Pharmacy Integration Workforce Lead | NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
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.
The ICB recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the NHS, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from BME communities and disability groups.
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 successful candidate will be appointed to NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB. They will be based in Wellington, Telford. They will, however, be required to work across the whole of the beautiful and extensive rural area covered by Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS, and therefore must have the ability to meet the travel needs of the post.
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:
- • The expansion of the Pharmacy Contraception Service
- The expansion of the Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service
- Pharmacy First Service
- Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme
- To take responsibility and lead the project management of specific pieces of work agreed with the Head of Pharmacy Integration and Workforce
- To be responsible for collecting, collating and analysing data to provide reports that feed into wider committees and external bodies such as NHSE/I, where necessary.
- To assist provider sites in the implementation of national and local policies in relation to community pharmacy
- To implement local formularies for the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme
- To implement digital technologies to support service delivery and integration.
- To provide operational and technical support for the delivery of community pharmacy clinical services to community pharmacies and referring organisations.
- To identify training requirements and develop training material, content and deliver training sessions to address these requirements
- To analyse, interpret and make recommendations based upon service delivery data
- To identify improvements to the quality of community pharmacy clinical service delivery and discuss recommendations with key stakeholders to effect change.
- To analyse current referral pathways between community pharmacy and other providers and make recommendations on improvements.
- To act on own professional judgement on a daily basis with regard to making recommendations with respect to the implementation and integration of community pharmacy clinical services.
- To undertake analysis of current workforce provision across STW. Existing data sets will need to be supplemented with locally collected data. There will be a requirement to design and develop data collection tools for local use. Standard operating procedures will need to be produced to ensure that data is accurately collated, analysed and reported.
- To undertake analysis of education and training provision for all pharmacy sectors within STW.
- Scoping existing, and designing new, ways of measuring and analysing staff experience and vacancy rates across multiple organisations.
- To update, maintain, organise, gather, and analyse information to predict/meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional practice.
- To undertake site visits to assess suitability for sites/contractors to provide services
- To provide accurate and comprehensive workforce and education advice to a variety of stakeholders and groups across the ICS
- To update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse complex workforce data and information to predict/meet pharmacy workforce needs for the system and incorporate this into an integrated pharmacy workforce strategy
- To carry out timely and accurate information analysis and reporting on agreed targets and projects
- To contribute to the strategic planning for community pharmacy development, making adjustments as necessary
- To contribute to the strategic planning for pharmacy workforce and education development, making adjustments as necessary.
- To provide expert advice on the production and implementation of an integrated workforce strategy that will support an appropriately skilled, integrated, and agile pharmacy workforce that can meet the future needs of pharmacy within STW.
- Developing and maintaining partnership working with other local NHS organisations, provider organisations, local authorities, and agencies
- Developing and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues in STW Medicine Management Teams, Primary Care Commissioning Teams, Pharmacy Commissioning Teams, Regional Pharmacy Integration Teams, Acute Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Trusts, Community Pharmacies, General Practice and PCNs.
- Ensure excellent public and patient engagement where appropriate.
- Form relationships with subject matter experts and expert agencies
- Strengthening links with NHS England, STW training hub, external education and training providers, and local schools, colleges and universities.
- Building and maintaining relationships with neighbouring systems to appropriately manage dynamic changes in service requirements and workforce demand
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024