Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist - High Cost Drugs

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Are you enthusiastic, able to handle complexity, and ready for a new challenge? We invite applications for the role of Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist for High-Cost Medicines and Third-Party Providers.
This role is a key member of the Medicines Optimisation Team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). MFT is the third largest provider of specialist services, and y ou will work with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacists and a range of stakeholders to ensure the safe and effective use of high-cost medicines.
The role will support our recently launched ‘Care Closer to Home’ project, focusing on efficient, safe, and sustainable medicine delivery to ensure best value for patients and MFT.
We seek a passionate, dedicated pharmacist with broad clinical knowledge and an understanding of Medicines Optimisation issues. Excellent presentation, organisational, analytical, and interpersonal skills are required.
The Trust aims to support employees who wish to work flexibly, to allow them to maintain a healthy work life balance.
For a comprehensive overview of roles and responsibilities please read our Job Description. The main duties of the role include:
To support the pharmacy aspects of managing high -cost medicines in line with national and local contracts with commissioners.
To support the transformation of homecare and outpatient services to ensure best value for MFT and patients.
To support the introduction of NICE TA approved and other nationally approved medicines into the Trust in line with local and national guidance and associated Medicines Management Committee implementation issues.
To engage with Trust stakeholders, the ICS, NHS England, and local professional networks on the development of joint services, commissioning and funding of medicines.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you

Please refer the Job description for details