Senior Lead Pharmacist - Governance and Medication Safety
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
The closing date is 18 March 2025
Job summary
Would you like to be part of a dynamic team leading our pharmacy Governance and Medication Safety agenda within the Medicines Resource Centre (MRC) team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust?
We are a strongly patient focussed team who are passionate about our roles, support and develop each other and our colleagues, across our healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be the lead for the provision and assurance of our governance and medication safety agenda in line with agreed objectives. You will manage and reduce medicines related risks and ensure that the Trust Medicines Policy and medicines legislation is complied with. You will be supported by and line manage the Medicines Safety Pharmacy Technician.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent
- Pharmacy degree (BPharm, BSc or MPharm)
- Independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical society
- Independent Prescribing qualification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
- Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
- To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
- Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
Experience
Essential
- Considerable hospital pharmacy experience at Post Registration Pharmacist level
- Delivery of pharmacy services to a range of specialities
- Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of project management
- Experience of training of other pharmacy staff
- Experience in pre-registration training
Special Circustances
Essential
- Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent
- Pharmacy degree (BPharm, BSc or MPharm)
- Independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical society
- Independent Prescribing qualification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
- Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
- To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
- Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
Experience
Essential
- Considerable hospital pharmacy experience at Post Registration Pharmacist level
- Delivery of pharmacy services to a range of specialities
- Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of project management
- Experience of training of other pharmacy staff
- Experience in pre-registration training
Special Circustances
Essential
- Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training.
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).
