Senior Pharmacist Medicines Safety and Governance

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health is one of the largest in the country and covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services from our five hospital sites across the City of London, East and North East London.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and compassionate pharmacist to join our friendly and forward-thinking Medicines Information, Safety, and Governance team. The post holder will support the development and delivery of the Trust's Medication Safety agenda and will Deputise for the Trust Medication Safety Officer (MSO). The post holder will participate in developing and delivering the Trust's Medication Safety agenda, working closely with the MSO and the pharmacy leadership team. Potential candidates will have experience working in the arena of Medication Safety, Governance and Risk in an acute clinical setting and knowledge of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework. Previous experience in undertaking quality improvement projects and policy writing would also be beneficial.

Main duties of the job

At Barts Health, we recognise and celebrate the value of our staff. Therefore, dedication to the creation and maintenance of an outstanding working environment for all staff is essential. In return, you will have access to excellent training and development opportunities.

Working for our organisation

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

To discuss this role further, please get in touch with Luqman Ahmad - [e-mail]

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of Medication Safety and Governance
• Experience in successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects
• Experience of policy/guideline development
• Experience in communicating clinical information to a range of different audiences

Desirable criteria

• Experience of successfully publishing clinical research papers

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates the ability to develop local policies in the context of medicine safety and governance
• Demonstrates the ability to lead on medicine safety initiatives
• Demonstrates the ability to lead on quality improvement projects in the context of medicine safety and governance
• Demonstrates the ability to report at committee level in the context of medicine safety and governance
• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to communicate with healthcare professionals and patients

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the national and local Medicines Safety Initiatives
• Knowledge of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Pharmacy Degree (MPharm) or equivalent
• Registered with the GPhC
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification
• Evidence of commitment to CPD and maintains an up-to-date CPD portfolio

Other

Essential criteria

• Capable of working alone or as part of a team
• Capable of working calmly under pressure
• Enthusiastic, self-motivating, hardworking and conscientious

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD& PS (PDF, 708.2KB)
• Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)