Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist - Place Based Teams

We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements. We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy. We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wellbeing. Please note that all vacancies will be subject to a 6 months' probation period in line with the Probation Policy., This post is based in the NEL ICB Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation team. The post holder leads the team delivering on medicines optimisation within the designated place and contributes to the development of the pharmacy and medicines optimisation strategy across NEL and the London Region. The team provides an effective and professional medicines optimisation service to our local boroughs as well as matrix working across boroughs and with our stakeholders. The post holder will lead on the safe, quality and cost-effective use of medicines, that is evidence based, by implementing the principles of medicines optimisation. Senior Medicines Optimisation pharmacists will be expected to spend up to 50% of their time providing clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation input and leadership to a designated NELwide clinical specialty, network, medicines programme or other initiative. This may involve working under the supervision of a different Deputy Director or Head of Medicines Optimisation.,

• Leads at borough level, driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning, development of patient pathways and services with regards to Medicines Optimisation
• Oversees projects to support the delivery of the pharmacy and medicines optimisation team strategy and objectives. This includes responsibility for ensuring the planning, development and delivery of medicines optimisation projects
• Provides expertise, experience and leadership in medicines at place based level as well as across the Integrated Care System
• Provides expert clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation input to a designated clinical specialty, network or initiative as required
• Leads the place based team that supports GPs, non-medical prescribers and other health and care professionals in the safe use of medicines, evidence-based prescribing, cost-effective management of the prescribing budget and support local and national measures
• Leads at place, the management of risks associated with medicines, ensuring that relevant risks are recorded on the risk register, regularly reviewed and mitigations are undertaken and reported as appropriate
• Provide clinical pharmacy input to a range of guidelines and clinical pathways to include but not limited to long term conditions, Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number.
Please ensure you check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. Invitations for interview are sent by email only, so it is important that you monitor your emails once you have submitted an application online. If you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should presume that you have not been shortlisted. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Applications are welcome from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to this post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post or if we are unable to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test.

North East London is steeped in history and culture, and home to over two million people (and rising). It's the most diverse area of the UK; and because of that, one of the most exciting and vibrant places to work. NHS North East London works with our health, social care, voluntary and community partners and residents) to plan and buy health services to meet our population's needs, making sure all parts of the local health and care system work effectively together. We work as part of the North East London Integrated Care System northeastlondonhcp.nhs.uk We make sure residents and visitors have the best physical and mental health and have good access to high-quality health and care services. We have a vision to "work with and for all the people of North East London to create meaningful improvements in health, wellbeing and equity." We serve eight local authority areas: Barking and Dagenham; City of London; Hackney; Havering; Newham; Redbridge; Tower Hamlets; and Waltham Forest.