Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a confident, enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist with excellent communication skills to work within the specialist field of medicine safety and governance.
This is an exciting development opportunity for anyone interested in the field of medication safety. You will be part of a recently expanded team led by the Medication Safety Officer, responsible for leading on the medication safety agenda. The postholder will be offered full training and support in this role and as a department we encourage further education and conference attendance. The role, although based in pharmacy will have strong links to other departments and organisations both within thelocal area, regionally and nationally. Our team has recently expanded to include two senior technicians and so this is an exciting time to join the department.
Main duties of the job
This role requires a pharmacist who is keen to take responsibility and accountability for the development and monitoring of a range of medication safety parameters. Previous medication safety experience, although desirable, is not essential as full mentorship will be provided by the MSO. An enthusiasm for change and making a difference is one of the key requirements. The role will include elements of governance and safety work for example incident investigations, quality improvement projects, audit work, teaching and the implementation of national alerts as required. The post holder will also be responsible for the pharmacy governance agenda aimed at improving function and process within the department to ensure the safe and effective provision of medication to our patients.
There will be a ward based clinical element to the role and this can be negotiated based on previous experience and preferred clinical speciality. You will also be able to work a proportion of the role from home for example 20% for a full time candidate.
With a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, you will have highly developed clinical pharmacy skills. Opportunities will be available to further your education in leadership, medication safety and quality improvement methodology.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care and have ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands in a recent survey. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work for the organisation and we were the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals as Good. Overall we were rated Outstanding for care.
Trust Pharmacy services are centred in a modern, state of the art hospital on the King's Mill site, which provides excellent facilities for patients and staff. Our modern dispensary and stores are automated and allow supply of medicines via remote connection. Our ethos over recent years has been to provide Pharmacy services close to patients and make the best use of the skills of our staff. To this end most of our wards have a Medicines Management Technician service that concentrates on medicine supply so allowing the clinical Pharmacists to focus on patient safety and optimising treatment. The post can offer opportunity for full time, part time and flexible working arrangements, please get in contact to have a chat if you think this is the post for you.
We would love for you to come and join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full job description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full job description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the attached job description.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
- Diploma / MSc in Prescribing Sciences, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practices or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
- Takes personal responsibility for Continuing professional Development as evidenced by a portfolio
- Uses reflective practices for personal and professional development.
- Knowledge of NHS initiatives, policy and developments and how they relate to medicines management and patient safety.
- Demonstrate good knowledge of governance frameworks within acute organisations
- Understanding of the principles of confidentiality and data protection
Desirable
- Understanding of human factors and how these influence investigations.
- Experience of conducting investigations and the use of associated analysis tools.
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma / MSc in prescribing Sciences, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practices or demonstrable equivalent clinical experiences.
Further Training
Desirable
- Investigation methodology training
- Human factors training
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Diploma tutor / facilitator training and experience of this role in practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a clinical setting
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Previous experience in secondary care
- Experience of training and education of different healthcare professionals.
- Experience of audit work
- Experience of service improvement project work
- Experiences of supervising others
Desirable
- Line Management experience.
- Experience of incident investigations
- Experience of medication safety related activities
- Experience of change management.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Sound Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills and be able to retrieve information from the intranet/internet.
- Ability to plan and organise workloads with excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Take responsibility for actions and a high level of self-motivation.
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to co-ordinate and implement strategies across multiple professions and departments.
- Ability to work under pressure and demonstrable self-resilience.
- Ability to identify risks and evaluate the quality of own work and that of others.
- Ability to deliver a message succinctly and professionally verbally and in writing
Desirable
- Ability to implement change across multiple ward/department areas
- Ability to influence other healthcare professionals.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility - ability to work extended hours and weekends.
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
- Diploma / MSc in Prescribing Sciences, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practices or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
- Takes personal responsibility for Continuing professional Development as evidenced by a portfolio
- Uses reflective practices for personal and professional development.
- Knowledge of NHS initiatives, policy and developments and how they relate to medicines management and patient safety.
- Demonstrate good knowledge of governance frameworks within acute organisations
- Understanding of the principles of confidentiality and data protection
Desirable
- Understanding of human factors and how these influence investigations.
- Experience of conducting investigations and the use of associated analysis tools.
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma / MSc in prescribing Sciences, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practices or demonstrable equivalent clinical experiences.
Further Training
Desirable
- Investigation methodology training
- Human factors training
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Diploma tutor / facilitator training and experience of this role in practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a clinical setting
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Previous experience in secondary care
- Experience of training and education of different healthcare professionals.
- Experience of audit work
- Experience of service improvement project work
- Experiences of supervising others
Desirable
- Line Management experience.
- Experience of incident investigations
- Experience of medication safety related activities
- Experience of change management.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Sound Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills and be able to retrieve information from the intranet/internet.
- Ability to plan and organise workloads with excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Take responsibility for actions and a high level of self-motivation.
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to co-ordinate and implement strategies across multiple professions and departments.
- Ability to work under pressure and demonstrable self-resilience.
- Ability to identify risks and evaluate the quality of own work and that of others.
- Ability to deliver a message succinctly and professionally verbally and in writing
Desirable
- Ability to implement change across multiple ward/department areas
- Ability to influence other healthcare professionals.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility - ability to work extended hours and weekends.
Desirable
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).
