Advanced Pharmacist, Area Prescribing and Formulary
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
As our Advanced Pharmacist, Area Prescribing and Formulary you will: Contribute to high quality and cost-effective prescribing across Northamptonshire. Use professional expertise to facilitate optimal use of resources in relation to medicines across all care settings. Support the Area Prescribing Committee with new medicines submissions and reviews. Develop and maintain a single medicines formulary across Northamptonshire. Implement local medicines policy and contribute to service development. Support the effective use of high-cost medicines in secondary care. Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Pharmacist, Area Prescribing and Formulary, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining a systemwide medicines formulary, contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care and effective management of prescribing practice. This position requires advanced clinical skills, strategic thinking, and collaboration with various healthcare professionals to optimise medication management and improve patient outcomes. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will focus on optimising medicines use through policies, guidelines and protocols and robust formulary management. About us
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory body responsible for local NHS services, functions, performance, and budgets. The ICB works with local providers of NHS services, such as hospitals and GP practices, to agree a joint plan which says how the NHS will contribute to the local integrated care strategy. Our priorities are: Improving outcomes in population health and health care. Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access. Enhancing productivity and value for money. Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development. The Medicines Optimisation Team are a collaborative ICB team, based at Haylock House in Kettering, but working in a hybrid way. We contribute to services across the health economy and through delivery of the Integrated Care Northamptonshire (ICN) 10-year strategy, support people in Northamptonshire to live their best lives, with a focus on getting the most from the use of medicines. You will play a key part in ensuring best value from medicines across the system and as such you will become a key member of the MO team. Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain a joint medicines formulary across Northamptonshire. Contribute to the implementation of NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation strategy at hospital, care home, practice, community pharmacy and individual patient level. Promote rational, high quality, cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing through expert pharmaceutical advice and support to ICB / Integrated Care System (ICS), hospitals, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), GP federations, member practices of the ICB, individual prescribers within the ICB, and care homes staff. Contribute to the delivery of medicines services across the ICB to ensure that the pharmaceutical needs of the population are met. Support the effective use of high-cost medicines in secondary care. Work in collaboration with the NHS Northamptonshire ICB Medicines Optimisation team and the wider ICB team to ensure policies, guidance and protocols related to interface and medicines management service provision are implemented within hospitals, GP practices, care homes, and other healthcare establishments. The role supports the ICB in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning, and service. Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop and implement area-specific prescribing strategies. Conduct regular reviews of prescribing patterns, identifying opportunities for improvement and adherence to evidence-based practices. Provide guidance to prescribers on optimising medication regimens, cost-effectiveness, and safety. Person Specification
Qualifications
Pharmacist registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (educated to Masters level or equivalent). Knowledge of pharmacy and medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate Diploma/MSc or equivalent experience. Experience
Experience of training staff and developing others. Experience of using professional knowledge to bring about change. Evidence of involvement in audit. Experience of partnership working with internal and external stakeholders. Knowledge
Understanding of health and care landscape and policy. Understanding of prescribing information. Demonstrates good understanding of the legal, governance and ethical framework within which pharmacists, GPs, and primary and secondary care organisations work. Skills and abilities
Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information, to large and influential groups. Critical thinking and problem-solving ability. Ability to plan, organise and deliver a broad range of activities. Ability to work with stakeholders, internally and externally to the ICB, including patients and the public. Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work / service. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
As our Advanced Pharmacist, Area Prescribing and Formulary you will: Contribute to high quality and cost-effective prescribing across Northamptonshire. Use professional expertise to facilitate optimal use of resources in relation to medicines across all care settings. Support the Area Prescribing Committee with new medicines submissions and reviews. Develop and maintain a single medicines formulary across Northamptonshire. Implement local medicines policy and contribute to service development. Support the effective use of high-cost medicines in secondary care. Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Pharmacist, Area Prescribing and Formulary, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining a systemwide medicines formulary, contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care and effective management of prescribing practice. This position requires advanced clinical skills, strategic thinking, and collaboration with various healthcare professionals to optimise medication management and improve patient outcomes. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will focus on optimising medicines use through policies, guidelines and protocols and robust formulary management. About us
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory body responsible for local NHS services, functions, performance, and budgets. The ICB works with local providers of NHS services, such as hospitals and GP practices, to agree a joint plan which says how the NHS will contribute to the local integrated care strategy. Our priorities are: Improving outcomes in population health and health care. Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access. Enhancing productivity and value for money. Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development. The Medicines Optimisation Team are a collaborative ICB team, based at Haylock House in Kettering, but working in a hybrid way. We contribute to services across the health economy and through delivery of the Integrated Care Northamptonshire (ICN) 10-year strategy, support people in Northamptonshire to live their best lives, with a focus on getting the most from the use of medicines. You will play a key part in ensuring best value from medicines across the system and as such you will become a key member of the MO team. Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain a joint medicines formulary across Northamptonshire. Contribute to the implementation of NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicines Optimisation strategy at hospital, care home, practice, community pharmacy and individual patient level. Promote rational, high quality, cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing through expert pharmaceutical advice and support to ICB / Integrated Care System (ICS), hospitals, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), GP federations, member practices of the ICB, individual prescribers within the ICB, and care homes staff. Contribute to the delivery of medicines services across the ICB to ensure that the pharmaceutical needs of the population are met. Support the effective use of high-cost medicines in secondary care. Work in collaboration with the NHS Northamptonshire ICB Medicines Optimisation team and the wider ICB team to ensure policies, guidance and protocols related to interface and medicines management service provision are implemented within hospitals, GP practices, care homes, and other healthcare establishments. The role supports the ICB in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning, and service. Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop and implement area-specific prescribing strategies. Conduct regular reviews of prescribing patterns, identifying opportunities for improvement and adherence to evidence-based practices. Provide guidance to prescribers on optimising medication regimens, cost-effectiveness, and safety. Person Specification
Qualifications
Pharmacist registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (educated to Masters level or equivalent). Knowledge of pharmacy and medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate Diploma/MSc or equivalent experience. Experience
Experience of training staff and developing others. Experience of using professional knowledge to bring about change. Evidence of involvement in audit. Experience of partnership working with internal and external stakeholders. Knowledge
Understanding of health and care landscape and policy. Understanding of prescribing information. Demonstrates good understanding of the legal, governance and ethical framework within which pharmacists, GPs, and primary and secondary care organisations work. Skills and abilities
Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information, to large and influential groups. Critical thinking and problem-solving ability. Ability to plan, organise and deliver a broad range of activities. Ability to work with stakeholders, internally and externally to the ICB, including patients and the public. Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work / service. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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