Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Medicines Safety & Governance

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Tees is seeking a Senior Specialist Pharmacist for Medicines Safety & Governance to provide expert leadership in medication safety, governance, incident investigation and risk management. You will work with the Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Governance Senior Leader to implement national safety initiatives and drive improvements across the pharmacy, nursing and medical teams.

The role involves developing policies, delivering training, and supporting organisational

Qualifications

• Experienced hospital clinical pharmacist with a passion for patient safety and quality improvement.
• Expert leadership for medicines safety, governance and incident investigation.
• Ability to coordinate responses to national patient safety alerts and medicines safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support medicines safety, governance and risk management activities across University Hospital Tees
• Investigate medication incidents, identify trends and implement safety improvements
• Coordinate organisational responses to national patient safety alerts and medicines safety initiatives
• Provide expert advice to pharmacy, medical and nursing teams on safe and effective medicines use
• Develop policies, guidelines, audits and governance processes to improve patient safety
• Deliver training, mentorship and leadership to support a positive medicines safety culture
• Monitor medicines safety performance and contribute to quality improvement programmes
• Support compliance with CQC, PSIRF and national medicines governance standards

Skills

Medicines safety

Governance

Risk management

Incident investigation

Leadership

Training

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospital Tees to join the Pharmacy team as our Senior Specialist Pharmacist for Medicines Safety & Governance. This newly created role will work closely with the Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Governance Senior Leader to provide expert leadership for medication safety, governance, incident investigation, risk management and implementation of national patient safety initiatives. Working across pharmacy, nursing and medical teams, you will drive medicines safety improvement, support organisational learning and help deliver safer, more effective and cost-efficient patient care.

• Lead and support medicines safety, governance and risk management activities across University Hospital Tees
• Investigate medication incidents, identify trends and implement safety improvements
• Coordinate organisational responses to national patient safety alerts and medicines safety initiatives
• Provide expert advice to pharmacy, medical and nursing teams on safe and effective medicines use
• Develop policies, guidelines, audits and governance processes to improve patient safety
• Deliver training, mentorship and leadership to support a positive medicines safety culture
• Monitor medicines safety performance and contribute to quality improvement programmes
• Support compliance with CQC, PSIRF and national medicines governance standards

If you are an experienced hospital clinical pharmacist with a passion for patient safety and quality improvement, we would love to hear from you.

Working for Pharmacy at University Hospital Tees offers a stimulating and rewarding career within one of the largest integrated pharmacy services in the region. Supporting over 400 pharmacy staff across multiple sites, our teams work collaboratively to deliver outstanding patient care, innovation, education and service improvement, creating excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.