Principal Pharmacist - Pharmacoeconomics & High Cost Drugs - Band 8B

Principal Pharmacist- Lead for Pharmacoeconomics and High Cost Drugs Management - Band 8b

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2023?

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacist to lead and manage the High Cost Drugs and Pharmacoeconomics Service for NBT. If you are an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic pharmacist who is keen to take the next step in their career development, specialising in Commissioning, we would love to hear from you. You will be working collaboratively across the Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire ICB and with regional NHS England specialist commissioning partners.

There is an opportunity for flexible working and we will consider applications for full-time and part-time applications with a minimum requirement of 0.8 wte.

This is an exciting time to join North Bristol NHS Trust, we are looking for pharmacy staff who are passionate about patient care and share our commitment to support and complement the multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality pharmacy services across the Trust.

Interview Date: 7th March 2023

The primary role of the Principal Pharmacist, Pharmacoeconomics and High Cost Drugs Management is to work effectively to lead and manage the High Cost Drugs and Pharmacoeconomic service for NBT providing an effective interface between NHS England and NBT. The post holder will be responsible for delivering efficiencies and ensuring best value in line with National initiatives and BNSSG Formulary, whilst ensuring that the financial reporting to Commissioners meets the required specification.

We are a large pharmacy department with over 80 pharmacists including many Specialist posts. The clinical ward pharmacy service is well established and provided by pharmacist and medicine management technicians. The post holder will input into the clinical service, including weekend working at NBT. As part of the new hospital we have a very modern pharmacy department including the largest dispensing robot in Europe.

We are looking for candidates with:

• Strong leadership skills
• Management skills
• Passion to develop a high-quality service
• Enthusiasm for service development and innovation
• Ability to motivate staff and develop effective working relationships with key stakeholder

For more information on this exciting opportunity please see the attached job description and Person Specification for full details of the main duties and responsibilities.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, NBT is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (e.g. Portishead, Chepstow)

The main responsibilities of the role are: -

• Through effective leadership and management be responsible for the delivery and ongoing development of the Pharmacoeconomics Service and High Cost Drugs Management. This will be achieved through established and innovative practices
• To develop and maintain an effective interface between commissioners and providers of services within Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) working closely with BNSSG ICB, NHS England Specialised Commissioning, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust
• To develop and deliver efficiencies and ensuring best value regarding the use of high costs medicines in accordance with Commissioner project plans
• To maximise the cost-effective use of high cost drugs (HCD), delivering efficiencies and ensuring best value, through engagement with clinical teams and divisional leads, supporting prior approval processes, ensuring appropriate usage, and supporting audit of NICE drugs and those excluded from the National Tariff
• To support the business planning and contracting process for high cost drugs
• With the team you manage, identify and action drug savings for the Trust and ensure that financial intelligence is provided on a regular basis
• To ensure that those treatments supported by NICE Technology Appraisals and Clinical Commissioning Policies are implemented according to the published recommendations and local commissioning arrangements
• Ensures that the Pharmacy service is provided in compliance with Medicines Legislation, the Code of Ethics of the General Pharmaceutical Council and Trust policies and procedures