Sirona care & health CIC

Medication Safety Officer

The closing date is 27 February 2026

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Job summary

We are looking for a Medication Safety Officer (MSO) to join our dedicated team of twenty pharmacy professionals. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of patients in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG).

First and foremost, you must have a passion for medication safety!

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced pharmacist to work in collaboration with our Patient Safety team to initiate and manage change. You will need to possess skills to analyse data, write and present reports, provide assurance about the safe use of medicines and highlight areas of risk to managers.

Our team of experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are very friendly and passionate about supporting patients to manage their medication independently. We tend to work remotely from multiple locations across BNSSG and come together regularly for team meetings and social events.

Main duties of the job

  • Support the management of medication incident reporting as a medication safety specialist.
  • Highlight risks to the relevant service or divisional manager and support the management of medication risks
  • Identify new and innovative ways to share lessons learned with staff.
  • Support the Patient Safety team with coordinating our response to national or local alerts identifying actions required
  • Produce regular reports on incidents for the Medicines Optimisation Group, identifying key themes and sharing lessons learned.
  • Support the management of Controlled Drug incidents and instigate onward reporting /escalation as appropriate
  • Be an active member of the ICS Medicines Quality and Safety Group and regional/national forums.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Details

Date posted

17 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7772682-HO

Job locations

Badminton Road Offices

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oExtensive post-registration experience across a number of specialities e.g. clinical and/or research and development.
  • oExperience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
  • oExperience of providing prescribing and medicines optimisation advice.
  • oExperience of audit techniques.
  • oExperience of line management or supervising a service / team.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • oMasters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent plus 1 year pre-registration training
  • oPost-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, therapeutics or pharmacy practice or equivalent.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oExtensive post-registration experience across a number of specialities e.g. clinical and/or research and development.
  • oExperience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
  • oExperience of providing prescribing and medicines optimisation advice.
  • oExperience of audit techniques.
  • oExperience of line management or supervising a service / team.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • oMasters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent plus 1 year pre-registration training
  • oPost-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, therapeutics or pharmacy practice or equivalent.

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.

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.

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

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Badminton Road Offices

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF


Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Badminton Road Offices

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF


Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Medicines Optimisation

Kate Ellis

kate.ellis5@nhs.net

07979884700

Details

Date posted

17 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7772682-HO

Job locations

Badminton Road Offices

Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF


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