Job summary
The NHS SPS Regional Pharmacy Quality Assurance and Procurement functions support the principles of medicines optimisation by the development and championing of best practice and by ensuring continuous improvement through the implementation of quality risk management systems in NHS medicines manufacturing & preparation and NHS supply chain management.
The service is delivered in line with the NHS SPS Specification (December 2021) as commissioned by NHS England (NHSE).The post-holder will work as part of the national SPS team in delivering agreed priorities, facilitating access to the most appropriate medicines, delivered via a robust supply chain, to the NHS.
The post holder will focus on service and quality improvement within medicines procurement, storage, and distribution, working on behalf of Specialist Pharmacy Services (SPS) Regional Quality Assurance Team and in partnership with Regional Pharmacy Procurement Specialists, NHSEngland Commercial Medicines Unit and NHS Transformation Directorate.
The post holder will work with key stakeholders to drive quality improvement through strategic digital development, designing and developing best practice and web-based training resources, in accordance with the NHS Digital's strategic drivers for medicines interoperability and standards.
Main duties of the job
Strategic Digital Developmento Supporting the SPS quality assurance and procurement teams via quality improvement and digital technologyo To act as the SPS contact for NHS Transformation Directorate to ensure that SPS is up to date and involved in strategic digital developments in Pharmacy Services.o Develop strategic IT plans in e-procurement/e-commerceo Drive forward new IT projects that transform Pharmacy Procurement Serviceso Ensuring pharmacy input into the design and testing of digital solutionso To accelerate the adoption of digital technology and solutions at Trust level through system thinking approach
National Medicine Procurement & Contractingo To support SPS Procurement in the development of purchasing specifications for medicines (licensed and unlicensed) and outsourced services providing medicines to the NHSo Integrate quality principles into the procurement process designo To review and define medicine descriptors for the tendering of licensed medicines and unlicensed medicines to ensure consistency with NPC and DM+D codingo To develop effective solutions to support various key stakeholders in managing product specific issueso Advice and to support the development of data collection and data analysis toolso To support strategic development in business intelligence system.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Strategic Digital Development Be responsible for supporting the SPS quality assurance and procurement teams through the employment of quality improvement and digital technology to ensure that medicines are purchased with a focus on both quality and safety. To act as the SPS contact for NHS Transformation Directorate to ensure that SPS is up to date and involved in strategic digital developments in Pharmacy Services. Develop strategic IT plans in e-procurement/e-commerce, application of digital medicines in pharmacy contract tendering, and contract implementation and monitoring. Drive forward new IT projects that transform Pharmacy Procurement Services, steering external system vendors to improve efficiency whilst ensuring user-centric design. Ensuring pharmacy input into the design and testing of digital solutions To accelerate the adoption of digital technology and solutions at Trust level through system thinking approach
National Medicine Procurement & Contracting To support SPS Procurement in the development of purchasing specifications for medicines (licensed and unlicensed) and outsourced services providing medicines to the NHS Integrate quality principles into the procurement process design To review and define medicine descriptors for the tendering of licensed medicines and unlicensed medicines to ensure consistency with NPC and DM+D coding To develop effective solutions to support various key stakeholders in managing product specific issues Advice and to support the development of data collection and data analysis tools To support strategic development in business intelligence system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Strategic Digital Development Be responsible for supporting the SPS quality assurance and procurement teams through the employment of quality improvement and digital technology to ensure that medicines are purchased with a focus on both quality and safety. To act as the SPS contact for NHS Transformation Directorate to ensure that SPS is up to date and involved in strategic digital developments in Pharmacy Services. Develop strategic IT plans in e-procurement/e-commerce, application of digital medicines in pharmacy contract tendering, and contract implementation and monitoring. Drive forward new IT projects that transform Pharmacy Procurement Services, steering external system vendors to improve efficiency whilst ensuring user-centric design. Ensuring pharmacy input into the design and testing of digital solutions To accelerate the adoption of digital technology and solutions at Trust level through system thinking approach
National Medicine Procurement & Contracting To support SPS Procurement in the development of purchasing specifications for medicines (licensed and unlicensed) and outsourced services providing medicines to the NHS Integrate quality principles into the procurement process design To review and define medicine descriptors for the tendering of licensed medicines and unlicensed medicines to ensure consistency with NPC and DM+D coding To develop effective solutions to support various key stakeholders in managing product specific issues Advice and to support the development of data collection and data analysis tools To support strategic development in business intelligence system.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree plus 1 year pre-registration training
Desirable
- Post-graduate level original research and/or publication in an area relevant specifically to the delivery of Medicines Optimisation.
- Post-graduate management qualification.
- Post-graduate procurement qualification and digital health leadership qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and experience of working with Medicines Optimisation and/or medicines decision making groups within the NHS (e.g. Area Prescribing Committees or equivalent).
- Detailed knowledge of Medicines Optimisation as it pertains to both primary and secondary care.
- Knowledge of procurement, it's current provision across England through NHS SPS, and its role in delivering Medicines Optimisation.
- Understanding and appreciation of local and national NHS (including pharmaceutical) policy.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of working with Medicines Optimisation and/or medicines decision making groups within the NHS (e.g. Area Prescribing Committees or equivalent).
- Detailed knowledge of Medicines Optimisation as it pertains to both primary and secondary care.
- Knowledge of procurement, it's current provision across England through NHS SPS, and its role in delivering Medicines Optimisation.
- Understanding of underpinning medicines legislation i.e. Medicines Act and Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines (Duthie), Good Distribution and Manufacturing Practice, Medicines Guidance Note 14 etc.
- Some experience of working with medicines commissioning and decision-making structures within the NHS to influence change
- Some experience of working at national level to enable Medicines Optimisation implementation
- A clear understanding of financial management, project management,standards of probity and business management
- Managing/working with diverse range of stakeholders
- Proven track record of working with and managing difficult situations and motivating others to deliver change
- Proven track record of providing highly complex analysis with interpretation and comparison of options to groups where professional opinion differs.
- Experience of working in a complex matrix type working environment within a diffuse national organisation
Desirable
- Existing knowledge of the Specialist Pharmacy Service and its development and role in delivery of Medicines Optimisation
- Experience in purchasing / contracting
- Working with industry to achieve best outcomes
- Specialist knowledge of EU Public Procurement Law, Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- Existing knowledge of the Specialist Pharmacy Service and its development and role in delivery of Medicines Optimisation
- Experience in purchasing / contracting
- Working with industry to achieve best outcomes
- Familiarity with pharmacy stock control systems.
- Quality improvement management
Skills/Abilities/Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage own time and workload entirely autonomously with good organisational skills
- Ability to plan the work of others where they are directly managed
- Ability to motivate and influence the work of others
- Ability to take the lead on large projects and use own initiative, within agreed cost, quality and time
- Ability to organise research, teaching and audit activities
- Ability to persuade and influence users of the SPS service
- Ability to use IT equipment and software packages for the job
- Ability to negotiate with stakeholders in order to deliver desired outcomes
- Ability to work with providers and commissioners to support development of service improvement and performance management plans
- Ability to work under pressure, in a changing strategic environment, to tight deadlines, and with competing agendas
- Ability to critically appraise and analyse service and other data and to interpret and present results coherently
- Ability to critically appraise options for service and Medicines Optimisation delivery rationally and systematically, to reach logical and informed conclusions, and to present those coherently to high-level decision-making audiences
- Frequent concentration required, often interrupted by urgent requests and with an unpredictable work pattern
- Ability to work from home, or attend the department when needed. Also there will be a need to attend meetings regionally and nationally as required. There may need for travel and overnight stays occasionally
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree plus 1 year pre-registration training
Desirable
- Post-graduate level original research and/or publication in an area relevant specifically to the delivery of Medicines Optimisation.
- Post-graduate management qualification.
- Post-graduate procurement qualification and digital health leadership qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and experience of working with Medicines Optimisation and/or medicines decision making groups within the NHS (e.g. Area Prescribing Committees or equivalent).
- Detailed knowledge of Medicines Optimisation as it pertains to both primary and secondary care.
- Knowledge of procurement, it's current provision across England through NHS SPS, and its role in delivering Medicines Optimisation.
- Understanding and appreciation of local and national NHS (including pharmaceutical) policy.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of working with Medicines Optimisation and/or medicines decision making groups within the NHS (e.g. Area Prescribing Committees or equivalent).
- Detailed knowledge of Medicines Optimisation as it pertains to both primary and secondary care.
- Knowledge of procurement, it's current provision across England through NHS SPS, and its role in delivering Medicines Optimisation.
- Understanding of underpinning medicines legislation i.e. Medicines Act and Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines (Duthie), Good Distribution and Manufacturing Practice, Medicines Guidance Note 14 etc.
- Some experience of working with medicines commissioning and decision-making structures within the NHS to influence change
- Some experience of working at national level to enable Medicines Optimisation implementation
- A clear understanding of financial management, project management,standards of probity and business management
- Managing/working with diverse range of stakeholders
- Proven track record of working with and managing difficult situations and motivating others to deliver change
- Proven track record of providing highly complex analysis with interpretation and comparison of options to groups where professional opinion differs.
- Experience of working in a complex matrix type working environment within a diffuse national organisation
Desirable
- Existing knowledge of the Specialist Pharmacy Service and its development and role in delivery of Medicines Optimisation
- Experience in purchasing / contracting
- Working with industry to achieve best outcomes
- Specialist knowledge of EU Public Procurement Law, Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders.
- Existing knowledge of the Specialist Pharmacy Service and its development and role in delivery of Medicines Optimisation
- Experience in purchasing / contracting
- Working with industry to achieve best outcomes
- Familiarity with pharmacy stock control systems.
- Quality improvement management
Skills/Abilities/Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage own time and workload entirely autonomously with good organisational skills
- Ability to plan the work of others where they are directly managed
- Ability to motivate and influence the work of others
- Ability to take the lead on large projects and use own initiative, within agreed cost, quality and time
- Ability to organise research, teaching and audit activities
- Ability to persuade and influence users of the SPS service
- Ability to use IT equipment and software packages for the job
- Ability to negotiate with stakeholders in order to deliver desired outcomes
- Ability to work with providers and commissioners to support development of service improvement and performance management plans
- Ability to work under pressure, in a changing strategic environment, to tight deadlines, and with competing agendas
- Ability to critically appraise and analyse service and other data and to interpret and present results coherently
- Ability to critically appraise options for service and Medicines Optimisation delivery rationally and systematically, to reach logical and informed conclusions, and to present those coherently to high-level decision-making audiences
- Frequent concentration required, often interrupted by urgent requests and with an unpredictable work pattern
- Ability to work from home, or attend the department when needed. Also there will be a need to attend meetings regionally and nationally as required. There may need for travel and overnight stays occasionally
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).
