Job summary
Job Title: Lead Pharmacist - Medication Safety
Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 8B
Salary: £58,972 - £68,525 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 15th-22nd March 2024
We are recruiting for a Lead Pharmacist - Medication Safetywho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The post holder will promote the safe use of medicines across the organisation and be the Trust's main source of expertise in this area. As the identified Medication Safety Officer, they will service as the essential link between the identification and implementation of (local and national) medication safety initiatives and daily operations to improve patient safety with the use of medicines.
They will create new models, pathways and processes both internally and across traditional boundaries (professional and geographical) to enhance medication safety. They will also be a member of the pharmacy department's Senior Management team, invested in the development of the department and its people.
Main duties of the job
To be the Medication Safety Officer (MSO) for the Trust and professional lead for medicines safety across the organisation.
To lead the Trust's Medication Safety Group (MSG).
To collaboratively develop and deliver on a medicines safety strategy for the Trust.
To be an active member of the national medication safety officer network.
To advise and guide the Pharmacy Senior Management team on ways in which their services can support the medicines safety agenda.
To be a role model and provide support, mentoring and training, as needed, to members of the pharmacy team.
Lead the Medication Safety agenda and be responsible for the monitoring systems and provision of information to support a reduction in avoidable harm resulting from inappropriate medicines use across the Trust.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As required, to provide a ward based clinical pharmacy service.
Promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines in accordance with the Medicines Management Group recommendations, Medicines Efficiency project and other evidence based guidelines.
To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based upon the patients diseases, co-morbidities and other medication and treatments taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.
Drug history taking and medicines reconciliation at admission and discharge
Promote efficient discharge planning inclusive of patient counselling and education.
Follow procedures to reduce medicine waste (e.g. by using patient own drugs)
Ensure efficient supply systems (e.g. one stop dispensing), reducing the risks of critical missed and delayed doses by working with the technicians/ATOs and dispensaries.
Work with the ward nurses, dispensary and pharmacy ward team to improve patient flow.
Attendance on consultant wards rounds, as appropriate.
Answer or refer medicine information queries as appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
As required, to provide a ward based clinical pharmacy service.
Promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines in accordance with the Medicines Management Group recommendations, Medicines Efficiency project and other evidence based guidelines.
To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based upon the patients diseases, co-morbidities and other medication and treatments taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate.
Drug history taking and medicines reconciliation at admission and discharge
Promote efficient discharge planning inclusive of patient counselling and education.
Follow procedures to reduce medicine waste (e.g. by using patient own drugs)
Ensure efficient supply systems (e.g. one stop dispensing), reducing the risks of critical missed and delayed doses by working with the technicians/ATOs and dispensaries.
Work with the ward nurses, dispensary and pharmacy ward team to improve patient flow.
Attendance on consultant wards rounds, as appropriate.
Answer or refer medicine information queries as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy
- Registered (or eligible to be) Pharmacist in the UK.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- Demonstrate experience and ability to project manage and supervise a range of projects
- Experience of working in the area
- Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Able to develop and review options appraisals and identify the most appropriate option
- Advanced IT skills - including word, excel, email and PowerPoint
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy
- Registered (or eligible to be) Pharmacist in the UK.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- Demonstrate experience and ability to project manage and supervise a range of projects
- Experience of working in the area
- Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Able to develop and review options appraisals and identify the most appropriate option
- Advanced IT skills - including word, excel, email and PowerPoint
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).
