Specialist Pharmacist: Clinical Commissioning & Cancer High Cost Drugs
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9321-24-1171 |
Summary
See detailed job description for further details. Main responsibilities summarised as below: 1. Lead on NICE and NHS England commissioning policy implementation, including: Development of effective systems for identifying and reviewing impending NICE guidance on High Cost Cancer Drugs (HCCDs) Identify financial impact of such recommendations with commissioners, including population sizes and costs per capita Implement and develop a process to identify and where appropriate authorise acute Trust use of high cost and out of tariff medicines, including NICE, for individual patients meeting agreed criteria Ensure robust policies and procedures are in place to effectively manage Patient Access Schemes (PAS) and related claims/income 2. Act as first point of contact for high cost cancer drug commissioning queries within the Trust, seeking advice from the Area Team specialist pharmacist and Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist network when required. 3. Provide professional support and training on commissioning and interface issues to the medicines management teams in the Trust. 4. Manage the Trust processes for electronic approval of high cost cancer drugs through the Trust Electronic Prescribing System or standalone web-based systems as agreed between the commissioners and the Trust. 5. Provide support and manage the process for implementation of early access to medicines schemes at the OUH, as well as other cancer compassionate use schemes. 6. Provide a quarterly report of work undertaken for presentation to the Trust and the commissioner