Senior Lead Pharmacist - Governance and Medication Safety | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Medicines Governance lead to manage medication safety and ensure compliance with policies. You will lead a dedicated team, reducing risks associated with medications while promoting a supportive work environment. The ideal candidate will advocate for diverse backgrounds and will provide opportunities for professional growth, offering competitive NHS benefits.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Lead Medicines Governance agenda and fulfill Medication Safety Officer role.
• Manage and reduce medicines related risks.
• Ensure compliance with Trust Medicines Policy and medicines legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide and assure governance and medication safety agenda.
• Manage a Medicines Safety Pharmacy Technician.
• Promote learning and development opportunities.

Job description

Overview

Would you like to be part of a dynamic patient focused team? As part of our Medicines Resource Centre (MRC) team you would lead our Medicines Governance agenda and fulfil our Medication Safety Officer role.

Your MRC colleagues are a strong, cohesive and supportive team who are passionate about our roles, and work closely developing each other, and our colleagues across our healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• You will be the lead for the provision and assurance of our governance and medication safety agenda in line with agreed objectives.
• You will manage and reduce medicines related risks and ensure that the Trust Medicines Policy and medicines legislation is complied with.
• You will be supported by and line manage our Medicines Safety Pharmacy Technician.

What the Trust offers

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

What we stand for

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025