Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Senior Lead Pharmacist - Governance and Medication Safety

The closing date is 17 September 2025

Job summary

Would you like to be part of a dynamic patient focussed team? As part of our Medicines Resource Centre (MRC) team you would lead our Medicines Governance agenda and fulfil our Medication Safety Officer role .

Your MRC colleagues are a strong, cohesive and supportive team who are passionate about our roles, and work closely developing each other, and our colleagues across our healthcare system.

Main duties of the job

You 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 our 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.
  • A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

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.

Details

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-SCS7299909

Job locations

Wycombe Hospital

Queen Alexandra Road

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT


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.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

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.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

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)

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

Desirable

  • Evidence of influencing people
  • Evidence of managing change processes

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)

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

Desirable

  • Evidence of influencing people
  • Evidence of managing change processes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Wycombe Hospital

Queen Alexandra Road

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Wycombe Hospital

Queen Alexandra Road

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Pharmacy - MRC & Governance

Lisa Pazik

l.pazik@nhs.net

07909000686

Details

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-SCS7299909

Job locations

Wycombe Hospital

Queen Alexandra Road

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT


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