Advanced Pharmacist Medicines Safety

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities

1. To promote the safe use of medicines in accordance with legislation, guidance and evidence based best practice.
2. To work with corporate and divisional colleagues to ensure medication risks are identified, assessed and risk reduction measures put in place and monitored.
3. To promote a multidisciplinary approach to medicines safety and that all healthcare professionals are trained and competent in safe medicines use
4. To act as a mentor and role model and be a source of expert medication safety practice and to raise the profile and promote sharing and learning with colleagues and patients locally.
5. To have a leadership role in the design and implementation of smart infusion pumps and dose error reduction software.
6. To promote learning and sharing of experiences in risk reduction and improvement methodologies in relation to medicines safety.
7. To participate in audit, research and quality improvement to support medicines safety
8. To use innovation to support effective patient outcomes, experience, improve cost effectiveness and in particular to support safety improvement.

Qualifications

Essential

• First degree in Pharmacy (Masters) or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
• Leadership qualification or training
• Independent Prescriber

Desirable

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or Patient Safety
• Teaching qualification /Coaching qualification
• RPS Credentialing
• Human Factors Training

Experience

Essential

• Broad clinical pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas or sectors.
• Understanding of medication funding streams, drug usage and expenditure reports and use of financial reports to influence business cases and clinical practice.
• Medicines management policy development and implementation
• Delivering quality improvements and change management at teams level
• Risk mgt and investigation of incidents

Desirable

• Recognition as an expert in a relevant clinical field at Trust level.
• Recent clinical experience in the specialism
• Implementing a cost reduction programme.
• Line management / Leading a team

Personal Skills

Essential

• Evidence based, methodical approach
• Excellent clinical prioritisation
• Negotiating and influencing
• Problem identification and resolution.
• Proven time management skills ability to work under pressure.

Desirable

• Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA

Technical Skill

Essential

• Working knowledge of Office 365.

Desirable

• Experience using Cerner Millenium

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).