Medication Safety Specialist

Csod; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private medical (subject to grade)

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Sciensus is seeking a Medication Safety Specialist to lead medication and medical device safety across the organisation. You will drive incident reporting, learning, and action planning, and work with pharmacists, managers, and nursing staff to embed safety improvements.

You will represent Sciensus at medication safety committees, develop training materials and SOPs, and engage with national networks to advance patient safety. A CPD‑ready pharmacist with governance experience is ideal.

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent degree; GPhC registration with CPD up to date.
• Significant experience in community or hospital pharmacy.
• Experience with PSIRF, NRLS, Yellow Card and Duty of Candour.

Responsibilities

• Lead medication safety incident reporting, learning, and action planning.
• Investigate incidents using SEIPS and AAR to drive improvements.
• Represent the organisation at medication safety committees.
• Collaborate with managers, pharmacists, and nursing staff to embed learning.
• Produce monthly and quarterly governance reports.
• Engage with local and national medication safety networks.
• Develop safety training materials and SOPs, contribute to policy.

Skills

Community pharmacy

Hospital pharmacy

Clinical governance

Medication safety

Stakeholder influence

Change management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

PSIRF familiarity

NRLS

Yellow Card reporting

Duty of Candour

Education

MPharm or equivalent

GPhC registration

CPD compliance

Job description

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Medicationsafety is at the heart of delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care.

This rolegives you the opportunity to shape the organisation’s approach to medicationsafety, influence national and local decision‑making, and directly contributeto safer outcomes for patients. If you're passionate about improving systems,learning from incidents, and driving meaningful change, this is a chance tomake a real impact.

What you’ll be doing

As ourMedication Safety Specialist, you’ll be the organisation’s expert lead formedication and medical device safety. In this role, you will:

• Lead and improve medication incident reporting, learning, and action planning.
• Investigate medication safety incidents using tools such as SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) and AAR (after-action-reviews) to translate findings into effective improvements.
• Represent the organisation at medication safety committees and drive actions that improve patient safety.
• Work closely with managers, pharmacists, and nursing colleagues to ensure key learning is embedded and shared across the organisation.
• Produce monthly and quarterly governance reports that support safe practice.
• Engage with local and national medication safety networks, including other NHS Trusts and academic partners.
• Develop safety training materials, SOPs, and contribute to wider policy development.

Who we’re looking for

You willbe a confident, experienced healthcare professional with:

• Significant experience in community or hospital pharmacy.
• Strong experience in clinical governance and medication safety.
• The ability to influence key stakeholders and support change management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical capability with resilience under pressure.
• A collaborative, energetic, and proactive approach.
• Experience with Patient Safety Incident Response Framework, NRLS, Yellow Card reporting and Duty of Candour.

Qualifications :

• MPharm or equivalent undergraduate Pharmacy degree or Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• GPhC registration with up to date CPD

What’s in it for you

• A strategic, high‑impactrole influencing safety culture across the organisation
• Opportunity to work withnational networks and external partners
• A supportive environmentfocused on learning, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Flexibility through a part‑time17.5‑hour contract
• The chance to shape safercare for our patients

Who we are?

Sciensus is a life sciences business specialising in patientaccess, engagement and insight solutions. We provide healthcare to patients with long-termconditions, rare diseases and cancer.

For 30 years, we’ve supported patients to access the life-changingtreatment they need, in the comfort and convenience of their own homes acrossthe UK and Europe. Today, we combine our clinical experience from over 70million patient interactions with the latest technology to help over 200,000patients a year make the most of their medicine.

So, usingunparalleled insights, we connect with people powerfully and personally,focusing on their unique needs, empowering them to achieve their goals, andsupporting them every step of the way.

What we offer our people?

We work hard to make sure colleaguesfeel motivated, developed, and recognised for the great work they do.

Additionalto a competitive salary we can also offer a comprehensive benefits package,including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Professional fees reimbursed.
• Yearly pay reviews.
• Annual company event.
• Refer a friend scheme.Contribution based pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Paid volunteer day
• Electric Car Scheme
• Extensive wellness initiatives
• Discount & cashback portal.
• Private medical (subject to grade or service)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

AtSciensus we are committed to developing and engaging a diverse workforcerepresentative of the customers and communities we serve, to maintain ourstatus as a leader in pharma services and deliver to the best possible healthoutcomes for patients.