Job summaryAre you an experienced pharmacist looking for a career change and your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?Due to service innovation and trust investment we have created a new exciting role as a Lead Pharmacist for our Homecare service to better enhance service delivery. You will be based at Ipswich Hospital, however cross site working to Colchester is required.You will lead in providing cross-site delivery of the Homecare service. Working in conjunction with the Pharmacy Homecare team you will be key in ensuring high quality and cost effective medicines are provided to patients as part of the medicines optimisation strategy. You will maintain close links with NHS England and ICB in the provision of high cost drugs via Homecare delivery service.Utilising your existing clinical pharmacy skills and expertise you will have the opportunity to apply these to this new role in accordance with the departmental vision.Further professional learning and development opportunities are available including leadership courses provided by the trust.ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration as well as pharmacy stock control system.In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).Main duties of the jobFulfil role as the Lead Pharmacist for the homecare services in the provision of medicines via Homecare to patients at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.Act as a link and provide support and advice to a specialist clinical area where high cost drugs and homecare services are used, e.g. Rheumatology, DermatologyOptimise the processes involved from reviewing a funding application to initiation of treatment for patients, to ensure delays are avoidedContribute to the development of the Pharmacy Homecare service.Coordinate processes for the introduction of homecare services for new medicines, including the development and implementation of local policies, in liaison with the pharmacy homecare team and homecare providersProvide clinical leadership and expertise for Pharmacy Homecare consultations and homecare queriesMonitor and evaluate key performance indicators for homecare services and investigate incidents related to homecare servicesSupport, develop and monitor the training and education of all pharmacy staff working in homecare services and users of BlueteqAttend and actively participate in service review meetings between multidisciplinary clinical teams and homecare providers in relation to specific homecare service level agreements, and provide specialist pharmacy input to ensure compliance with professional, clinical and operational standards.About usWe are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homesWe are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staffWe pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working optionsAlong with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of servicesOur philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patientWe are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patientsIf you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from youFind out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8AJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Person SpecificationKnowledgeEssentialKnowledge of high cost drugs and biologics funding arrangements with ICB and NHSEKnowledge of current Pharmacy issues and medicines legislation and TherapeuticsKnowledge of formulary development and applicationKnowledge of Hospital Pharmacy proceduresEvidence of CPDGood clinical knowledgeKnowledge of governance frameworks and risk management.DesirableKnowledge of Homecare services and an understanding of Pharmacy ProcurementExperienceEssentialAdequate hospital pharmacy experience.Variety of Clinical Pharmacy ExperienceExperience of working through change in the workplace and of the impact of changeLeading other staffDesirableProject management and audit experience.Experience of writing guidelines and proceduresExperience of writing new medicine business casesExperience of working with BlueteqQualificationsEssentialRegistration with the General Pharmaceutical CouncilVocational master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent + examined pre-registration trainingDiploma in general pharmacy practice or equivalentEvidence of and commitment to continuing professional development.DesirableIndependent prescriber statusDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustAddressIpswich HospitalHeath RoadIpswichIP4 5PDEmployer's websitehttps://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)