Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist
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Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to work with the Chief Pharmacist and NHS England specialised commissioning team in the Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist role.
The post-holder will contribute to the effective use of therapies within specialised commissioning, ensuring local governance processes are in place and being followed and in delivering cost-effective switches and ensuring best value in the use of high-cost medicines. You will be expected to work across the Frimley Health Trust sites.
You will be expected to contribute to the strategic development of the department, both within the Trust and within the wider ICS.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice on NICE guidance and high-cost/tariff-excluded medicines to clinicians and MDTs.
- Support clinicians with NHS England Individual Funding Requests (IFRs), ensuring high-quality submissions.
- Work collaboratively with clinical teams, including the MS MDT, to optimise safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of prescribing guidelines and treatment pathways.
- Undertake and present complex medicines evaluations to Trust and ICS committees.
- Lead implementation of NICE and NHS England commissioning policies for high-cost drugs. Assess and communicate clinical and financial impact of new guidance.
- Develop and oversee processes for approval and governance of high-cost and non-tariff medicines. Deliver QIPP and medicines optimisation initiatives to improve value.
- Manage Patient Access Schemes and support income recovery. Build strong relationships with stakeholders and commissioners to influence prescribing and ensure compliance. Monitor expenditure, undertake audits, report performance, and represent the Trust at relevant committees.
Working for our organisation
The Frimley Health Pharmacy Department is a forward-thinking department with many innovative practices across the team. The department has an ambitious plan to deliver excellent and high quality pharmacy services to its patients and to develop the pharmacy team.
This role will offer significant rewards and seeks a driven, passionate individual with experience in engaging with various stakeholders, as well as a proven history of service development and delivering to agreed targets.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
A comprehensive and detailed job description and main responsibilities outline can be found in the attached Job Description and person specification.
Person specification
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work at weekends and to participate in Bank Holiday working
- Ability to be able to travel between sites
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MPharm (Master’s degree) or equivalent Bachelor’s degree
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post graduate diploma/degree in Clinical Pharmacy
- Independent Prescriber, or willing to complete training as an Independent Pharmacist prescriber
Desirable criteria
- Leadership & Management training
Professional/ Functional Experience
Essential criteria
- Current clinical pharmacy experience with patient facing specialist or ward/clinic role
- Able to provide clinical pharmacy services within own area of expertise
- Experience of leading guideline development and implementation
- Experience in providing education and training to staff
- Experience of undertaking Quality Improvement project or Audit
- Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a pharmacist led clinic
- Experience in commissioning
- Experience of managing staff including recruitment, appraisal
- Experience of preparing budgetary reports
- Experience of using EPIC or WellSky
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective problem identification and solving skills
- Ability to work on own and as part of a team
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to identify skills/knowledge requiring development and take action to address these
- Ability of be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with stressful situations
- Demonstrates ability to think logically and reason
- Ability and confidence to communicate with a wide range of individuals, from patients to consultants, including good presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work / service
- Able to influence key stakeholders
- Critical evaluation skills
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future.
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We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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