Senior Pharmacist - Medicines Optimisation & Interface Lead

West Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; West Stow; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced pharmacist to lead medicines optimisation and strengthen collaboration between primary and secondary care. The role includes 18.75 protected hours each week for commissioned interface work and sits within the pharmacy senior management team.

You will lead prescribing pathway improvements, support cost improvement programmes and help shape service development to deliver measurable patient outcomes across West Suffolk.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree or master's in Pharmacy; Registered Pharmacist (GPhC); Postgraduate diploma or master's in clinical pharmacy; Leadership qualification relevant to NHS.
• Desirable: Registered Pharmacy nonmedical prescriber; PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead medicines optimisation and improvements in prescribing pathways across hospital and community care.
• Develop shared-care arrangements and implement joint formulary initiatives.
• Deliver medicines cost improvement programmes and lead homecare governance.
• Provide professional advice to procurement and contribute to service development as a member of the pharmacy senior leadership team.

Skills

Proven leadership

Staff management

Communication of complex information

Influence and negotiation

Forecasting & long-term planning

Organisational awareness

Decision making under pressure

Education

Degree or master's in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Postgraduate diploma or master's in clinical pharmacy

Leadership qualification (NHS)

PRINCE2 (Desirable)

Tools

Blueteq

Job description

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced pharmacist to lead medicines optimisation and strengthen collaboration between primary and secondary care. The role includes 18.75 protected hours each week for commissioned interface work and sits within the pharmacy senior management team.

You will lead prescribing pathway improvements, support cost improvement programmes and help shape service development to deliver measurable patient outcomes across West Suffolk.