Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and experienced pharmacist who is passionate about patient safety to join the King's Medication Safety Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver local and national medication safety priorities across the organisation working in our team of pharmacist and nurse medication safety specialists.
Success in this post will require:
- Empathy and curiosity
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Understanding the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
- Experience and/or ready to further develop skills in improvement and implementation sciences and project management
- Digital literacy and data management skills
- Ability to be agile to adapt to changing priorities, partnerships and demands
Many opportunities are available for personal and professional development as you work with colleagues and patients across the Trust to develop and implement improvement initiatives and provide risk and safety expertise.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary Medication Safety Team to lead, provide and develop specialist Medication Safety services to the Trust.
The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:
To take a leadership role in developing, delivering and monitoring the Trust's Medication Safety agenda.
To act as a specialist role-model and provide expertise in Medication Safety across the Trust.
To promote and facilitate safe medication use and practice
To develop, assess and monitor the implementation of local and national safety guidance.
To implement change to reduce the risk of preventable harm caused by medications.
To facilitate learning from patient safety insights including by coordinating and leading responses to safety events.
To promote and drive a positive safety culture with regard to medicines use and practice.
To provide educationand training to healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.To deputise for Consultant PharmacistMedication Safety.
As a Trust and department we support flexible working. For this role we would consider applicants seeking flexibility in contracts and/or working arrangements.
We welcome applications from those who have previously applied for this post.
About us
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD: Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order tomeet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key roles and responsibilities, specific skills and expertise required; please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attachment under the supporting documents heading.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Bianca Levkovich
Job title
Consultant Pharmacist & Medication Safety Officer
Email address
bianca.levkovich@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key roles and responsibilities, specific skills and expertise required; please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attachment under the supporting documents heading.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Bianca Levkovich
Job title
Consultant Pharmacist & Medication Safety Officer
Email address
bianca.levkovich@nhs.net
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
- Completed NHSE Patient Safety Syllabus Modules 3 and 4 or equivalent healthcare human factor ergonomics training
- Project management or quality improvement qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Experience of protocol / guideline development
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda particularly as it relates to patient safety
- Substantial relevant post registration experience in acute NHS hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Core Advanced Practice Curriculum
- Experience of leading change in the NHS
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Be able to plan, manage and deliver large and complex pieces of work to deadlines within resource allocation
- Be able to provide highly complex information on patient safety, medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
- Be able to triangulate safety data and insights from multiple sources, determine local relevance or implications and to identify patterns, trends and themes
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
- Completed NHSE Patient Safety Syllabus Modules 3 and 4 or equivalent healthcare human factor ergonomics training
- Project management or quality improvement qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Experience of protocol / guideline development
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda particularly as it relates to patient safety
- Substantial relevant post registration experience in acute NHS hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Core Advanced Practice Curriculum
- Experience of leading change in the NHS
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Be able to plan, manage and deliver large and complex pieces of work to deadlines within resource allocation
- Be able to provide highly complex information on patient safety, medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level)
- Be able to triangulate safety data and insights from multiple sources, determine local relevance or implications and to identify patterns, trends and themes
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).
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
