Job summary
Following the Derby and Derbyshire ICB staff restructure a unique and important senior role has been created within the Pharmacy Directorate Team, which is part of the Medical Directorate. This role carries a diverse portfolio and you will be providing leadership to an experienced, re-designed, Pharmacy Team into our next chapter as an ICB working with the wider healthcare system to integrate pharmacy and medicines optimisation.
We are seeking an experienced and talented Pharmacist with significant leadership experience including managing teams, strategic development, financial management, building and maintaining stakeholder networks.
You will support the ICB Chief Pharmacy Officer and the work of the Medical Directorate in delivering high quality, safe and effective care across care pathways within Joined Up Care Derbyshire whilst delivering Pharmaceutical Population Health Management. This will require knowledge, skills and experience to:
o Lead the strategic development of medicines management and pharmaceutical services to meet the objectives of the Integrated Care Board and system IPMO Board
o Carry responsibility for the management and operation of the Pharmacy Directorate Team
o To act as a Deputy/Associate Director Lead within the developing local commissioning architecture across Derbyshire
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
- The postholder will be responsible for a broad range of complex disciplines requiring advanced specialist knowledge and experience. To use specialist and professional knowledge to synthesise, evaluate and define pharmacy and medicines policies and strategy;
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Responsible for the ICB Pharmacy Directorate Team. Includes Pharmacy; Commissioning, Outcomes, Derbyshire Prescription Service, Governance, Implementation, Integration, Pathways, Performance, Policy, Productivity, Strategy and Pharmacy at Place team;
o Have delegated authority from the ICB Chief Pharmacy Officer for pharmacy professional duties. Working with the Chief Pharmacy Officer ensure that the ICB is fit for purpose with the relevant statutory Pharmaceutical Acts and Directions, and NHS Constitution for medicines and pharmacy decision making;
o To define and co-ordinate the ICB strategy to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of medicines management and prescribing for primary care and across the wider health economy;
o Lead on interpreting national guidance and legal documents on behalf of the ICB and developing and overseeing implementation of policies for the organisation which ensure ICB compliance with guidance/law. This will include advising on implementation in GP practices and other services commissioned by the ICB;
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.
You will be joining an experienced, respected, and trusted ICB Pharmacy Directorate Team with a reputational legacy of delivery on quality and cost effective evidence based medicine. You will be part of an established and mature Joined Up Care Derbyshire IPMO system delivery board, collaborating with senior Pharmacy system partners to drive transformation change for pharmaceutical related health outcomes.
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
Oversee the strategy and service development to integrate clinical community pharmacy services. Ensure professional advice across directorates and the East Midlands Pharmacy Contractor Team on the community pharmacy delegated functions;
Oversee the ICB clinical decision making committees with respect to pharmacy and medicines e.g. JAPC and the Derbyshire Prescribing Group/IMOC, and ensure they are fit for purpose;
Oversight of prescribing budget allocations, ensuring financial control for medicines expenditure against commissioned providers including primary care;
Drive reform to pharmacy and medicines pathway redesign and service transformation across the ICS. Seek to promote pharmaceutical public/population health and equity of provision to preventative medicine improving health outcomes;
Delegated responsibility for duties relevant to the ICB Medicines Safety Officer and Senior responsible Officer for controlled drugs governance and ensure duties are discharged;
Delegated professional responsibility for quality assurance, risk management and other clinical governance matters relating to Pharmacy and medicines management for designated strategic areas, localities, practices across Derbyshire. Provide input to ICB commissioned provider contracts, contractor core and enhanced services, and quality standards relevant to medicines;
Deputise and support the ICB Chief Pharmacy Officer on ICB and systems leadership for Integrated Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation (IPMO) working with system Chief Pharmacists and Pharmacy Leads to develop the IPMO strategy. This will include governance on prescribing, medicines spend, key national policies such as anti-microbial resistance and overprescribing, research, technical services and, education and training;
Collaborate with other Health and Care professionals to support system clinical strategy and leadership principles. Provide leadership to widen healthcare decision making through engagement of the wider healthcare workforce, leading to quality improvements;
Delegated responsible officer oversight for Antimicrobial Resistance strategies and delivery assurance;
To deputise for the ICB Chief Pharmacy Officer at regional/national/ international levels on issues in relation to pharmacy and medicines;
Lead on professional matters relevant to the Pharmacy Team workforce employed within the ICB and delegated leadership for the pharmacy, medicines commissioning and supply, workforce in delivery of the ICB and system objectives;
Oversee and champion the medicine management/pharmacist contribution to the ICB ensuring competencies are met and to further develop the professional leadership and clinical role;
Work with academic institutions to facilitate alignment of the national, regional and system strategies to initial education and training of pharmacy professionals and research agendas;
Oversight of resilience planning, development and implementation, within the system relevant to medicines and pharmacy. Provide professional and strategic support to pharmaceutical related emergency planning and health protection including pandemics;
Job description
Job responsibilities
Oversee the strategy and service development to integrate clinical community pharmacy services. Ensure professional advice across directorates and the East Midlands Pharmacy Contractor Team on the community pharmacy delegated functions;
Oversee the ICB clinical decision making committees with respect to pharmacy and medicines e.g. JAPC and the Derbyshire Prescribing Group/IMOC, and ensure they are fit for purpose;
Oversight of prescribing budget allocations, ensuring financial control for medicines expenditure against commissioned providers including primary care;
Drive reform to pharmacy and medicines pathway redesign and service transformation across the ICS. Seek to promote pharmaceutical public/population health and equity of provision to preventative medicine improving health outcomes;
Delegated responsibility for duties relevant to the ICB Medicines Safety Officer and Senior responsible Officer for controlled drugs governance and ensure duties are discharged;
Delegated professional responsibility for quality assurance, risk management and other clinical governance matters relating to Pharmacy and medicines management for designated strategic areas, localities, practices across Derbyshire. Provide input to ICB commissioned provider contracts, contractor core and enhanced services, and quality standards relevant to medicines;
Deputise and support the ICB Chief Pharmacy Officer on ICB and systems leadership for Integrated Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation (IPMO) working with system Chief Pharmacists and Pharmacy Leads to develop the IPMO strategy. This will include governance on prescribing, medicines spend, key national policies such as anti-microbial resistance and overprescribing, research, technical services and, education and training;
Collaborate with other Health and Care professionals to support system clinical strategy and leadership principles. Provide leadership to widen healthcare decision making through engagement of the wider healthcare workforce, leading to quality improvements;
Delegated responsible officer oversight for Antimicrobial Resistance strategies and delivery assurance;
To deputise for the ICB Chief Pharmacy Officer at regional/national/ international levels on issues in relation to pharmacy and medicines;
Lead on professional matters relevant to the Pharmacy Team workforce employed within the ICB and delegated leadership for the pharmacy, medicines commissioning and supply, workforce in delivery of the ICB and system objectives;
Oversee and champion the medicine management/pharmacist contribution to the ICB ensuring competencies are met and to further develop the professional leadership and clinical role;
Work with academic institutions to facilitate alignment of the national, regional and system strategies to initial education and training of pharmacy professionals and research agendas;
Oversight of resilience planning, development and implementation, within the system relevant to medicines and pharmacy. Provide professional and strategic support to pharmaceutical related emergency planning and health protection including pandemics;
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate the behaviours that underpin the ICBs core value of 'One Team'
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent;
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy
- Extensive knowledge of evidence based medicine, needs assessment, effectiveness, prioritisation and appropriateness including critical appraisal
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations;
- High level critical thinking skills
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a primary care organisation specialist prescribing advisory role;
- Proven and significant leadership experience;
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Senior organisational level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment;
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree, and educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development (ref leadership and management qualifications or equivalent experience)
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate the behaviours that underpin the ICBs core value of 'One Team'
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent;
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy
- Extensive knowledge of evidence based medicine, needs assessment, effectiveness, prioritisation and appropriateness including critical appraisal
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations;
- High level critical thinking skills
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a primary care organisation specialist prescribing advisory role;
- Proven and significant leadership experience;
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Senior organisational level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment;
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree, and educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development (ref leadership and management qualifications or equivalent experience)
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
