Medicines Governance Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician

Integrated Care System; Brighton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Medicines Governance Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician to ensure safe medication practices and manage governance issues related to medicines. The role involves supporting key committees, handling medicine shortages, and implementing change to enhance patient safety. Candidates should hold a relevant pharmacy qualification and possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing Programme for staff

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Experience of hospital pharmacy practice.
• Evidence of ability to implement change.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying governance and patient safety issues.
• Support the operational running of the Trust's Medicines Governance Committee.
• Coordinate medication recalls and supply disruptions.

Skills

Data Analysis

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Education

MPharm degree or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Medicines Governance Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 06 August 2025

We are looking for a safety conscious pharmacy professional to work with the Trust Medication Safety Officer (MSO) and Principal Pharmacist - Medicines Safety, Quality and Governance in supporting safe medication practice and the secure handling of medicines. You will contribute to the design and delivery of new innovations to reduce the risk from medicines to patients and support the management of medicines shortages and alerts relating to medicines.

You will also assist in the delivery of key workstreams managed by the Medicines Governance oversight group to proactively manage the CQC medicines management key lines of enquiry

Main duties of the job

• To assist in identifying governance and patient safety issues affecting the management of medicines within the Trust and contributing to the design and implementation of solution
• To support the operational running of the Trust's Medicines Governance Committee, Medicines Shortages group, Medicines Safety group and PGD group
• To support the project management of significant changes to medicines processes to enable patient safety benefits.
• Assist in the delivery of key workstreams managed by the Medicines Governance oversight group
• To co-ordinate and manage clinically significant supply disruptions and medicines recalls.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an individual who is organised with attention to detail, who is confident in both analysing and presenting complex data alongside an ability to interact with all healthcare professionals that handle medicines as part of their duties.

Please see Job Description for further details

Person Specification

Experience and qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of ability to analyse and present complex information
• Evidence of ability to implement change
• MPharm degree or NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Nationally accredited for medicines management, i.e. MOPs or AIMMs (Pharmacy technician only)
• Educational/practice supervisor for NVQ 2 & 3 assistants and technicians
• Experience of hospital pharmacy practice as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician or equivalent.
• Recruitment and selection of staff
• Experience of writing SOPs, protocols and policy
• Experience of investigating patient safety incidents
• Formal patient safety training e.g. HSSIB
• Formal leadership qualification
• Formal patient safety training e.g. CPPE, HSSIB

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital (cross-site presence expected)

Royal Sussex County Hospital (cross-site presence expected)