Responsibilities
* Lead, manage and develop a high quality patient focused pharmacy service to Gastroenterology patients.
* Take active part in multidisciplinary team meetings for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) gastroenterology patients prescribed biologic medicines to ensure prescribing & doses are appropriate.
* Ensure all gastroenterology patients prescribed out of tariff medicines are funded appropriately.
* Lead work with specialist nurses & consultants to implement biosimilar adoption programmes when appropriate products become available.
* Facilitate the efficient and cost effective use of medicines within the speciality, provide a ward pharmacy service to Gastroenterology in‑patients and provide a pro‑active pharmacy service to endoscopy and Gastroenterology out‑patients.
* Work with the other specialist pharmacists to develop robust switching processes to be used in future biologic switching programmes.
* Report financial savings from MDTs, biosimilar switching, CIP schemes as appropriate.
* Work with the Homecare Pharmacy Technician & other Specialist Pharmacist to improve mechanisms to minimise 'waste' with Homecare biologics (monitoring dose changes; monitoring prescription requests and monitoring medicine supplies).
* Support the virtual Multidisciplinary Team reviewing patients prescribed biologic medicines and provide clinical & directorate support to gastroenterology in‑patients, out‑patients & endoscopy services.
* Monitor and manage funding applications for out‑of‑tariff drugs within Gastroenterology.
Working for Our Organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Qualifications
* Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent experiential learning.
* Self‑motivated and organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Good IT skills and ability to work with many different IT programs & databases.
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