Lead Pharmacist, Medicines Safety Officer

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; Sur place; GBP 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Medicines Safety Officer to lead as the named individual for encouraging incident reporting and learning across the organisation.

You will work with the Pharmacy Governance and Safety Team, the Associate Director of Pharmacy, and senior managers to drive changes, improve reporting, and provide assurance to the Trust board on safe medicines practices.

Qualifications

• Expert in medicines safety and incident learning.
• Experience in risk management and governance.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive policy.

Responsabilités

• Lead as chair of the Medication Safety Committee.
• Report to the Trust Medicines Optimisation Committee.
• Advise risk management on incident reporting improvements.
• Collaborate with Pharmacy Governance and Safety Team and Associate Director of Pharmacy.
• Work with clinical and senior managers to improve patient safety.

Connaissances

Medicines safety

Risk management

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Description du poste

Lead as the named individual within the organisation for encouraging medication incident reporting and learning. Identify themes or trends with medicines incidents and oversee development and deployment of appropriate action plans and advise risk management where reporting could be improved.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

The Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) promotes the safe use of medicines across their organisation and is expected to be an expert in this area. You will have the opportunity to be an active member of both the National Medication Safety Network and Regional Medicines Safety Group in order to keep up to date with current priorities.

The role involves working closely with the Pharmacy Governance and Safety Team and Associate Director of Pharmacy (Trust Medicines Assurance and Pharmacy Governance) to drive change and improvement in medicines safety both within the pharmacy department and Trustwide. The Associate Director of Pharmacy, alongside the Medicines Policy and Practice and Medicines Safety Committee members will support you to provide assurance to Trust board around safe medication practices.

You will work closely with the Quality and Clinical Effectiveness Department, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff as well as senior managers, Clinical Directors and patient representatives to ensure that resources are used effectively to provide the best possible care to our patients. This may involve providing expert advice, identifying and managing risks or producing business cases in order to improve services.

As chair of the Medication Safety Committee you will report to the Trust Medicines Optimisation Committee, and may be asked to attend Speciality Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) meetings and the Nursing and Midwifery Care Quality Forum.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alice Burridge & Amandeep Hayer Job title: Associate Director of Pharmacy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02476966757

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have an informal conversation please contact:

Alice Burridge or Amandeep Hayer (Associate Directors of Pharmacy - job share partners)