Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist with a passion for patient safety? Then we have the job for you. Come and join our friendly team as the Lead Pharmacist for Medication Safety and Governance. In this role you will work cross-site supporting the Medication Safety Officer, as well as working with members of the wider medicines management team and other professionals, to monitor, and support improvements in, diverse aspects of medication safety across our organisation.
Main duties of the job
To support the Medication Safety Officer, improving medication error incident reporting and learning within the Trust and coordinating, monitoring and auditing the required actions to ensure compliance with Care Quality Commission criteria
To actively support the Medication Safety Officer to improve medication safety within the trust and to ensure good clinical governance and risk management within medicines management activities
To plan, develop, coordinate and audit the impact of medicines safety initiatives across the Trust. This will involve close working with other members of the multidisciplinary patient safety team.
Be a key member of the Pharmacy Clinical Governance Meetings, ensuring any agreed plans or areas of concern are fully integrated into the overall Quality Management System within Pharmacy
To support the running of the Trust Medicines Safety Committee (including reporting output of designated subgroups), to produce Trust wide medicines safety communication and to assist with the Trust PSIRF agenda work streams.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree (Masters level) or equivalent
- GPhC Pharmacist Registration
- Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent (or close to completion)
Desirable
- Accredited Diploma Tutor
- Stage I RPS Faculty Member (MIFRPS) or portfolio in preparation
- Member of the RPS
- Post graduate Masters in Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Validated expertise in hospital pharmacy
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development
- Audit/Research/Project experience
- Experience of supervising and training staff
- Policy and service development
Desirable
- Experience of process redesign / continuous improvement work
- Validated project management experience
- Experience of coaching staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of up to date clinical awareness in specialist area
- Knowledge and awareness of implications of medication safety developments
- Knowledge and understanding of medicines legislation
- Understanding the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Awareness of current developments in Pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of improvement methodology tools and techniques
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and medication safety
Personal Skills
Essential
- Organised and able to plan, prioritise and manage work programmes
- Critical review/analysis and interpretation of clinical literature and medicines legislation
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence other professionals
Desirable
- Ability to formulate, lead and implement service improvements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree (Masters level) or equivalent
- GPhC Pharmacist Registration
- Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent (or close to completion)
Desirable
- Accredited Diploma Tutor
- Stage I RPS Faculty Member (MIFRPS) or portfolio in preparation
- Member of the RPS
- Post graduate Masters in Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Validated expertise in hospital pharmacy
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development
- Audit/Research/Project experience
- Experience of supervising and training staff
- Policy and service development
Desirable
- Experience of process redesign / continuous improvement work
- Validated project management experience
- Experience of coaching staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of up to date clinical awareness in specialist area
- Knowledge and awareness of implications of medication safety developments
- Knowledge and understanding of medicines legislation
- Understanding the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Awareness of current developments in Pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of improvement methodology tools and techniques
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and medication safety
Personal Skills
Essential
- Organised and able to plan, prioritise and manage work programmes
- Critical review/analysis and interpretation of clinical literature and medicines legislation
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence other professionals
Desirable
- Ability to formulate, lead and implement service improvements
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).
