Pharmacy Integration Workforce Lead

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Pharmacy Professional to work within the Medicines Management Team. They will support the Head of Pharmacy Integration and Workforce, in driving forward the integration of the community pharmacy sector. There will be significant focus on the implementation and integration of community pharmacy clinical services, including the revolutionary Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme.
In addition, the postholder will take a pivotal role in the development and implementation of an ICS wide integrated pharmacy workforce plan, making sure the pharmacy workforce across Shropshire Telford and Wrekin is ready to deliver the future vision of pharmacy.
This role will involve building strong relationships with community pharmacies, general practice, primary care networks, acute trusts, urgent care providers, education institutes, local authorities and many others. The successful applicant will need excellent communication skills and will have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician.
The post holder will support the Head of Pharmacy Integration and Workforce to ensure that work streams relating to the integration, implementation and assurance of community pharmacy clinical services are carried out effectively. This new role has been created to undertake some immediate implementation actions that will enable the roll out, uptake and embedding of new and recently commissioned clinical services.
There will be a focus on promoting an integrated approach to the implementation and improvement of referral pathways into community pharmacy, for NHS advanced and locally commissioned services. The postholder will be required to demonstrate excellent project management skills, to support the roll out of the Community Pharmacy clinical services across Shropshire Telford and Wrekin.
The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe. It’s a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges and opportunities. You will be a member of a large, friendly Medicines Management team.
In addition to a competitive salary you will also benefit from access to the generous NHS Pension Scheme as well as plenty of NHS exclusive discounts too.
The role will involve the development, implementation, integration and assurance of community pharmacy clinical services across Shropshire Telford and Wrekin. This may include supporting the pharmacy integration team with the delivery of the community pharmacy independent prescribing pathfinder programme.
This high-profile programme involves pathfinder sites being commissioned to provide NHS prescribing services through community pharmacies for the first time. This in turn will inform the development of future clinical services that incorporate prescribing into community pharmacy.
To deliver on this future vision for pharmacy, Shropshire Telford and Wrekin (STW) Integrated Care System (ICS) will require a sustainable, flexible and integrated pharmacy workforce. The role will involve developing and implementing key workforce priorities, objectives and projects identified by the ICS Pharmacy Leadership Group (PLG). The post holder will contribute to the STW workforce transformation agenda, promoting the development and advancement of the pharmacy profession within STW. The post holder will support on the development of a pharmacy workforce model that is integrated, innovative and contributes to the health needs of the local population, by ensuring the workforce is effective, resilient and can support the future vision of pharmacy.
In order to be successful in this role, the postholder will be required to have an excellent understanding of the community pharmacy sector and to have a passion for the future vision of pharmacy. The post holder will also be required to have excellent communication skills, including the ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult or contentious issues. To support the development of an integrated workforce plan, the postholder will also be required to have an understanding of the pharmacy landscape across all sectors, including the ongoing transformation of pharmacy education for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Within this non-patient facing role, the post holder will be responsible for using expert specialist knowledge in the development of specialist programmes of work and care packages
To support the delivery of key community pharmacy clinical services, including, but not limited to:
Community Pharmacy Consultation Service
Discharge Medicines Service
Smoking Cessation Service
Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service
Pharmacy Contraception Service
To support the implementation and roll out of new community pharmacy clinical services, including, but not limited to:
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