Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term position for 12 month period)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 357-LN-154-25-QIA227
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Biosimilar Implementation Project Lead QIA #227
NHS AfC: Band 7
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
Are you a Pharmacy Technician with a strong history of project delivery who's seeking a new challenge? We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technician to spearhead our biosimilar switching projects.
The use of high cost drugs is a significant cost pressure to the NHS. This role will be key in delivering savings across Lincolnshire by implementing the use of biosimilar or generic products, releasing key savings back into the NHS.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to lead on our biosimilar implementation projects, working closely with our High Cost Drugs Specialist Pharmacists, Procurement team, and clinical teams, you will facilitate the seamless transition of patients onto biosimilar medicines.
You will horizon scan and identify upcoming product releases that will have significant financial benefits to the NHS and develop implementation plans to ensure the swift utilisation of these products, using EMIS and the Blueteq database to project impact of upcoming product releases on budgets and annual high cost drug budget.
You will improve and maintain systems and processes for high quality data reporting and analysis, working closely with colleagues in finance to facilitate this.
Working for our organisation
The ULTH Pharmacy High Cost Drugs team works collaboratively and closely - you will become a key member of this team as you step into this role. We are supportive and innovative - linking with an evolving national picture whilst maintaining key connections with commissioning, clinical, and financial stakeholders.
We are a team who works to tight deadlines - championing flexibility, team-work, respect for others, and excellence. We work to create a place in the team where you will feel valued in your role and thrive as an individual.
This role is an exceptional opportunity to work across multiple spheres within the NHS today. You will get the opportunity to link with commissioners, healthcare providers, finance teams, and multiple clinical teams. Being quick to form strong relationships across these spaces will be key to your success.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work with Specialist High Cost Drugs Pharmacists to develop and implement a range of complex cost improvement and transformation projects that will deliver on national and local targets. You will lead the implementation of specific complex therapy switching projects, which will include engagement with relevant clinical, Pharmacy, and governance staff.
You will be a confident communicator - maintaining clear communication with all stakeholders throughout each project. You will be adept at breaking down complex financial data to inform your audience, showing your familiarity with each project. You will have excellent attention to detail and be able to manage multiple projects running simultaneously, as well as delivering on deadlines for each project.
You will proactively seek out efficiencies relating to medicines - namely biosimilar and generic medicine switches - formulating a plan for the implementation of these therapies and regularly reporting on the delivery of the plan.
You will work well with others - ensuring key stakeholder engagement throughout each project. You will be able to deliver different types of information to different audiences, for example our Drugs and Therapeutics Committee, Governance meetings, and clinical team meetings.
You will provide specialist clinical services and advice around the use, management, and effective clinical governance regarding high cost drugs and biosimilars. For therapies delivered via Pharmacy Homecare you will support the Senior Homecare Pharmacy Technician in delivering on these switches and in ensuring effective contracting and clinical governance arrangements.
On a more practical day-to-day element you will support the training of new staff on the use of Blueteq, as well as supporting clinical teams with the implementation of commissioning polices that may impact the services they provide.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3
- BTEC in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE 2 or formal project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Line management experience
- Significant Pharmacy Technician experience
- Experience of design and leading on audits
- Evidence of training, teaching, and supervising others
- Experience of designing, leading, and delivering on projects related to medicines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service delivery redesign
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex information simply
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to stick to deadlines
- Use of Excel formulas and similar in complex data analysis
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Madeleine Pearson
- Job title
- Specialist Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522573464
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