Lead Pharmacist, NCL IPMO Programme Team

Job overview

This is a North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) role, hosted by UCLH.

We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite knowledge, skills, experience, and expertise to join the North Central London IPMO (Integrated Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation) team.

The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) is the collective of all NHS Provider organisations within NCL working together with the local councils, Integrated Care Board (ICB), Primary Care Networks, community pharmacies, care homes and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to form a health and social care partnership.

The NCL Medicines Optimisation Network (MON) supports the ICS in the safe, effective and economical use of medicines. Two principal cross-sector committees sit within the network; the Joint Formulary Committee (JFC) and Medicines Optimisation Board (MOB). JFC and MOB focus on promoting evidence-based medicine and providing the right care, at the right time and place, specifically related to medicines and/or pharmacy services, to help ensure best outcomes and use of resources in NCL. The NCL Shared Care Group coordinates the development of shared care guidelines and fact sheets to support the seamless transition of medicines at the interface.

Further information can be found via the NCL ICS Medicines Optimisation website: https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/our-working-areas/medicines-optimisation/

Main duties of the job

• To lead the delivery of projects relating to medicines efficiency & pharmacy transformation, in particular those projects relating to the Provider System Efficiency Plan (SEP).

• To support the Director, IPMO Programme Team, in managing the medicines SEP from idea to delivery, escalation and reporting processes from Board to operational teams, as well as the monitoring and reporting of key metrics.

• To support the Director, IPMO Programme Team, and ICS Chief Pharmacist in leading pharmacy integration, as NCL establishes itself an Integrated Care System.

• To support the NCL Medicines Optimisation Board (and its subcommittees), in delivering its vision; to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in NCL, through the best use of medicines and pharmacy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The NCL IPMO Programme Team are hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of NCL stakeholders. The offices are based at 250 Euston Road, London. The role will require a combination of hybrid working and may require travel with NCL.

Joint Formulary Committee

• Support the Principal Pharmacist to provide secretariat support to the Committee and manage the annual workplan.

• Undertake critical appraisal of new medicine applications, using published literature and data sources to assess efficacy, safety, place in therapy, unmet clinical need, patient convenience, budget impact and operational impact.

• Present evaluations and projects to Committee members

• Communicate outcomes to applicants and stakeholders.

• Maintain the NCL Joint Formulary website and the content of the NCL ICS Medicines Optimisation website

Shared Care Group

• Provide secretariat support to the NCL Shared Care Group

• Coordinate and support the development and review of Shared Care Guidelines, Fact Sheets and the NCL ‘Red List’

Evaluation and Research

• Contribute to NCL research and audit activity including publication of research and/or improvement initiatives.

Education and training

• Promote and provide training on critical appraisal skills and to support the adoption of the formulary, new guidelines or pathways into routine clinical practice.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.