Senior Medicines Effectiveness and Homecare Technician

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

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an administrative post within the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group. The role focuses on supporting clinical and procurement teams to identify and implement cost-saving strategies around biosimilars and biologic therapies, while ensuring patient care remains safe and effective.

You will handle day-to-day prescriptions administration, assist with setting up biosimilars, and maintain records of progress and obstacles.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex information with a wide range of staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional administration support to the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group and Clinical Teams.
• Set up new biosimilars or other cost-saving initiatives as directed.
• Support pharmacists and technicians to deliver identified savings and perform related administrative tasks.
• Maintain an accurate record of cost-saving initiatives and status using the CEUM tracker.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Independent work

Willing to travel between sites

NHS experience

Medical terminology knowledge

Procurement systems knowledge

Job description

The Medicines Effectiveness Team are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity to join the newly established Best 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. The Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group will 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 mobilisation of identified cost-saving opportunities. Main duties include: 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 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. Maintain an accurate record of cost-saving initiatives and identified opportunities, their status, obstacles and timeline through the Cost Effective Use of Medicines (CEUM) tracker. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

• Enthusiastic and Motivated
• Understanding the need for confidentiality and discretion
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex information with a wide range of pharmacy, nursing and medical staff (including presentations)
• Excellent organisational skills and time management
• Good time management skills
• Can work independently and use initiative
• Understanding the need for confidentiality and discretion
• Desirable criteria
• NHS experience
• Medical terminology knowledge
• Experience of understanding Procurement systems and processes
• Willing to travel between sites
• Medical terminology knowledge
• Experience in planning, organising and coordinating meetings

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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 of 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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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 the OUH YouTube channel.

Sexual Safety Charter: In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.