Senior Pharmacist – Clinical Commissioning

UCLH have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team for a fixed 1 year period to lead the clinical commissioning agenda for high cost medicines commissioned by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across the Trust.

You will be a part of the Medicines Optimisation Research team within the Pharmacy department and work closely with specialist clinical teams, pharmacy homecare service, and finance and contracts to deliver a clinical support service that optimises pharmaceutical commissioning. The role will include liaising with key external stakeholders including NCL MON JFC and North Central London ICB to support the regional commissioning goals such as trust-wide biosimilar switches, developing regional high-cost drug pathways and associated Blueteq forms.

This job offers a unique experience to collaborate with a diverse range of multi-disciplinary professionals in a hospital at the heart of one of the largest academic health science networks in the country.

UCLH is committed to providing an inclusive and healthy working environment, and recognises the benefits of flexible and remote working for staff. The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its employees and encouraging a healthy work life balance. In order to support the increasingly diverse needs of the Trust and its workforce, remote and flexible working is encouraged across a broad range of departments and roles.

Key Responsibilities

To lead the clinical commissioning agenda across the Trust to ensure the appropriate use of high cost medicines commissioned by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

To provide a clinical pharmacy service to support the medicine board, ensuring the safe and effective use of high cost drugs.

To support the Lead Pharmacist (Clinical Commissioning) in ensuring that all supply of ICB commissioned high cost medicines have funding confirmation in place (via Blueteq), maintaining and developing the local high cost drug database.

To supervise the Information Analyst (b7) to ensure successful implementation of the locally developed database to manage Blueteq funding and compliance.

To work with the Formulary and Medicines Management team and the EHRS team in developing a mechanism where future upgrades to Epic incorporate the required fields to enable an automated interface with Blueteq.

To lead on the Trust-wide training, monitoring, and audit of Blueteq submissions for ICB commissioned high cost medicines.

To lead on all governance issues related to ICB commissioned high cost medicines and to deliver on clinical efficiency initiatives in line with Trust targets.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Allen Job title: Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Commissionin Email address:

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Rachel Allen (Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Commissioning) at