Senior Pharmacist, Biologics & High-Cost Drugs | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Ebrill 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £59,490 - £66,239 pa inc of Outer London Hcas |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Kingston, KT2 7QB |
| Cwmni: | Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7169550/396-779-NN-7061557-DE-AL-A |
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Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department provides a high quality, professional pharmacy service and has an excellent reputation within the Trust. Both the Pharmacy Department and the Trust have a long standing reputation for being a friendly and rewarding place to work. Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was commended for becoming the first acute NHS trust in London to receive an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the CQC for being well-led and has consistently been one of the best performing NHS trusts in London for achieving targets.
Are you looking for an exciting challenge? Due to an internal move, we are seeking to appoint a forward-thinking, enthusiastic and clinically experienced Pharmacist to join our Homecare Team.
With the increasing number of biologics being reviewed by NICE, Homecare is becoming a clear route of cost-effective prescribing and supply for managing the long term medicine needs of patients.
In this role you will be responsible for leading, managing and strategically developing the service for our Biologics and Homecare patients, including Rheumatology, Gastroenterology and Dermatology.
One of the key elements of this role is to manage switching of biologics agents in line with Trust objectives. You will lead on these initiatives and report on biologic use within the Trust.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
To be responsible for leading, managing, strategically developing and delivering a specialist pharmacy service to patients requiring biologics.
To clinically screen prescriptions for biologics and high-cost drugs.
To manage and provide clinical support to the Homecare Team.
To ensure compliance with best practice and medicines legislation within the relevant areas including homecare
To provide specialist advice regarding the use of biologics for all patients across the Trust and facilitate good prescribing practice in these areas.
To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants to implement timely biosimilar switches to maximise savings to the trust.
To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants in setting up biologics review clinics to review long term patients prescribed biologics.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 May 2025