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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Additional on call and weekend commitment)
Job ref
264-7608657-CSS
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospitals
Town
Kettering
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Pharmacist - Homecare and High Cost Medicines

Band 8a

Job overview

As an integral part of our highly valued and forward-thinking Pharmacy team, you will support and develop clinical use of high-cost, specialty medicines. You will use your clinical knowledge, influencing and negotiation skills to improve clinical and economic use of medicines which are excluded from standard NHS tariff in areas such as rheumatology, gastroenterology, and neurology. 

You will work closely with clinicians to develop pathways which maximise the efficacy and safety of these medicines. You will work with pharmacists at our Integrated Care Board and NHSE to evidence appropriate use of existing treatments and to secure funding for new medicines developments. Your post is based within our High-Cost Medicines and Homecare Team who have established good working relationships with clinicians, commissioners and managers, specialist pharmacists and a strong formulary management process. 

Enthusiasm, a strong team spirit and good communication will be required as well as a desire to have the patient's safety at the foremost of everything you do. 

We welcome applications from pharmacists who would want to become part of our dynamic team, ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a senior position. 

Main duties of the job

  • You will provide a high-quality, specialist pharmacy service supporting the safe, effective, and efficient management of patients receiving high cost medicines and homecare therapies. This includes overseeing the end-to-end medicines pathway - from initiation and clinical review, through ongoing monitoring, prescription governance, and ensuring timely and accurate homecare delivery. 

    You will work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, homecare providers, and wider MDT colleagues to optimise therapy, resolve clinical or operational issues, and support seamless patient care across outpatient, inpatient, and virtual care settings. The role also involves reviewing and validating high cost medicines requests, ensuring compliance with commissioning criteria, funding policies, and trust governance processes. 

    In addition, you will provide expert advice and education to clinical teams on homecare services and high cost medicines, contribute to service improvement initiatives, and support the development and implementation of medicines management policies, procedures, and pathways related to homecare and commissioned therapies. 

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

  • To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Homecare and High Cost Medicines as required by the service.
  • To work with the Trust to ensure high-cost medicines are managed safely and effectively.
  • To monitor use of high-cost medicines according to NICE, commissioning policies and budgets.
  • To ensure Homecare Services for relevant specialist areas are managed safely and effectively.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with the GPhC
  • Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Registered Independent prescriber
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Member of the RPS Faculty

Knowledge / experience

Essential criteria
  • 3 years post registration UK hospital experience
  • Clinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas
  • Experience of leading or implementing change
  • Good clinical knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines
  • Good knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions
  • Good knowledge of the NHS and current priorities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Time management/Organisation/Delegation/ Prioritisation
  • Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
  • IT skills with WORD, Excel and Powerpoint

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nazia Suleman
Job title
Lead Pharmacist Homecare and High Cost Medicines
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 491017
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