Job summary
The Senior Lead Pharmacist Medicines Safety, Risk and Physical Health role is a senior role within the Pharmacy Department providing strategic leadership and direction for:
all aspects of medicines safety
all aspects of risk identification and management related to medicines use and pharmacy
effective and safe medicines use to optimise the physical health of individuals with mental health conditions, particularly those with complex physical health co-morbidities
They will:
Be the trust designated Medicines Safety Officer and have a lead role in developing systems to optimise safe medication practice and organisational learning.
Lead on and deliver the Trust medicines safety programme and ensure that it develops in line with local, regional and national directives.
Lead on and be responsible for collating, analysing, investigating and learning from incidents to improve medication safety for patients.
Lead on risk management for medicines and pharmacy.
Lead on initiatives to improve the pharmacological management of physical health co-morbidities of people living with severe mental illness.
Be the trust designated lead for antimicrobial stewardship
Main duties of the job
Lead the Trust Medicines Safety Programme and act as MSO.
- Chair the Medicines Safety Group and provide reports to governance committees.
- Oversee medicines-related incident reporting, analysis, action planning and learning.
- Provide specialist clinical pharmacy input in psychopharmacology and physical health
- Review and respond to MHRA Drug Safety Updates, CAS alerts, supply notifications and National Patient Safety Alerts
- Support safe use of emergency medicines and medicines-related medical devices
- Lead development and delivery of medicines audit programmes
- Provide expert leadership to optimise physical healthcare for people with serious mental illness
- Lead antimicrobial stewardship Trust-wide.
- Support CQC compliance, risk register management and medicines-related policies.
- Line-manage allocated pharmacy staff and oversee training, development and supervision.
- Contribute to service development, QI activity, audits and research.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Lead Pharmacist Medicines Safety, Risk and Physical Health role is a senior role within the Pharmacy Department providing strategic leadership and direction for:
all aspects of medicines safety
all aspects of risk identification and management related to medicines use and pharmacy
effective and safe medicines use to optimise the physical health of individuals with mental health conditions, particularly those with complex physical health co-morbidities
They will:
Be the trust designated Medicines Safety Officer and have a lead role in developing systems to optimise safe medication practice and organisational learning.
Lead on and deliver the Trust medicines safety programme and ensure that it develops in line with local, regional and national directives.
Lead on and be responsible for collating, analysing, investigating and learning from incidents to improve medication safety for patients.
Lead on risk management for medicines and pharmacy.
Lead on initiatives to improve the pharmacological management of physical health co-morbidities of people living with severe mental illness.
Be the trust designated lead for antimicrobial stewardship
see attached job description ( plus person specification) for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Senior Lead Pharmacist Medicines Safety, Risk and Physical Health role is a senior role within the Pharmacy Department providing strategic leadership and direction for:
all aspects of medicines safety
all aspects of risk identification and management related to medicines use and pharmacy
effective and safe medicines use to optimise the physical health of individuals with mental health conditions, particularly those with complex physical health co-morbidities
They will:
Be the trust designated Medicines Safety Officer and have a lead role in developing systems to optimise safe medication practice and organisational learning.
Lead on and deliver the Trust medicines safety programme and ensure that it develops in line with local, regional and national directives.
Lead on and be responsible for collating, analysing, investigating and learning from incidents to improve medication safety for patients.
Lead on risk management for medicines and pharmacy.
Lead on initiatives to improve the pharmacological management of physical health co-morbidities of people living with severe mental illness.
Be the trust designated lead for antimicrobial stewardship
see attached job description ( plus person specification) for more details.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Higher degree/ diploma in clinical pharmacy/ diploma in psychiatric pharmacy or equivalent
Values Based Questions
Essential
- We Inspire; We are Kind
- We are Collaborative; We Work Together
- We are Compassionate; We are Proudly Diverse
- We Empower; We keep things Simple
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable advanced experience of working as a clinical practitioner in mental health.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Higher degree/ diploma in clinical pharmacy/ diploma in psychiatric pharmacy or equivalent
Values Based Questions
Essential
- We Inspire; We are Kind
- We are Collaborative; We Work Together
- We are Compassionate; We are Proudly Diverse
- We Empower; We keep things Simple
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable advanced experience of working as a clinical practitioner in mental health.
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).
