Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

Finegreen; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to support GP Practices in Medicines Optimisation and cost improvement initiatives. The role involves providing specialized pharmaceutical advice, developing strategies for cost management, and producing reports for relevant committees. Ideal candidates will have a pharmacy master's degree, NHS experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3 years working as a pharmacist in UK NHS hospital or primary care setting.
• Member of the pharmaceutical regulatory body.
• Ideally a prescriber.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines information to GPs and primary care staff.
• Develop and implement cost management strategies.
• Produce and present reports on medicines optimisation.

Skills

Medicines Optimisation

Cost Management

Clinical Audit

Education

Pharmacy master's degree or equivalent

Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience

Job description

Finegreen are supporting a large NHS organisation in the appointment of an experienced Pharmacist, who holds a background in Medicines Optimisation. Supporting GP Practices on cost improvement e.g. Therapeutic Switching, Clinical Audit and Medicines Optimisation on a local level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide medicines information to GPs, nurses, primary care staff and community pharmacists including production of a regular newsletter and other communication media;
• Produce and present concise written and verbal reports to prescribing and other relevant committees on planned and completed work. Reports may require analysis of highly complex medicines information from a variety of sources;
• Develop and implement cost management strategies to assist the financial balances are achieved;
• Work closely with and provide highly specialised professional pharmaceutical advice to GP practices, providers and patients, and effectively input to decisions that relate to medicines optimisation;
• Meet with the Executive GP lead for Medicines Management to determine priorities
• and assess how the business plans developed will impact on the prescribing budget and strategic objectives;
• Review medication safety bulletins, alerts, or publications on a monthly basis and conduct an assessment to determine where opportunities for improvement exist;
• Ensure all appropriate information is communicated to clinicians and providers;
• Formulate recommendations, obtain stakeholder support, and develop an implementation and education plan consistent with rapid cycle change. Monitor compliance;
• Produce and present concise written and verbal reports to prescribing and other relevant committees on planned and completed work; Reports may require analysis of highly complex medicines information from a variety of sources;

Ideal Candidate:

• Pharmacy masters degree or equivalent; ideally a prescriber also;
• Member of the pharmaceutical regulatory body/Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience;
• 3 years working as a pharmacist in, UK NHS hospital or primary care setting;

If you are interested in the role, please contact Donna Larder on (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed)