Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Immunoglobulins and East Midlands SRIAP
Closing date: 31 May 2026.
This role provides maternity cover for the substantive post holder in the Medicines Finance team, offering development opportunities on medicines finance, procurement, project management and inter‑professional collaboration, while maintaining specialist clinical pharmacy skills.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as Specialist Pharmacist for Immunoglobulins at NUH and the EM‑SRIAP.
* Oversee immunoglobulin use across the East Midlands and serve as Professional Secretary for the EM‑SRIAP.
* Provide specialist clinical oversight of immunoglobulin management at NUH in line with national commissioning criteria, governance, product allocations and mandated reporting.
* Act as Professional Secretary for the NUH Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel.
* Line‑manage and support the EM‑SRIAP Co‑ordinator and Pharmacy Immunoglobulin & Reimbursement Scheme Officer.
* Deliver core clinical pharmacy activities whilst supporting the NUH medicines optimisation strategy.
* Support the High Cost Medicines Team and wider Medicines Finance Team with implementation of medicines value schemes.
* Participate in general clinical pharmacy duties across City Hospital and QMC campuses, covering the 7‑day shift rota, bank holidays and senior support rota for the on‑call pharmacist.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) / MPharm / MSc or equivalent
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent postgraduate experience
* Leadership and management training
Experience
* Post‑registration experience in hospital pharmacy
* Risk management and clinical governance experience
* Audit work experience
* Developing and implementing action plans for new services/services change
* Developing and implementing specialty‑wide policies and procedures with pharmacy, nursing and medical teams
* Managing clinical and/or governance aspects around immunoglobulins
* Professional secretary experience to a clinical governance group or committee
* Medicines finance issues (cost‑containment schemes)
* Knowledge of national/regional funding and commissioning pathways for high‑cost medicines
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Strong written and oral communication, including presentation skills
* Summarise, communicate and present information to a wide range of professionals
* Effective independent and team working across multidisciplinary teams
* Persuasion, negotiation, tact and diplomacy skills
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Critical evaluation of literature and research for medicines information and drug therapy decisions
* Problem‑solving with a wide range of clinical issues, lateral thinking for new ideas
* Analyse patient‑specific data to advise on therapy management
* Analyse complex financial or clinical data
Planning and Organisation Skills
* Prioritise, plan, coordinate, develop and adjust services
* Manage own and others' time effectively, meet deadlines under pressure
* Flexibility to handle competing demands and interruptions
* Self‑motivated, organised, confident, accurate and assertive
Physical and ICT Skills
* Light physical effort, long sitting periods using IT equipment
* Strong concentration required during unpredictable workloads
* Good computer literacy with Word, Excel and PowerPoint; retrieve information from the Internet
* Experience with Microsoft Office suite beyond basic utilisation and business intelligence software
Other Requirements
* Well‑motivated, conscientious and reliable
* Professional, credible, accountable, responsible and confident
* Prepared to work flexible hours over a 7‑day shift pattern
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
* Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's “We are here for you” behavioural standards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
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