Principal Pharmacist - Joint Formulary, Medicines Pathways & Interface
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £72,921 - £83,362 p.a. inclusive of HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7351904/196-LIS9719 |
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A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative pharmacist to lead our progressive Pharmacy Formulary and Interface team.
You will manage the delivery of formulary services at GSTT and the South East London Joint Formulary.
You will work across systems to deliver our local, regional and national priorities.
You will act as the main secondary care lead for formulary and medicines pathway in the South East London Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC).
The main duties of this role are:
• Management of the South East London Joint Medicines Formulary, delivery of formulary services at GSTFT to support safe, clinically effective and efficient use of medicines in all situations
• Communication and implementation of formulary management matters both within the Directorate, throughout GSTFT, and to King’s College NHS Foundation Trust (KCH), Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), South East London ICB and other healthcare providers (e.g. South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust).
• Assistance and supervision of all formulary and regional medicines pathway and interface matters for KCH and LGT
• Development and maintenance of effective working relationships with colleagues in primary and secondary care across the locality.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Pharmacy Formulary and Interface team is part of a large, vibrant service focussing on delivery of advice related to Medicines Effectiveness and Safety.
We aim to drive best practice through robust governance frameworks, collaboration and quality improvement. We promote the safe, effective and economic use of medicines in patients, through active provision and support with clinical governance processes to ensure good quality care.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Pharmacy Department is one of the largest in the UK and has a strong focus on individual patient care. Our pharmacists work across multi-disciplinary teams both in the hospital and community setting, to deliver advice, guidance, and support within a culture of medicine safety. The focus is on patient-centred care and this is achieved through providing optimised pharmaceutical care for patients as part of a ward-based and clinical pharmacy service and extending pharmaceutical services beyond traditional boundaries. This includes attendance on consultant-led ward rounds and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Leadership of Formulary and Interface Service
• Develop the formulary service for South East London taking into account local and national NHS needs, in the short and long term
• Contribute as appropriate to the operational development of the South East London Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC)
• Identify and manage change needed to develop the role and the function of the Joint Formulary Committee (JFC)
• Develop and maintain effective working relations with colleagues in primary and secondary care within the locality of GSTFT, KCH, LGT, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and the ICB
• Analyse the workload of the Joint Formulary service. and advise on the deployment of resources effectively to meet the demands of users of the services
• Evaluate the Joint Formulary service in accordance with standards set by the JFC and South East London IMOC
Leadership and Management
• Direct the consultation process for formulary applications and medicines related pathways and guidance, including shared care agreements, for the JFC and South East London IMOC across the acute Trusts
• Manage, develop the role, and supervise the work of the band 7 Joint Formulary and Medicines Pathways Pharmacist to ensure the timely delivery of work and outputs of the formulary service
• Prepare and present tracker record of formulary submissions for use by both JFC and SE London IMOC
• Work with the Paediatric Formulary Committee regarding new drugs approved for ratification by the JFC to provide assistance and advice on new submissions and queries regarding the Paediatric Formulary
• Assess the need for full formulary submission requests from the three acute Trusts and work with the triage committee to advise applicants on which prescribing committee the submission should be directed to.
• Notify the Committee of new NICE/NHS England and South East London IMOC guidance and resolve any issues that arise so that that guidance can be ratified.
Education and Training
• Contribute specialist knowledge to the wider healthcare environment.
• Assign and assess drug evaluation projects that are carried out by the band 7 formulary and interface pharmacist and pharmacists undertaking the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, as part of their coursework.
• Develop the role of the band 7 formulary and medicines pathways pharmacist, including critical appraisal skills, medicines safety assessment and clinical governance.
Research
• Integrate research evidence into practice within formulary evaluations and clinical work
• Identify gaps in the evidence-base in formulary evaluations and clinical work
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines within formulary services and clinical practice.
• Actively seek to improve the formulary and clinical services provided
This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative pharmacist to lead our progressive Pharmacy Formulary and Interface team.
You will manage the delivery of formulary services at GSTT and the South East London Joint Formulary.
You will work across systems to deliver our local, regional and national priorities.
You will act as the main secondary care lead for formulary and medicines pathway in the South East London Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC).
The main duties of this role are:
• Management of the South East London Joint Medicines Formulary, delivery of formulary services at GSTFT to support safe, clinically effective and efficient use of medicines in all situations
• Communication and implementation of formulary management matters both within the Directorate, throughout GSTFT, and to King’s College NHS Foundation Trust (KCH), Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), South East London ICB and other healthcare providers (e.g. South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust).
• Assistance and supervision of all formulary and regional medicines pathway and interface matters for KCH and LGT
• Development and maintenance of effective working relationships with colleagues in primary and secondary care across the locality.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Pharmacy Formulary and Interface team is part of a large, vibrant service focussing on delivery of advice related to Medicines Effectiveness and Safety.
We aim to drive best practice through robust governance frameworks, collaboration and quality improvement. We promote the safe, effective and economic use of medicines in patients, through active provision and support with clinical governance processes to ensure good quality care.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Pharmacy Department is one of the largest in the UK and has a strong focus on individual patient care. Our pharmacists work across multi-disciplinary teams both in the hospital and community setting, to deliver advice, guidance, and support within a culture of medicine safety. The focus is on patient-centred care and this is achieved through providing optimised pharmaceutical care for patients as part of a ward-based and clinical pharmacy service and extending pharmaceutical services beyond traditional boundaries. This includes attendance on consultant-led ward rounds and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
Leadership of Formulary and Interface Service
• Develop the formulary service for South East London taking into account local and national NHS needs, in the short and long term
• Contribute as appropriate to the operational development of the South East London Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC)
• Identify and manage change needed to develop the role and the function of the Joint Formulary Committee (JFC)
• Develop and maintain effective working relations with colleagues in primary and secondary care within the locality of GSTFT, KCH, LGT, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and the ICB
• Analyse the workload of the Joint Formulary service. and advise on the deployment of resources effectively to meet the demands of users of the services
• Evaluate the Joint Formulary service in accordance with standards set by the JFC and South East London IMOC
Leadership and Management
• Direct the consultation process for formulary applications and medicines related pathways and guidance, including shared care agreements, for the JFC and South East London IMOC across the acute Trusts
• Manage, develop the role, and supervise the work of the band 7 Joint Formulary and Medicines Pathways Pharmacist to ensure the timely delivery of work and outputs of the formulary service
• Prepare and present tracker record of formulary submissions for use by both JFC and SE London IMOC
• Work with the Paediatric Formulary Committee regarding new drugs approved for ratification by the JFC to provide assistance and advice on new submissions and queries regarding the Paediatric Formulary
• Assess the need for full formulary submission requests from the three acute Trusts and work with the triage committee to advise applicants on which prescribing committee the submission should be directed to.
• Notify the Committee of new NICE/NHS England and South East London IMOC guidance and resolve any issues that arise so that that guidance can be ratified.
Education and Training
• Contribute specialist knowledge to the wider healthcare environment.
• Assign and assess drug evaluation projects that are carried out by the band 7 formulary and interface pharmacist and pharmacists undertaking the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, as part of their coursework.
• Develop the role of the band 7 formulary and medicines pathways pharmacist, including critical appraisal skills, medicines safety assessment and clinical governance.
Research
• Integrate research evidence into practice within formulary evaluations and clinical work
• Identify gaps in the evidence-base in formulary evaluations and clinical work
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines within formulary services and clinical practice.
• Actively seek to improve the formulary and clinical services provided
This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025