Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist, passionate about the development of safe, patient centred care to come and lead our medicines safety agenda as Medicines Safety Officer. Our Pharmacy team is large, diverse and friendly. Working within a cutting edge clinical environment we are supported to be forward thinking and innovative. This role represents an exciting opportunity to become a senior member of our team. The successful candidate will receive mentoring and support to grow as a leader.
You will develop and drive the Trustwide implementation of the patient safety agenda, liaising closely with aseptic services, MDT colleagues from clinical services, procurement and our wholly owned subsidiary, PharmaC.
You will be working within the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, providing excellent cancer care to patients across the North West (including North Wales and the Isle of Man). We have 3 site locations; the central Liverpool site and hub sites in the Wirral and Aintree. It is an exciting time for pharmacy as we have moved into our purpose built hospital, with state of the art aseptic facilities.
Working pattern will be 37.5 hours per week. Late duty, weekends, bank holidays and on-call will be part of the post.
Prior experience in oncology or haematology is not required as a full clinical grounding will be provided if required.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will work with the Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Director of Pharmacy, Principal Pharmacists and Technicians as well as medical and nursing colleagues to drive the medicines safety agenda Trustwide.
- Leads and is responsible for the delivery and development of all aspects of the medication safety agenda across all wards and departments within The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Acts as the Trust Medicines Safety Officer and guides the medicines safety group.
- Interprets national and local agendas, and refocusing medicines clinical governance plans to deliver safe an effective Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation services to patients under the care of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
- Develop, implement and monitor standards for safe and secure medicines use.
- Develop education and training materials including reports relating to the management of medicines in the Trust and undertake research and audit to support innovative practice and sustain robust medicines management systems and processes.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides highly-specialist cancer care for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.
In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres:
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site
Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.
We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service, are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers, and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit.
Working with leading experts from the University of Liverpool, we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop, implement and monitor processes to ensure the safe and secure storage of medicines in all areas throughout the hospital that hold medicines.
- Work with the Clinical Services Leads to develop and implement safe standards of pharmaceutical care.
- Lead and participate to investigations into medicines related errors, trends and incidents, providing a full action plan to drive improvement.
- Interpret national and local agendas, such as safety alerts, and embed safe practices to ensure compliance.
- Provides expertise to ensure the safe development of electronic prescribing systems.
- Acts as Medicines Safety Officer for the Trust.
- Chair the Medicines Safety Group subcommittee of Drug and Therapeutics.
- Network with the local NW MSO group to identify and implement best practices.
The post-holder will be part of a fabulous pharmacy team. We have close links with our medical and nursing colleagues, BOPA and LJMU. We are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.
If you are the person that can meet these challenges and grasp the opportunities, then informal enquiries may be directed to Tori Young (Director of Pharmacy) 0151 318 8713 .
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop, implement and monitor processes to ensure the safe and secure storage of medicines in all areas throughout the hospital that hold medicines.
- Work with the Clinical Services Leads to develop and implement safe standards of pharmaceutical care.
- Lead and participate to investigations into medicines related errors, trends and incidents, providing a full action plan to drive improvement.
- Interpret national and local agendas, such as safety alerts, and embed safe practices to ensure compliance.
- Provides expertise to ensure the safe development of electronic prescribing systems.
- Acts as Medicines Safety Officer for the Trust.
- Chair the Medicines Safety Group subcommittee of Drug and Therapeutics.
- Network with the local NW MSO group to identify and implement best practices.
The post-holder will be part of a fabulous pharmacy team. We have close links with our medical and nursing colleagues, BOPA and LJMU. We are here to deliver excellent cancer care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.
If you are the person that can meet these challenges and grasp the opportunities, then informal enquiries may be directed to Tori Young (Director of Pharmacy) 0151 318 8713 .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registration
- Msc Diploma Pharmacy Practice
Desirable
- registered NMP
- Post Graduate Leadership Qualification
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society Membership
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Experience of working within oncology pharmacy
- Experience of leading and managing change projects for service improvement
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of medication governance and medication safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering education and training, and providing supervision to support the development within a multidisciplinary team
- Recent (in the last 2 years) evidence of delivering efficiencies within the NHS
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder relationships
- Experience of setting and delivery objectives
Desirable
- Non-Medical prescribing experience
Key Skills and and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
- Ability to lead a team effectively
- Good time management and organisational skills, abiltiy to prioritise effectively
- Ability to work under presssure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registration
- Msc Diploma Pharmacy Practice
Desirable
- registered NMP
- Post Graduate Leadership Qualification
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society Membership
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Experience of working within oncology pharmacy
- Experience of leading and managing change projects for service improvement
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of medication governance and medication safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience delivering education and training, and providing supervision to support the development within a multidisciplinary team
- Recent (in the last 2 years) evidence of delivering efficiencies within the NHS
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder relationships
- Experience of setting and delivery objectives
Desirable
- Non-Medical prescribing experience
Key Skills and and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
- Ability to lead a team effectively
- Good time management and organisational skills, abiltiy to prioritise effectively
- Ability to work under presssure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
