Principal Pharmacist - Medicines Value

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to work as Principal Pharmacist - Medicines Value across Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a new role created following a successful Cheshire and Merseyside Homecare and High Cost Drugs Invest to Save business case, and will be part of a network of pharmacists working across the ICS to deliver the medicines value agenda. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines across both trusts and the wider health economy. You will work closely with hospital clinical teams, trust stakeholders and external partners to optimise the value of medicines, contributing to improved patient outcomes and financial sustainability.,

• Lead, develop, manage, monitor, report and promote professional and operational aspects of Medicines Value agenda within both trusts and the wider healthcare economy. Medicines Value in this context means maximising value for money, cost effective prescribing and medicines management.
• Lead on aspects of policy development in the field of Medicines Value and lead on the implementation and monitoring of medicines-related NICE guidelines across the health economy.
• Manage, coach, and develop other pharmacy staff across both trusts and wider healthcare system, and deliver education to pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staff related to Medicines Value.
• Contribute to the strategic development and monitoring of the pharmacy services delivered at both trusts where there is a particular emphasis on Medicines Value.
• Collaborate with partners in C&M to maximise Medicines Value and seek out new opportunities for collaboration.
  
  This exciting new role will require the post holder to demonstrate excellent leadership and organisational skills. You will need to be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the healthcare system and have a strong understanding of change management processes. The ability to effectively engage with, influence, and motivate key stakeholders will be essential to the success of this role.
  
  Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs. Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs. A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019. Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.