Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning & Homecare

Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning & Homecare NHS AfC: Band 8a Main area: Pharmacy Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (with weekend and out of hour commitments)

Job ref: 213-CAY A

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: King's College Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 pro rata per annum including HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 30/01/:59

Job overview We are seeking an energetic, dynamic, and dedicated pharmacist with a background in homecare and clinical pharmacy to become part of the Medicines Finance Team at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This post provides a varied experience as well as flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development in clinical, research, strategic, and managerial skills. The successful candidate will be expected to be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills, a strong desire to learn, and a meticulous attention to detail. The post holder will be expected to participate in the evening and weekend working services.

Main duties of the job

• To lead, develop and improve all aspects of the Trust's homecare services.
• To deliver on our responsibilities to ensure cost-effective and appropriate prescribing of homecare medicines.
• To ensure that appropriate clinical and governance arrangements are in place for all medicines supplied via homecare as set out in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) standards for homecare services.
• To link in with the regional homecare lead and assist with regionally led initiatives related to Homecare.
• To liaise with NHSE Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist / Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Finance and relevant members of the Pharmacy Management team in the delivery of operational aspects of homecare services.
• To liaise with the NHSE Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist / Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Finance in the development and maintenance of a Homecare policy and strategy.
• To work with the NHSE Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist / Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Commissioning and Medicines Finance to assist with delivering on the Trust's commissioning responsibilities for high cost drugs.
• To propose and lead the implementation of initiatives designed to maximise the identification of recoverable Trust income for off tariff and other recharged medicines.
• To propose and lead the implementation of initiatives designed to maximise savings for commissioners (ICB & NHSE).

Working for our organisation King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for implementing systems for and managing the provision of all Trust homecare services, ensuring that national standards and governance arrangements are in place for all medicines supplied via homecare.
• To be the main point of contact between the pharmacy department, Trust staff and Homecare/drug companies with regard to patient-level information on drugs supplied via Homecare and other patient access/risk sharing schemes.
• To lead and develop centralisation of homecare services across the Trust.
• Work with senior clinical pharmacists and outpatient staff and other Pharmacy staff to identify, plan, and develop new opportunities for homecare services.
• To provide specialist advice on medicines and processes associated with homecare medicines management to patients, carers, and homecare contractors.
• To understand the implications and importance of Payment by Results (PbR), and of high-cost and other rechargeable drugs - to be able to engage other staff in supporting the provision of information to the Trust Contracts Department and Commissioners.
• To ensure operational processes are followed for specific commissioning requirements related to reimbursement of individual medicines.
• To support the strategic development and planning of drug expenditure reporting.
• To have a high-level of expertise in the use of the Pharmacy databases used to provide usage information on high cost and other rechargeable drugs.
• To support the management of schemes and services (Homecare, drug company patient access schemes) to ensure timely and safe patient access to off-tariff drugs (OTD).
• To develop processes and strategies to manage homecare complaints.
• Incorporate any plan for homecare into treatment guidelines, protocols and local patient pathways.
• Co-ordinates the service review meetings for homecare medicines management working closely with homecare companies, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, other healthcare staff, and patients.
• Investigates, develops, and reports on the current and future processes for patients consenting to receive medicines via homecare.
• Works with the Chief Homecare Technician and the rest of the pharmacy homecare team to provide liaison with homecare companies over problems with prompt payment of invoices for homecare services.
• Links in with the regional homecare lead and assists with regionally led initiatives.
• Builds regional links with other pharmacists and technicians in order to share best practice.
• Undertakes research into homecare medicines management services, which may include the trial of novel methods of providing homecare medicines management or service for medicines previously not managed through homecare.
• Responsible for training and supporting all grades of staff on homecare medicines management and the use of off-tariff drugs.
• To maintain systems for managing the provision of patient level drug expenditure information.
• To resolve specific queries from commissioners on OTD expenditure information.
• To support the provision of specialist drug expenditure information and advice to departmental and Trust staff.
• To support effective communication throughout the pharmacy service and the Trust of any developments in reporting of expenditure on OTD.
• To implement service changes, policies and procedures for the effective and accurate provision of patient level drug expenditure information.
• To contribute to wider policies that have an impact within the pharmacy department and across the Trust.
• To participate in audits of the quality and cost-effectiveness of medicines use.
• To maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused pharmacy services in conjunction with clinical and patient services staff.
• To be able to use pharmacy computer systems correctly, enter data accurately from transcription sheets, prescription forms and any other prescriptions written by others and ensure that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and regionally agreed guidelines.

Person specification Education

• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice
• Member of the RPS faculty

Experience

• Previous clinical pharmacy experience in relevant area
• Experience of manipulating, analysing and reporting data

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• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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