Clinical Pharmacist

• Internal ICB staff including managers,colleagues,and senior management as appropriate
• ICS partners, including portfolio leads, Local Authorities and Provider Collaboratives
• Non-NHS organisations
• Members of the public and service users as appropriate
• Matrix work across all other teams to address interdependencies and ensure alignment of mutual objectives.
• External consultancy, as required.

• Work autonomously and provide specialist pharmacist input to support safe, effective and cost-effective medicines use in line with ICB priorities.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and support to GP practices, care homes, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and wider system colleagues.

• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of standard operating procedures, policies and protocols.
• Support implementation ofevidence-basedmedicines optimisation policies, APGrecommendations andnational guidance (e.g. NICE).
• Manage staff performance, including appraisal, training, development, recruitment and absence optimisation, where required.
• Plan and prioritise workload to balance organisational, national and regional medicines optimisation priorities, escalating conflicts or delivery risks where required.
• Lead defined service improvement activities and support implementation of new ways of working within medicines optimisation.
• Undertake lone working in accordance with ICB lone working policies where required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and scope of the role.
• Work independently, planning and prioritising workload to deliver an effective service.
• Promote and support implementation of national and local medicines related policies and NICE guidance.
• Support management of prescribing budgets and delivery of medicines optimisation priorities.
• Lead medicines optimisation policy implementation and service development within assigned GP practices.
• Influence and support healthcare professionals to improve medicines use, resolve medicines-related issues and escalate complex clinical or governance concerns appropriately.
• Lead on defined clinical issues or projects as agreed with the Head of Medicines Optimisation.
• Support the work of other Medicines Optimisation colleagues.
• Contribute to system-level decision-making within agreed areas of responsibility and support implementation of agreed actions through established governance routes.

• Implement medicines optimisation plans in GP practices and other care settings in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Provide accountable specialist pharmacist advice and education on prescribing and medicines optimisation to healthcare professionals, patients and carers, supporting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians where appropriate.

• Work independently, planning and prioritising workload to deliver an effective service.
• Promote and support implementation of national and local medicines related policies and NICE guidance.
• Support management of prescribing budgets and delivery of medicines optimisation priorities.
• Support medicines optimisation policy implementation and service development within assigned GP practices.
• Contribute to APG subgroups and processes as required, including supporting the development and implementation of APG recommendations within defined areas of responsibility.Influence and support healthcare professionals to improve medicines use and resolve medicines related issues, including direct patient intervention where required.
• Lead on defined clinical issues or projects as agreed with the Head of Medicines Optimisation.
• Support the work of other Medicines Optimisation colleague

Essential

• Educated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Master's degree in Pharmacy (four years) plus one year foundation training with successful completion, or a pharmacy degree qualification and associated pre-registration or foundation training requirements applicable at the time of qualification.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist.
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent e.g. CPPE Pathway completion or being undertaken

Essential

• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
• Experience of supporting and motivating colleagues, allocating work where required and maintaining effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Essential

• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area.