Medicines Safety Officer

NHS; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in the UK is looking for a Medicines Safety Officer to join its Quality Improvement Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves providing clinical leadership in medicines management, managing incidents, and supporting non-medical prescribing. Candidates should have postgraduate clinical qualifications and relevant experience. Offering competitive salary and full-time, flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with NMC / HCPC or General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Significant post-qualification experience necessary.
• Knowledge of non-medical prescribing desired.
• Experience managing medicines incidents preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Manage all medicines incidents and provide assurance to the Chief Pharmacist.
• Support non-medical prescribing for the Trust.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Medicines management knowledge

Datix system proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate clinical qualification or significant relevant clinical experience

Degree in Health care related field

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting and rare opportunity for you to join our Quality Improvement Team as Medicines Safety Officer, on a 12 month fixed-term contract (covering Maternity Leave).

You will work alongside our Pharmacy colleagues, Quality Team and Senior Corporate Team to help improve the safety of Medicines Management within our Community Trust.

The role will require cross site working and so it is essential that you can travel between all sites.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch for more information, informal visits are welcome and encouraged.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties

• The post-holder will be an expert practitioner and will provide robust clinical leadership, advice and training to a range of multi-disciplinary professionals in the field of medicines management.
• The role requires an experienced clinician to work with the Chief Pharmacist, heads of service, service managers and managers from the wider health community. For example, to provide support with new projects and services which will improve the safety of medicines management across SCHT.
• The post holder will be responsible for managing all medicines incidents reported through Datix and act as the Trust's Medicines Safety Officer, hosting lessons learned meetings and supporting staff to prepare quality root cause analysis documents. Leading the training required following outcomes of RCAs and disseminating learning to professional groups throughout SCHT and with all stakeholders and partner agencies e.g. Shropdoc, SaTH, RJAH and others across the health economy to maintain patient safety with respect to medicine.
• To be responsible for supporting all aspects of non-medical prescribing for the Trust and providing assurance to the Chief Pharmacist.

About Us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details

• Date posted: 22 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 825-7492441-OPS
• Job locations: Mount McKinley, Shrewsbury Business Park, Anchorage Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 6FG

Job Description

Job responsibilities: Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Essential

Training and Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with NMC / HCPC or General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate clinical qualification and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate similar level of knowledge
• Degree level education in Health care related field

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience
• Experience of managing / investigating medicines incidents
• Knowledge of non-medical prescribing or a commitment to learn and develop within field
• Experience of maintaining a risk register

Knowledge and skills

• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Has the skills to produce timely and informative high-level reports
• Use of Datix system for medicines incidents and for risk register
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address: Mount McKinley, Shrewsbury Business Park, Anchorage Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 6FG

Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/