Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group Assistant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford is inviting applications for the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group Assistant. You will provide professional administration support to the newly established group, helping to coordinate cost-saving initiatives in biologic medicines while maintaining high standards of patient care.

You will work with clinical and procurement colleagues to mobilise opportunities, support biosimilar switching, and maintain records of progress using

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional and comprehensive administration support to the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group.
• Support Specialist Clinical Teams and Homecare Team with day to day administrative management of prescriptions and setup of new biosimilars or other cost-saving initiatives as directed by the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group.
• Support pharmacists and technicians to deliver identified savings, helping with all administrative tasks associated with these switches.
• Maintain an accurate record of cost-saving initiatives and identified opportunities, their status, obstacles and timeline through the CEUM tracker.

Job description

Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group Assistant

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Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Medicines Effectiveness Team are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity to join the newly establishedBest Value Medicines and Biologics Group. This innovative team, alongside the Medicines Effectiveness Team, will play a pivotal role in driving cost-saving initiatives across biologic medicines while ensuring that patients continue to receive the highest standards of care.

TheBest Value Medicines and Biologics Groupwill focus on identifying, promoting, and implementing strategies to maximise cost-saving opportunities for both commissioners and the Trust. By evaluating and optimising biologic prescribing and usage, the team will ensure that value for money is achieved across the healthcare system, while maintaining clinical effectiveness and safety.

As a member of this dynamic team, you will work collaboratively with clinical and financial stakeholders, including prescribers, pharmacists, commissioners, and procurement teams, to identify areas where cost efficiencies can be made, particularly in the use of biosimilars and other biologic therapies. The post holder will be supporting clinical teams in all aspects relating to the mobilising of identified cost saving opportunities.

PLEASE NOTE: "no visa sponsorship available for this role"

Provide high quality, professional and comprehensive administration support to theBest Value Medicines and Biologics Group

SupportSpecialist Clinical Teams and Homecare Team withday to dayadministrativemanagement ofprescriptions and set up of new biosimilars or other cost saving initiatives as directed by the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group.

Support pharmacists and technicians to deliver identified savings, helping with all administrative tasks associated with these switches

Maintainan accuraterecord of cost-saving initiativesandidentifiedopportunities, their status,obstaclesand timeline through theCost EffectiveUse of Medicines (CEUM) tracker

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Please refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust