Medicines Management Lead

LCW UCC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

LCW is seeking an exceptional Medicines Management Lead to own medicines management across our diverse services. You will be the subject matter expert, advising clinicians to ensure medicines are used safely and effectively in line with best practice.

You will lead governance, procurement, storage and distribution, drive audits and quality improvement, develop policies, and support training while ensuring LCW maintains its Controlled Drugs Licence and high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Experienced pharmacist responsible for medicines management.
• Ability to provide specialist medicines advice to clinicians.
• Experience in leading governance, audits and quality improvement.
• Ability to develop medicines policies and ensure compliance with guidance.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust medicines governance frameworks.
• Oversee procurement, distribution and storage safely.
• Lead audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare policies and procedures for safe medicine use.
• Obtain and maintain Controlled Drugs Licence.

Skills

Pharmacist

Medicines governance

Clinical guidance

Audits

Policy development

Strategic leadership

Education

Pharmacist degree

Job description

At LCW, we're looking for an exceptional Medicines Management Lead to take ownership of medicines management across our diverse portfolio of services. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact, ensuring medicines are used safely, effectively, and in line with best practice to achieve the best possible outcomes for our patients.

As our subject matter expert for medicines management, you'll work alongside doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and operational leaders, providing specialist advice and guidance on all aspects of medicines use. You'll lead the development of robust medicines governance frameworks, oversee procurement and supply arrangements, and ensure medicines are stored, distributed, and utilised safely and efficiently across the organisation.

This is far more than a governance role. You'll have the chance to shape strategy, influence clinical practice, and help build a culture of excellence in medicines management. You'll lead audits and quality improvement initiatives, drive compliance with national and Integrated Care Board guidance, develop policies and procedures, and take responsibility for obtaining and maintaining LCW's Controlled Drugs Licence.

This role is part time, working 22.5 hours a week across 3 days., The post holder will be an experienced pharmacist who will support and deliver the medicines management function at LCW. The role will provide specialist medicines management advice to medical and allied health professional team members regarding the use of medicines and will play a key part in ensuring that medicines are used optimally within LCW services, so that our patients obtain the best possible outcomes.

The Medicines Management Lead will lead on medicines management to ensure that medicines are procured, distributed and stored effectively to support service delivery. The role will include assisting in authoring key policies and documents related to the safe utilisation of medicines within LCW. The postholder will be responsible for the audit and quality review of prescribing and medicine utilisation at LCW in line with national and ICB guidance. They will need to apply to hold the Controlled Drug Licence for LCW.

The postholder will have a key role in training other Health Care professionals and support staff and developing the medicines management function across all services within LCW.

London Central & West Unscheduled Care Collaborative is a not-for-profit SocialEnterprise, now in its 29th year of providing high-quality services across a range ofprimary and urgent care contracts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to 5 millionpatients in North West, North Central and North East London. We pride ourselves ondelivering safe, effective, responsive, caring, and well led patient centred clinicalservices as recognised by our Good CQC rating in all areas of our organisation.