Job summary
A newly developed post has been created to join the commissioning team at Barts Health NHS Trust as the Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Sub-Regional Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel (SRIAP) for North East London (NEL). We are seeking an ambitious individual to lead the development of SRIAP, supporting enhanced clinical stewardship of immunoglobulin across the North East London (NEL) region. This will include coordination of immunoglobulin referrals from all three acute Trusts within NEL.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with NHS England (NHSE), the NEL SRIAP panel, and Barts Health NHS Trust to support the development of patient pathways, ensuring timely and appropriate access to immunoglobulin (Ig). The post holder will also work collaboratively with senior clinicians, commissioners, and regional medicines optimisation teams to support safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective use of immunoglobulins across secondary care.
We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who are able to work effectively across systems. Joining our team will provide the support and opportunities to further develop your capabilities within Barts Health and the wider healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
Key duties include:
o Coordinating the NEL SRIAP, with Barts Health serving as the host Trust.o Ensuring referrals are managed on a daily basis, from all local NEL acute trusts, including review of these in line with the National Ig Clinical Commissioning Policy as well as the London Emergency List.o Leading the development of the SRIAP to enhance clinical stewardship of Ig across the North East London region.o Ensuring the panel operates according to NHS England's policies, including the CCP for Ig and terms of reference for SRIAP.o Overseeing the approval and review of new and existing Ig patients, record data on the national database, and monitor KPIs to ensure maximal reimbursement of Ig expenditure at Barts Health.o Maintaining detailed records of panel decisions, ensuring alignment with the National Immunoglobulin Database.o Collaborating closely with commissioners to establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).o Supporting the development of patient pathways to ensure timely and appropriate access to Ig.o Ensuring the minimum dataset is fulfilled to enable patients to be discussed at the SRIAP and ensure all patients for discussion meet these requirements.o Developing relevant SOPs and pathways to ensure patients are discussed at the SRIAP in a timely fashion, in liaison with specialty clinical teams.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacist
- Post Graduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum Post graduate Diploma level)
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification or willing to undergo training to become an IP
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration hospital experience
- Significant experience of working as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to medicines commissioning and ability to apply these
- Demonstrated knowledge of Local and National commissioning policies
Desirable
- Experience of training and supervising staff
- Planning and implementing significant service developments and organisational change
- Previous experience of clinical commissioning work
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current national standards and guidelines related to High-Cost Medicines
- Demonstrated expert knowledge covering a range of services
- Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, High cost drugs and commissioning
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Assertive, diplomatic and persuasive with ability to negotiate
- Able to identify and manage risks
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure and effectively in stressful situations
- Excellent clinical and critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making
- Demonstrated ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to deliver and validate staff training
- Evidence of good clinical pharmacy ward practice with demonstrated ability to identify pharmaceutical problems, priortise and resolve them
Desirable
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
Other
Essential
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner.
- High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacist
- Post Graduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum Post graduate Diploma level)
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification or willing to undergo training to become an IP
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration hospital experience
- Significant experience of working as a clinical pharmacy practitioner in an acute hospital NHS setting
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to medicines commissioning and ability to apply these
- Demonstrated knowledge of Local and National commissioning policies
Desirable
- Experience of training and supervising staff
- Planning and implementing significant service developments and organisational change
- Previous experience of clinical commissioning work
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current national standards and guidelines related to High-Cost Medicines
- Demonstrated expert knowledge covering a range of services
- Knowledge of the law and relevant guidance relating to medicines, pharmacy, rationing decisions in the NHS, High cost drugs and commissioning
- Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
- IT literate; able to use Microsoft office with intermediate IT skills including, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Assertive, diplomatic and persuasive with ability to negotiate
- Able to identify and manage risks
- Able to work unsupervised and under pressure and effectively in stressful situations
- Excellent clinical and critical appraisal skills enabling effective decision making
- Demonstrated ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to deliver and validate staff training
- Evidence of good clinical pharmacy ward practice with demonstrated ability to identify pharmaceutical problems, priortise and resolve them
Desirable
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
Other
Essential
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self.
- Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner.
- High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations.
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).
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).
