Medication Safety Specialist Pharmacist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a passionate Medication Safety Specialist Pharmacist to enhance patient safety initiatives. In this role, you will coordinate medication safety services and lead local and national safety agendas. Candidates must possess a UK pharmacy registration and relevant clinical experience. This full-time position offers a competitive salary ranging from £64,156 to £71,148 per annum and the chance to contribute to a vital area of healthcare. Join a team dedicated to making a lasting impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
• Experience in acute NHS hospital pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead Medication Safety services in the Trust.
• Develop and implement safety guidelines.
• Promote safe medication use and practice.

Skills

Empathy and curiosity

Great communication and collaboration skills

Digital literacy and data management skills

Ability to adapt to changing priorities

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Registered Independent Prescriber

Job description

Medication Safety Specialist Pharmacist

The closing date is 18 January 2026.

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. Our team is in an exciting position at the centre of the patient safety and digital medicines management work happening in the Trust right now.

Success in this post will require:

• Empathy and curiosity
• Great communication and collaboration skills
• Understanding the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and practical experience of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
• Experience and/or ready to further develop skills in human factors ergonomics, 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 will work with colleagues and patients across the Trust to develop and implement improvement initiatives and provide risk and safety expertise. There will also be opportunity to develop and implement Trust policies and guidelines, promote safe medicines use and practice and represent the Medication Safety and Pharmacy teams locally, regionally and nationally.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a leadership role in developing, delivering and monitoring the Trust's Medication Safety agenda.
• Act as a specialist role‑model and provide expertise in Medication Safety across the Trust.
• Promote and facilitate safe medication use and practice.
• Develop, assess and monitor the implementation of local and national safety guidance.
• Implement change to reduce the risk of preventable harm caused by medications.
• Facilitate learning from patient safety insights including by coordinating and leading responses to safety events.
• Promote and drive a positive safety culture with regard to medicines use and practice.
• Provide education and training to healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.
• Participate in practice and clinical research and audit.

About us

King's 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 to meet 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 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.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification
• Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
• Completed NHSE Patient Safety Syllabus Modules 3 and 4 or equivalent healthcare human factor ergonomics training

Knowledge and Experience

• Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
• Experience of protocol / guideline development
• Demonstrates an advanced level of reasoning & judgment
• 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
• Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Core Advanced Practice Curriculum
• Experience of leading change in the NHS

Skills and Competencies

• Specialist competencies in area relevant to practice
• 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 provide highly complex information on patient safety, medicines use and financial issues to multidisciplinary groups involving staff outside of Pharmacy (e.g. Medication safety committee, DTC, Non-Medical Prescribing Group, Divisional Management Teams, Clinical Effectiveness)
• Be able to analyse highly complex information relating to patient safety and medication safety
• Be able to triangulate safety data and insights from multiple sources, determine local relevance or implications and to identify patterns, trends and themes
• Able to participate in on-call service and during times of recalls and safety event management

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.

Job Details

• Location: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Salary: £64,156 to £71,148 a year, including high cost allowance
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 213-Division-A-7609640-A
• Job locations: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust