Medicines Optimisation Lead - Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Jobs; Warrington; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Warrington is seeking an experienced Specialist Pharmacist to provide expert input for safe and cost-effective medicines use in line with ICB priorities. The role delivers clinical guidance to GP practices, care homes and wider system colleagues, while supporting medicines optimisation policies and NICE guidance.

The post involves managerial duties, workload planning, service improvement, and independent working to lead on defined clinical issues and projects in collaboration with

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and provide specialist pharmacist input to support safe, effective and cost-effective medicines use in line with ICB priorities.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and support to GP practices, care homes, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and wider system colleagues.
• Managerial: Contribute to the development, implementation and review of standard operating procedures, policies and protocols.
• Support implementation of evidence-based medicines optimisation policies, APG recommendations and national guidance (e.g. NICE).
• Manage staff performance, including appraisal, training, development, recruitment and absence optimisation, where required.
• Plan and prioritise workload to balance organisational, national and regional medicines optimisation priorities, escalating conflicts or delivery risks where required.
• Lead defined service improvement activities and support implementation of new ways of working within medicines optimisation.
• Undertake lone working in accordance with ICB lone working policies where required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and scope of the role.
• Work independently, planning and prioritising workload to deliver an effective service.
• Promote and support implementation of national and local medicines related policies and NICE guidance.
• Support management of prescribing budgets and delivery of medicines optimisation priorities.
• Lead medicines optimisation policy implementation and service development within assigned GP practices.
• Influence and support healthcare professionals to improve medicines use, resolve medicines-related issues and escalating complex clinical or governance concerns appropriately.
• Lead on defined clinical issues or projects as agreed with the Head of Medicines Optimisation.
• Support the work of other Medicines Optimisation colleagues.
• Contribute to system-level decision-making within agreed areas of responsibility and support implementation of agreed actions through established governance routes.
• Leadership: Implement medicines optimisation plans in GP practices and other care settings in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Provide accountable specialist pharmacist advice and education on prescribing and medicines optimisation to healthcare professionals, patients and carers, supporting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians where appropriate.
• Clinical/Technical: Work independently, planning and prioritising workload to deliver an effective service.
• Promote and support implementation of national and local medicines related policies and NICE guidance.
• Support management of prescribing budgets and delivery of medicines optimisation priorities.
• Support medicines optimisation policy implementation and service development within assigned GP practices.
• Contribute to APG subgroups and processes as required, including supporting the development and implementation of APG recommendations within defined areas of responsibility.
• Influence and support healthcare professionals to improve medicines use and resolve medicines related issues, including direct patient intervention where required.
• Lead on defined clinical issues or projects as agreed with the Head of Medicines Optimisation.
• Support the work of other Medicines Optimisation colleagues.

Job description

NHS Jobs in Warrington is seeking an experienced Specialist Pharmacist to provide expert input for safe and cost-effective medicines use in line with ICB priorities. The role delivers clinical guidance to GP practices, care homes and wider system colleagues, while supporting medicines optimisation policies and NICE guidance.

The post involves managerial duties, workload planning, service improvement, and independent working to lead on defined clinical issues and projects in collaboration with