Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy and Medicines
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 5 months (Fixed term/Secondment until 31.3.2026)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 161-NELICB-2862
- Employer
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Canary Wharf
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist - B & D
Band 8a
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1 July 2022.
We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements.
We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy.
We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wellbeing.
Please note that all vacancies will be subject to a probation period in line with the Probation Policy.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dynamic pharmacist to join the NEL ICB Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team. In the changing NHS Landscape, the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team is continuously developing collaborative engagement with partners across the borough and the wider North East London environment. Through commissioning, the team promotes the development of safe and effective provider-based medicines optimisation functions, to enable clinical and cost-effective use of medicines for our population.
Main duties of the job
This post is based in the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation team. The team provides an effective and professional Medicines Optimisation service to our local boroughs as well as matrix working across the borough and its stakeholders. The post holder will support the safe, quality and cost-effective use of medicines, that is evidence based, by implementing the principles of medicines optimisation. Senior Medicines Optimisation pharmacists will also be expected to support NEL-wide initiatives, programmes or work and/or clinical specialties, as agreed and allocated. This may involve working under the supervision of a different Lead/Head of/ Deputy Director of Medicines Optimisation.
Working for our organisation
We are an established and inspiring team and have a long history of successful working relationships with our local stakeholders. As part of the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team, you will be working closely with GPs and other clinicians to shape healthcare and NHS commissioning locally.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have the following qualifications:
Masters of Pharmacy degree (or equivalent)
Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
· Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification experience
Contract: 0.8 WTE fixed term contract ending 31st March 2026
If you have the necessary experience and skills and would be interested in this role, we would welcome your application.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree in Pharmacy
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in medicines optimisation.
- Professional membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent working knowledge of national and local pharmaceutical and prescribing policies, clinical governance, information governance, legislation and guidance which relates to medicines supply, prescribing and practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supporting GP practices including implementing prescribing change Extensive, community, primary care and /or hospital pharmacy experience or experience of providing prescribing support to primary care organisations or practices
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sanjay Patel
- Job title
- Head of Medicines Optimisation
- Email address
- [email protected]
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