Senior Pharmacy Technician

4 weeks ago

Basildon, United Kingdom NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) is dedicated to enhancing healthcare outcomes for our population. We are committed to driving clinical leadership, putting the voice of our community at the core of our ambitious objectives. Within our Clinical Leadership and Innovation Directorate, the Medicines Optimisation team plays a pivotal role in ensuring safe, effective, and patient-focused medication for our population

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated registered Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic Medicines Optimisation team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality services, supporting both clinical and operational aspects of the team. The post holder will be part of a team who make a significant contribution to improved health outcomes, cost effective medicines use and patient safety, and empower clinical teams to make a positive impact on communities.

If you have a passion for driving positive change in healthcare and ready to make a real difference for our population, apply now and help us shape the future of healthcare in Mid and South Essex.

Predominantly home working with some working from our Basildon office.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a small team of staff, providing leadership, supervision, and mentorship.

Contribute to the delivery of one or more strategic plans, enabling key milestones to be delivered, and addressing any issues related to the delivery of plans and workstreams.

Monitor budgets, contribute to budget setting, and maintain a working knowledge of financial processes.

Support the development and implementation of the medicines optimisation strategy and action plans.

Make informed decisions during the course of duties, seeking guidance and escalating issues where appropriate.

Support the development and maintenance of prior approval processes for tariff excluded drugs (HCDs).

Manage funding requests for HCDs and medical devices within set timescales, authorising prior approval for HCDs and devices as per local guidance and commissioned pathways.

Provide advice for HCD-related queries and complaints, documenting all queries and responses for future reference.

Reference all advice provided, seeking information to support policies, formularies, and individual funding requests.

Provide technical support in tracking efficiency and performance metrics for HCDs, including leading on HCD invoice validation and monitoring usage.

Stay up to date with relevant guidance on HCD and adhere to all local policies and processes.

About us

Mid and South Essex ICB is a statutory organisation responsible for the planning and delivery of local health and care services, across Mid and South Essex and is part of the wider integrated care system. Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health of people who live and work in their area. The headquarters for the organisation is Phoenix Court, Basildon, but there is a hybrid model of working, which includes working across Mid and South Essex and home working.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications regardless of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion or belief. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustment for people who have a disability. We would also encourage applicants to raise any personal circumstances they would like us to be aware of so that we can consider possible adjustments.

Unfortunately, the organisation does not have a Sponsorship licence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System will comprise the Integrated Care Board (ICB), which is the statutory body for the NHS, and the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), which is a committee of the ICB, and brings together key health, care, community and voluntary sector organisations across the area.

The ICS has a bold ambition to deliver improved outcomes for our population through our four Alliances, and we are placing clinical and professional leadership and the voice of our residents at the heart of realizing this ambition.

Pharmacy and medicines optimisation (PMO) sits within the Clinical Leadership and Innovation Directorate.

The Clinical Leadership and Innovation Directorate is charged with putting clinical and multi-professional leadership at the heart of our system. This means that our health and care performance benefits from the active support and participation of staff within the ICS as part of their day-to-day work. The Directorate will support the system by preparing the ground for the adoption of a Stewardship Approach as well as managing the transition including ongoing pathway development, specialist commissioning activities and change-making within current BAU activity. It will then transform our system by managing our health and care resources through the formation of and delivery by stewardship groups.

At the same time, it will ensure the safe and effective use of medicines and optimize medicines use to improve health outcomes and the quality of care. It will do this by leading the strategic transformation of medicines optimization work and ensuring the ICB undertakes all its statutory duties in relation to medications. It will also lead on integration, commissioning and contracting, development clinical community pharmacy services and the development of systems and processes to provide quality and patient safety assurance for use of medicines in commissioned services.

The post-holder will deliver medicines optimisation to ensure cost-effective, safe medicines use, enabling the best possible health gains for patients. This will be achieved through supporting the development and maintenance of the joint ICS formulary and treatment pathways. The post holder will look to support the development of local prescribing guidelines with patient focused personalized care and embed shared decision making into clinical pathways to reduce inequalities.

COMPETENCY BASED KEY DELIVERABLES

Management of a small number of staff Contribute to the delivery of one or more strategic plans, enabling key milestones to be delivered and raising any issues associated with the delivery of plans and workstreams. Responsible for monitoring budget/s, contributing to budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes Responsible for decisions made during the course of their duties, seeking guidance and escalating issues where appropriate Provide technical support to the Alliance Lead and Medicines Clinical Interface Lead in developing, implementing and delivering a monitoring strategy to manage expenditure on tariff excluded high cost drugs (HCDs) and medical devices Provide technical support to the Alliance Lead and Medicines Clinical Lead in the annual Horizon Scanning process Provide technical support with the development of the medicines optimisation strategy implementation and action plans Responsible for management of funding requests for HCDs and medical devices within set timescales in accordance with locally agreed pathways, policies and procedures, taking delegated responsibility to authorise prior approval for high-cost drugs and devices in accordance with local guidance and commissioned pathways Provide advice for HCD related queries and complaints. Document all queries and responses, such that these are readily retrievable for future use, in relation to tariff excluded HCDs Liaise with clinical support and interface pharmacists to resolve queries relating to safe and cost effective use of HCDs Support the development and maintenance of prior approval process (including associated forms) for tariff excluded drugs Reference all advice provided and to seek information in support of policies, formularies and individual funding requests Provide technical support to the system in tracking efficiency and performance metrics, specifically for HCDs. This includes leading on HCD invoice validation process and associated challenges and monitoring the usage of HCDs drugs. Keep up to date with relevant guidance on HCD The post-holder is required to understand and adhere to all local policies and processes. Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Ability to analyse data from databases to present summary results and/or draw conclusions. Ability to manage own workload, working to deadlines with minimal supervision. High level of attention to detail.

Partnership Working / Leadership Management

Essential

Demonstrate detailed understanding and commitment to delivering the NHS People Promise and the ICB values. Takes personal responsibility for actions and their impact. Ability to work in a collaborative way across organisational/sector boundaries in order to achieve the highest quality outcomes for patients.

Knowledge / understanding

Essential

An understanding of business acumen in their area of responsibility ensuring value for money and the driving factors for delivery in multiple sectors. Understanding of practices within required field of work. Understanding of current issues impacting on the NHS

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing project support, developing and implementing systems. Experience of managing incoming and outgoing information requirements, handling correspondence/queries which may be complex, sensitive or highly confidenial. Experience of updating and developing policies/ practices/systems within own area of work and/or the wider organisation.

Qualifications

Essential

Pharmacy Technician qualification BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent Management qualification or equivalent level of on-the-job experience Evidence of continuing personal development Professional Registration ( GPhC)

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