Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist to work with the Regional Homecare Lead Pharmacist to support the homecare provision across the East Midlands.
This is a great opportunity for a pharmacy individual to help shape the East Midlands homecare services. This post will allow the successful candidate to operate on both a regional & national level helping to improve the services we offer to our patients. If you have significant experience of leading and managing homecare services for patients & want to help improve the services delivered to our patients, then this will be the role for you.
Main duties of the job
Work with the Regional Homecare Lead Pharmacist to support the management and provision of homecare services across the East Midlands. The role involves setting up and managing complex contracts for homecare medicines services, supplying medicines, equipment and services to patients across the region through a robust, cost-effective, patient‑oriented supply chain. By ensuring effective procurement practices and efficient contract performance the post holder will support performance improvement through national KPI reporting and assist trusts to maximise cost‑effectiveness, quality of service and patient safety associated with outsourced medicine services. The role holder will participate at a regional level in determining strategies and cost‑effective long‑term solutions for the procurement and management of outsourced homecare medicine services, primarily by the NHS hospital sector. This includes participation in national working groups, networks and liaison with other regional posts.
Working for our organisation
This regional post is hosted by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. NUH employs over 19,000 staff and plays a leading role in research, education and innovation. We welcome new ideas to develop our team in order to deliver world‑class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities, NUH will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* Specialist knowledge of pharmaceutical service procedures equivalent to Master’s level, obtained through registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, with appropriate theoretical study or portfolio demonstrating equivalence, and relevant short courses/qualifications equivalent to Master’s level.
* Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development and learning.
* Membership of other organisations (e.g. APTUK, RPS).
* Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification or extensive experience of pharmacy procurement.
Experience
* Extensive experience of pharmacy contract implementation and management.
* Extensive knowledge and experience of pharmacy procurement and/or homecare medicines services at NHS local or regional level within the East Midlands.
* Review medication incidents and reports regularly to clinical governance teams with suggestions for service improvement.
* Experience of developing policies and procedures and practice information relevant to pharmacy homecare services.
* Experience in teaching and training.
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, to communicate with a broad spectrum of people.
* Ability to influence senior and junior healthcare staff (pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and managers).
* Demonstrable leadership skills.
* Ability to work closely with regional networks in strategic planning of medicine usage.
* Experience of supporting the introduction of new medicines by presenting appropriate information to the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee.
* Training in influencing and negotiating skills.
* Training in leadership skills.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Evidence of evaluation of best practice – applies research findings and patient information to practice, promoting evidence‑based practice.
* Ensures compliance with relevant legislation, good practice guidance and local policy.
* Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement, managing difficult and ambiguous problems.
* Communicates best practice outside the organisation.
* Experience of financial management skills and business planning.
Planning and Organisation Skills
* Self‑motivating with drive to develop services and motivate and inspire other members of the team.
* Ability to plan and coordinate clinical pharmacy services, including monitoring of performance indicators and auditing of service delivery.
* Ability to assist with strategic planning for the development of medicine usage to meet national and local priorities and objectives.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 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.
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