuous improvement culture has resulted in them being recognised as one of the safest hospitals in the USA. They have developed the original lean tools and methodology of Toyota Production Systems, and applied it to healthcare to establish a patient centered approach to improvement. Adopting patient centered tools to empower staff and drive changes to Organisational cultures. As a department we have actively encouraged and support our leaders to develop through these programs.
If the advert interests you please take some time to read the attached JD/Person spec, for a detailed view of what kind of innovative interface pharmacist we are looking for.
Interested and considering applying? We would encourage you to get in touch with us to arrange an informal discussion and/or visit. Look forward to hearing from our next senior pharmacist.
Key contacts:
- Mrs. Sapna Gohil - Lead Pharmacist for High Cost Drugs and Homecare
Tel: 02476966777
E-mail: sapna.gohil@uhcw.nhs.uk
- Mr. Hardeep Bagga Deputy Director of Pharmacy
Tel: 02476 966776
E-mail: hardeep.bagga@uhcw.nhs.uk
For further details of the job role please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
