Band 8b Medicines Manager
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
The closing date is 10 October 2024
Job summary
NHS Somerset Integrated care board (ICB) have a vacancy for an experienced pharmacist to join us as a Band 8b Locality Medicines Management Pharmacist. Specifically, you will:
provide expert advice to clinicians within a locality (primary care network/s) of 10-15 GP practices on Medicines Optimisation, including policies and procedures to achieve high quality, safe, effective prescribing, and value for money
facilitate medicines optimisation between patients, prescribers, community pharmacies and secondary care, including providing advice on the Community Pharmacy Contract and commissioning of pharmacy services
assist the Chief Pharmacist in advising Somerset ICB and wider Somerset System on Medicines Optimisation issues including health service developments, governance, professional issues, formulary development, introduction of new drugs, patient complaints, pharmacy services.
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from enthusiastic, motivated, and driven pharmacists with excellent clinical and communication skills to join our dynamic, friendly team.
You will be efficient, organised and a good team worker; but also, be able to act as an autonomous practitioner while also being innovative and resourceful. It is an exciting role that will require interaction with a variety of people form senior clinicians to patients.
You will also be expected to lead a team of staff in the delivery of high quality clinical and directorate related pharmacy services. This role includes taking the medicines optimisation lead for Diabetes and Respiratory conditions
In return, we can offer you a supportive working environment, a friendly team to work with and an opportunity to make a difference to patients in Somerset.
This is a part time, permanent role of 25 hours per week. Job share / secondments will be considered.
About us
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB), known as NHS Somerset is the statutory NHS organisation responsible for implementing a health and care strategy developed by the Integrated Care Partnership.
NHS Somerset consists of approx. 370 staff, across 8 directorates, with multiple teams within each directorate.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. When recruiting, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve.
We offer flexible working from your first day of employment and we also have an agile approach to home / office-based working. Please note however, that you will be required to work from our HQ, Wynford House in Yeovil for 2/3 days per week and that elements of the role may require you to travel to other locations across Somerset, to attend in-person meetings and meet the needs of the service. Please consider this before applying.
Job Share and Secondment opportunities will be considered. If you are seeking an internal or external secondment, please seek advice from your HR teamandyou must also obtain your current line manager's permission to be released on secondment before applying, to avoid disappointment.
We also offer an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
Please read the attached documents / visit the links listed before applying.
Thank you for your interest.
Date posted
26 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
D9462-SOMICB031-24
Job locations
NHS Somerset ICB
Wynford House, Lufton Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8HR
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Address
NHS Somerset ICB
Wynford House, Lufton Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8HR
Employer's website
https://nhssomerset.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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