Job summary
Band 7 Medicine Safety Nurse
Permanent Term Contract. Full time 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking for a specialist Medicines Safety Nurse to join our Pharmacy team . You will work closely with the Pharmacy Medicines Safety Team to provide specialist insight to medicines-related safety issues from a nursing perspective.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a specialist nurse who offers advice and support to professional groups in all areas relating to medications safety. They will act as a resource/link across the Trust to ensure that patient safety systems / processes, which relate to medicines management in clinical areas, are safe, legal and comply with national and professional guidance, requirements, policy and legislation.
The post holder will have delegated authority from members of the Medicines Safety Group to manage the medicines management agenda.
The post-holder will lead developments related to medicines safety across the Trust. They will be responsible for developing clinical standards relating to medicines and other related areas of clinical practice. They will have responsibility for the monitoring, evaluation and implementation of improvements via the Trust audit programme including BoSCA and KPI audits.
The overall objectives of the post will be to optimise Medicines Management systems within the trust to ensure safe practice, optimising patient care, considering national & professional standards, learning from incidents and complaints. This will be shared and discussed at suitable forums such as the Trust Medicines Safety Group, National & Regional Medicine Safety Forums and other relevant Trust Groups/Committees.
About us
We're very proud of the team we've built at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
We've always been an organisation defined by bringing together talented people with a shared vision and passion for helping us to be the best we can be for our patients.
All of our people are unique individuals who are united by a set of six core values that apply to everything we do to help improve the health and wellbeing of the communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work in conjunction with the wider corporate team to ensure they are able to fulfill the details included within the job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work in conjunction with the wider corporate team to ensure they are able to fulfill the details included within the job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent diploma or qualification
- Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Relevant Master's degree or working towards
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience or Experience of working in a specialised area as a band 6.
- Working knowledge and understanding of medicines management processes and of managing professional standards within a NHS setting.
- Experience of patient safety issues and clinical governance.
- Evidence of recent relevant professional development and experience of contributing to and effectively implementing Nursing and Midwifery and/or other professional strategies.
Desirable
- Project management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent diploma or qualification
- Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Relevant Master's degree or working towards
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience or Experience of working in a specialised area as a band 6.
- Working knowledge and understanding of medicines management processes and of managing professional standards within a NHS setting.
- Experience of patient safety issues and clinical governance.
- Evidence of recent relevant professional development and experience of contributing to and effectively implementing Nursing and Midwifery and/or other professional strategies.
Desirable
- Project management experience
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).
