Lead Neighbourhood Pharmacist, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic

In liaison with the Consultant Pharmacist for Diabetes and Consultant Pharmacist, renal and transplant and under the accountability of the Chief Pharmacist, the post holder will work across boundaries with a focus on multiple long term conditions (LTCs), including CVRM within neighbourhood teams in South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) to: • Be a role model and national expert in one or more of CVRM pharmacy field; they will accept case referrals and provide expert opinion on medicines issues to primary, intermediate and secondary care clinicians where appropriate. They will undertake research and ensure a consistently high clinical service is provided to patients • Develop strategic intentions, and stakeholder engagement to establish clear priorities for service transformation for the management of multiple LTCs within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs). • Work in a collaborative manner as part of neighbourhood teams including secondary care and pharmacy departments as well as South East London Integrated Care Board medicines team, primary care networks and LTC teams to enable the delivery of safe, effective and informed medicines optimisation in the context of patient care pathways • Use clinical and change management skills to undertake and implement care pathway redesign including provision of an overview of medicines usage and transfer of care issues across multiple patient pathways (and multiple providers and commissioners) • Monitor, interpret and predict drug expenditure against budget • Work with the Consultant Pharmacists and lead education and development in medicines management for the multidisciplinary team • Provide expert advice to INTs including GPs, clinicians and managers to ensure that national guidance and best practice underpin and medicines usage and ensure compliance with the legal framework governing medicines use to ensure patient safety The role will work across SEL for the first year with a primary focus on Lambeth and Southwark boroughs thereafter. See the JD and PS for more details and the full range of duties Job description Job responsibilities In liaison with the Consultant Pharmacist for Diabetes and Consultant Pharmacist, renal and transplant and under the accountability of the Chief Pharmacist, the post holder will work across boundaries with a focus on multiple long term conditions (LTCs), including CVRM within neighbourhood teams in South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) to: • Be a role model and national expert in one or more of CVRM pharmacy field; they will accept case referrals and provide expert opinion on medicines issues to primary, intermediate and secondary care clinicians where appropriate. They will undertake research and ensure a consistently high clinical service is provided to patients • Develop strategic intentions, and stakeholder engagement to establish clear priorities for service transformation for the management of multiple LTCs within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs). • Work in a collaborative manner as part of neighbourhood teams including secondary care and pharmacy departments as well as South East London Integrated Care Board medicines team, primary care networks and LTC teams to enable the delivery of safe, effective and informed medicines optimisation in the context of patient care pathways • Use clinical and change management skills to undertake and implement care pathway redesign including provision of an overview of medicines usage and transfer of care issues across multiple patient pathways (and multiple providers and commissioners) • Monitor, interpret and predict drug expenditure against budget • Work with the Consultant Pharmacists and lead education and development in medicines management for the multidisciplinary team • Provide expert advice to INTs including GPs, clinicians and managers to ensure that national guidance and best practice underpin and medicines usage and ensure compliance with the legal framework governing medicines use to ensure patient safety The role will work across SEL for the first year with a primary focus on Lambeth and Southwark boroughs thereafter. See the JD and PS for more details and the full range of duties