Job summary
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking for a registered pharmacy professional to support and lead work as part of the Medicines, Pharmacy and Clinical Policy Team to promote sustainable, high quality cost effective and safe medicines use.
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and military families bring to our business and would encourage people from the armed forces community to apply for our vacancies.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will oversee the team's primary care specialist medicines advisory function, working closely with the Director of Medicines, Pharmacy and Clinical Policy. This role line manages several team members so the post holder will have appropriate line management skills and experience.
The post holder will have an excellent understanding of general practice and have experience at working in a commissioning organisation as well as demonstrable experience and evidence of building and managing trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders to influence and deliver change.
Working a senior level, the post holder will be able to plan and organise their work, juggling differing priorities and deadlines. The role includes the need to report on medicines expenditure so good data analysis skills and previous experience of budget responsibility is desirable.
About us
The NHS is a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges and opportunities. Within NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB we are responsible for a range of health services for our population of over 800,000 people who live within dispersed communities, spanning two of the largest counties in England.
The Medicines, Pharmacy and Clinical Policy Team are a well-established, experienced and friendly team who will welcome additional experienced pharmacists to work on initiatives that improve safe medicines, effective and cost-effective medicines use.
We provide a supportive and collaborative environment where we work with our staff to provide opportunities for you to reach your full potential and to develop a rewarding career within an exciting and evolving environment. Joining our team comes with a range of attractive benefits including:
- Employee Assistance programmes and access to a wealth of on-line health and wellbeing support
- Competitive NHS Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive opportunities to learn new skills and to develop your career within a caring and inclusive environment
- Generous holiday entitlement, which increases in line with service. There is also the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- Flexible working patterns to support individuals work-life balance.
Please note we operate a 3-month probationary period for new appointments
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Professional Adviser Pharmacy and Medicines will:
- Support and lead work as part of the Medicines Pharmacy and Clinical Policy Team, to promote sustainable, high quality and safe medicines use within the available resources for the population of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
- As a senior lead operating in a highly political and sensitive environment, work internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost-effective way demonstrating a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes and improved safe medicines use.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the teams primary care specialist medicines advisory function, including developing and managing relevant business plans, progress and dashboard reporting and risk and issue management.
- Supporting the development and implementation of qualitative and quantitative measures to determine performance against the ICB 5-year strategy. Reporting progress against the strategy through personal representation at senior management forums and by written reports to appropriate committees, meetings and groups of staff.
- Undertaking in depth analysis, critical appraisal and interpretation of data or complex information from all sources to support decision making including highlighting exceptions and risk.
- Presenting complex information on all aspects of function/practice in a clear, understandable and audience-appropriate manner to senior management and board level groups.
- Ensuring that best practice is developed and delivered across the ICS, challenging ways of working and persuade, motivate and influence others to realign their practice where necessary.
- Advising on innovative opportunities including identifying developments involving medicines to inform prescribing plans and identify opportunities for potential QIPP initiatives and ensure value for money.
- Supporting the Joint Director of Medicines, Pharmacy and Clinical Policy to plan medicines allocations and commissioning.
- Developing and implementing systems to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team and the wider NHS organisations.
- Developing and monitoring prescribing policies and guidance to support the optimal use of medicines for patients in primary care as well as contribute to the development and implementation of general policy and service development.
- Supporting the proposal and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs) which may impact within the service or at a Place level.
- Contributing to the review and development of existing information management systems and to the development of an integrated approach to project management.
- The post holder will need to maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments and clinical groups.
- Collecting and reporting on information of expenditure on medicines and primary care commissioned services relating to medicines within the organisation and other relevant governing bodies.
- Supporting the oversight and management of relevant aspects of the teams budgets, including budgetary responsibility and evaluating the value for money of new contracts, monitoring the performance of existing providers and ensuring that provider performance aligns, and complies with contractual terms and conditions.
- Act as a professional in their own right, being accountable for own professional actions, guided by national protocols and legislation. The post holder is also required to act independently within agreed personal objectives and organisational priorities.
- Act in a way that is compliant with ICB Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of this responsibility.
- Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of resources, securing of value for money, giving due consideration to all relevant factors including risk, quality and other factors.
- Responsible for the management of team members including recruitment, performance management and training and development activity across the team where necessary.
- Use appraisal and development policy and procedure to ensure that appraisals are undertaken regularly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Professional Adviser Pharmacy and Medicines will:
- Support and lead work as part of the Medicines Pharmacy and Clinical Policy Team, to promote sustainable, high quality and safe medicines use within the available resources for the population of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
- As a senior lead operating in a highly political and sensitive environment, work internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost-effective way demonstrating a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes and improved safe medicines use.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the teams primary care specialist medicines advisory function, including developing and managing relevant business plans, progress and dashboard reporting and risk and issue management.
- Supporting the development and implementation of qualitative and quantitative measures to determine performance against the ICB 5-year strategy. Reporting progress against the strategy through personal representation at senior management forums and by written reports to appropriate committees, meetings and groups of staff.
- Undertaking in depth analysis, critical appraisal and interpretation of data or complex information from all sources to support decision making including highlighting exceptions and risk.
- Presenting complex information on all aspects of function/practice in a clear, understandable and audience-appropriate manner to senior management and board level groups.
- Ensuring that best practice is developed and delivered across the ICS, challenging ways of working and persuade, motivate and influence others to realign their practice where necessary.
- Advising on innovative opportunities including identifying developments involving medicines to inform prescribing plans and identify opportunities for potential QIPP initiatives and ensure value for money.
- Supporting the Joint Director of Medicines, Pharmacy and Clinical Policy to plan medicines allocations and commissioning.
- Developing and implementing systems to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team and the wider NHS organisations.
- Developing and monitoring prescribing policies and guidance to support the optimal use of medicines for patients in primary care as well as contribute to the development and implementation of general policy and service development.
- Supporting the proposal and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs) which may impact within the service or at a Place level.
- Contributing to the review and development of existing information management systems and to the development of an integrated approach to project management.
- The post holder will need to maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments and clinical groups.
- Collecting and reporting on information of expenditure on medicines and primary care commissioned services relating to medicines within the organisation and other relevant governing bodies.
- Supporting the oversight and management of relevant aspects of the teams budgets, including budgetary responsibility and evaluating the value for money of new contracts, monitoring the performance of existing providers and ensuring that provider performance aligns, and complies with contractual terms and conditions.
- Act as a professional in their own right, being accountable for own professional actions, guided by national protocols and legislation. The post holder is also required to act independently within agreed personal objectives and organisational priorities.
- Act in a way that is compliant with ICB Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of this responsibility.
- Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of resources, securing of value for money, giving due consideration to all relevant factors including risk, quality and other factors.
- Responsible for the management of team members including recruitment, performance management and training and development activity across the team where necessary.
- Use appraisal and development policy and procedure to ensure that appraisals are undertaken regularly.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Previous experience of budget responsibility, involving budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy education to masters (or equivalent) level.
- Member of professional body - General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Skills for direct line management and job management.
- Skills for delivering results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Used to working in a busy environment.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Previous experience of budget responsibility, involving budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy education to masters (or equivalent) level.
- Member of professional body - General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Skills for direct line management and job management.
- Skills for delivering results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Used to working in a busy environment.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
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).
