Lead Pharmacist

2 months ago

Bedford, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

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.

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

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