Job summary
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB) is responsible for commissioning health services for the population of Derbyshire.
The former Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) undertook a review of prescribed medication and found that each year unused prescription medicines were costing the NHS in Derby/Derbyshire over £6 million.
To help reduce this cost, the Repeat Prescribing Project was set up and the Medicines Order Line (MOL) implemented, this is is a dedicated telephone line staffed by trained advisors who are able to answer any queries patients may have about their repeat prescriptions, discuss medication requirements and alert patients if a medication review is needed.
The aim of the service is to eliminate prescription medication waste by encouraging patients to avoid stock piling medication and to only order the medication they genuinely need.
The utilisation of the MOL service is optional for GP practices to participate in and may not be suitable for every patient.
NHS DDICB Medicines Optimisation and Delivery Team are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 8a Senior Pharmacist Repeat Prescribing.
Interviews will be held on Friday, 9th December
Main duties of the job
This role will provide senior clinical support and leadership for the Derbyshire Repeat Prescribing Project including the MOL to enable rollout to all practices in Derbyshire including service delivery, development and improvements, business planning and monitoring.
The role will also be involved in projects which aim to deliver improvements in repeat prescription management across practices in Derbyshire to support quality, safety and reduce waste medicines.
Consideration will be given to flexible working options
This role will be part of the Medicines Optimisation and Delivery Team that are responsible for delivering safe effective medicines optimisation programmes that optimises the value of medicines and reduces waste.
The Base for this role will be Cardinal Square in Derby or Scarsdale in Chesterfield with a need to also cover the MOL teams based in Ilkeston.
Hybrid working arrangements will be discussed as part of the interview
About us
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the health statutory body for the Derby City and Derbyshire population. ICSs are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined-up services and to improve the health of people who live and work in their area. Serving a total population of 1,053,000 with a budget of over £1.6 billion the ICB has a staff base of approximately 500 people.
At DDICB we are passionate about making diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We have staff engagement forums, a diversity and inclusion network run by and for our people and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. Together, we are building an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated and people feel able to bring their whole self to work.
We are a disability confident employer and offer a range of family friendly, flexible working arrangements and inclusive employment policies, to support our people in the workplace.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery;
- The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery;
- The role is responsible for the strategic planning, development, evaluation, monitoring and ongoing service delivery, expansion and improvements of the Derbyshire Medicines Order Line.
- The role will provide clinical pharmacist advice and support for the Medicines Order line team with respect to queries requiring a pharmacist advice and decision
- The role is responsible for delivering improvements in repeat prescribing processes in line with the Derbyshire Medicines Management and Clinical Policy directorate work plan across Derbyshire;
- To support and deliver relevant areas of the Derbyshire Integrated Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Strategy
- Facilitate delivery of national and local health policy with respect to medicines and prescribable medical devices throughout Derbyshire.
- Provide leadership on quality assurance, risk management and other clinical governance matters relating to the service
- Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with providers and all key stakeholders;
- Guide future developments at the planning and implementation stages. This will require the ability to consider a range of options and their implications;
- Actively support and take part in ICBICB visits to providers when necessary, preparing information and reports required for visits;
- Lead the development, and manage and participate in meetings as required;
- Ensure the management, development and maintenance of data to demonstrate the impact and value of the Medicines Order Line and other improvements to repeat prescribing processes, to monitor achievement and assurance of delivery and to generate impact reports;
- Lead the development of the business and project management functions of the team;
- Work collaboratively with the team to provide a co-ordinated approach to lead on agreed projects. To support their line manager in their strategic role and deputise where required;
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery;
- The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery;
- The role is responsible for the strategic planning, development, evaluation, monitoring and ongoing service delivery, expansion and improvements of the Derbyshire Medicines Order Line.
- The role will provide clinical pharmacist advice and support for the Medicines Order line team with respect to queries requiring a pharmacist advice and decision
- The role is responsible for delivering improvements in repeat prescribing processes in line with the Derbyshire Medicines Management and Clinical Policy directorate work plan across Derbyshire;
- To support and deliver relevant areas of the Derbyshire Integrated Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Strategy
- Facilitate delivery of national and local health policy with respect to medicines and prescribable medical devices throughout Derbyshire.
- Provide leadership on quality assurance, risk management and other clinical governance matters relating to the service
- Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with providers and all key stakeholders;
- Guide future developments at the planning and implementation stages. This will require the ability to consider a range of options and their implications;
- Actively support and take part in ICBICB visits to providers when necessary, preparing information and reports required for visits;
- Lead the development, and manage and participate in meetings as required;
- Ensure the management, development and maintenance of data to demonstrate the impact and value of the Medicines Order Line and other improvements to repeat prescribing processes, to monitor achievement and assurance of delivery and to generate impact reports;
- Lead the development of the business and project management functions of the team;
- Work collaboratively with the team to provide a co-ordinated approach to lead on agreed projects. To support their line manager in their strategic role and deputise where required;
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant Qualification and professional registration
Knowldge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge experience and training relevant to this role
Desirable
- knowledge of GP practice systems and using them
Commmunication
Essential
- Effective communication delivering complex messages
Analytical ability
Essential
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery;
Planning skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly to deliver projects and services
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate the behaviours that under pin the NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB core value of "Working together"
- Demonstrate the behaviours that under pin NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB core value of "Commitment to Quality"
Management skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant Qualification and professional registration
Knowldge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge experience and training relevant to this role
Desirable
- knowledge of GP practice systems and using them
Commmunication
Essential
- Effective communication delivering complex messages
Analytical ability
Essential
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery;
Planning skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly to deliver projects and services
Desirable
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate the behaviours that under pin the NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB core value of "Working together"
- Demonstrate the behaviours that under pin NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB core value of "Commitment to Quality"
Management skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
