Lead Pharmacist-Gastroenterology

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and forward thinking pharmacist to gain experience in Gastroenterology whilst the current post holder is on maternity leave.

The Gastroenterology service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust cares for over 6000 patients across 3 hospital sites, with over 1000 patients prescribed biologic therapy. As the successful candidate you will support the virtual Multidisciplinary Team reviewing patients prescribed biologic medicines, as well as provide clinical & directorate support to gastroenterology in patients, out patients & endoscopy services. A good understanding of the out of tariff funding process for medicines is required as you will be expected to monitor & manage funding applications for these drugs within Gastroenterology.

You will be self motivated and organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to develop effective working relationships with a wide range of professionals. You will have good IT skills and be able to work with many different IT programs & databases.

Applicants should be a pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and should have a postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent experiential learning.

Main duties of the job

• To lead, manage and develop a high quality patient focused pharmacy service to Gastroenterology patients
• To take active part in the multidisciplinary team meetings for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) gastroenterology patients prescribed biologic medicines to ensure prescribing & doses are appropriate
• To ensure all gastroenterology patients prescribed out of tariff medicines are funded appropriately
• To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants to implement biosimilar adoption programmes when appropriate products become available
• To facilitate the efficient and cost effective use of medicines within the speciality, provide a ward pharmacy service to Gastroenterology in patients and provide a pro active pharmacy service to endoscopy and Gastroenterology out patients
• To work with the other specialist pharmacists to develop robust switching processes to be used in future biologic switching programmes
• To report on financial savings from MDTs, biosimilar switching, CIP schemes as appropriate
• To work with the Homecare Pharmacy Technician & other Specialist Pharmacist to improve mechanisms to minimise "waste" with Homecare biologics. Examples of mechanisms include: monitoring dose changes; monitoring prescription requests and monitoring medicine supplies

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Education / Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience
• (CPD) and maintains a CPD portfolio
• Qualified as an Independent Prescriber
• Related Post Graduate Qualification
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Experience

• Appropriate post registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy in the UK - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
• Experience of working with Gastroenterology patients
• Experience of managing funding applications for PbR excluded drugs
• Practical Clinical experience with broad knowledge of therapeutics
• Evidence of effective independent & multidisciplinary team working
• Knowledge of the processes by which home delivery of medicines is provided by the NHS
• Experience of drug expenditure reporting
• Evidence of research or project work
• Experience delivering CQUINs or other cost improvement schemes
• Previous experience in delivering training and education
• Experience of staff line management

Skills

• Good ability to use computer systems including Excel, Word & NHS databases e.g. Blueteq
• Experience of using electronic prescribing systems

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.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.