Highly Specialised Pharmacist - Medicines Governance and Safety

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This exciting new post will form part of our pharmacy senior leadership team, leading on the governance and safe use of medicines throughout the Trust and the pharmacy department. As medication safety officer the post holder will have close links with the wider governance team as well as being an active member of medicines safety regional and national networks.

We are looking for a motivated individual with strong leadership and communication skills and an extensive background in medicines and patient safety.

Main duties of the job

To manage, deliver and co-ordinate medicines governance and safety across the Trust, in partnership with senior pharmacy leadership and the wider governance team.

To be an active member of the senior pharmacy leadership team. Proactively identifying issues and making operational decisions when required to maintain the smooth running of the service.

As Medication Safety Officer, to be the named individual within the organisation responsible for encouraging medication incident reporting, systems focused learning and sharing of good practice.

To contribute to improving health outcomes for patients by ensuring safe and effective use of medicines within pharmacy and the wider Trust, supported by robust policies and procedures.

To lead on the Trust's medicines formulary, collaborating with the ICS and wider Health and Care System to facilitate medicines optimisation across the system.

To line manage the medicines optimisation pharmacist and other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as part of the senior pharmacy leadership team. To lead on pharmacy departmental risk and governance matters including managing safety alerts, medicine recalls and medicines shortages.

To lead and deliver education and training in medicines governance and safety for pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

175-2425-1-PH712

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm or BPharm or equivalent)
Registration as a pharmacist with GPhC
MSc in Clinical Pharmacy practice
(post graduate)(or equivalent)
Qualification as independent prescriber
Level 5 of Patient Safety Training Syllabus programme

Desirable

Member of relevant professional groups e.g. UKCPA, RPS

Experience

Essential

Training in leadership and experience of managing a team/service.
Recent experience and knowledge within medicines safety and governance.
Experience of leading multi professional project and audit work with demonstrable experience of change management at a pharmacy and organisational level.
Experience of research activity.
A robust understanding of drug expenditure and commissioning and experience in compiling financial reports on drug usage and expenditure.
Experience of teaching/ training/ mentoring/ supervision of staff
Proven time management skills and an ability to work under pressure in a dynamic situation.
The ability to manage own and other's priorities to meet tight deadlines.

Desirable

Formal teaching/training/mentoring or supervision qualification.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm or BPharm or equivalent)
Registration as a pharmacist with GPhC
MSc in Clinical Pharmacy practice
(post graduate)(or equivalent)
Qualification as independent prescriber
Level 5 of Patient Safety Training Syllabus programme

Desirable

Member of relevant professional groups e.g. UKCPA, RPS

Experience

Essential

Training in leadership and experience of managing a team/service.
Recent experience and knowledge within medicines safety and governance.
Experience of leading multi professional project and audit work with demonstrable experience of change management at a pharmacy and organisational level.
Experience of research activity.
A robust understanding of drug expenditure and commissioning and experience in compiling financial reports on drug usage and expenditure.
Experience of teaching/ training/ mentoring/ supervision of staff
Proven time management skills and an ability to work under pressure in a dynamic situation.
The ability to manage own and other's priorities to meet tight deadlines.

Desirable

Formal teaching/training/mentoring or supervision qualification.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.