Specialist Medicines Management Nurse

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhyl; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading health organization in North Wales, where you can make a significant impact on patient safety and medicines management. Join a passionate team dedicated to enhancing healthcare services for a diverse population. This role offers the chance to develop your professional skills while working collaboratively with various healthcare professionals. With a commitment to equality and diversity, the organization welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. If you're looking for a rewarding challenge in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Work-life balance policies

Family-friendly benefits

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a relevant first degree or willingness to achieve within three years.
• Experience in clinical practice at a senior level and evidence of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support healthcare professionals in medicines management.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management practices.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Multi-disciplinary Team Working

Implementation of Change

Education

Registered Nurse

Relevant First Degree

Postgraduate Qualifications

Job description

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about patient safety and the management of medicines. This is a challenging and rewarding role involving the development, education, leadership and support of healthcare professionals working with medicines across the central secondary care site and liaising with other sites and teams across the Health Board.

You should be self-motivated with excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with and influence senior clinical staff, members of the multidisciplinary team across all directorates of the site. You will need to develop good working relationships between nursing, pharmacy and other clinical staff and be able to influence, design and implement improvement in medicines management practices.

Main duties of the job

You must have a comprehensive understanding of current medicines management initiatives within the NHS modernisation agenda and also an understanding of legislation governing medicines management, e.g. Patient Group Directions and Non-Medical Prescribing.

Our aim is to maximise your potential within our friendly and welcoming pharmacy team, and you will be encouraged and supported to develop professionally by undertaking postgraduate qualifications relevant to your role.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. This post is advertised as full time, but part-time applications will be considered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Relevant First Degree or can demonstrate willingness to achieve within three years of appointment, supplemented by specialist professional knowledge of education and development practice to Masters level equivalent

Experience

• Experience of Clinical Practice at senior level
• Teaching qualification or evidence of teaching experience
• Evidence of management experience
• Experience of service improvement

Knowledge

• An in-depth understanding of the quality and safety agenda

Personal Qualities

• Ability to prioritise
• Time Management
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Able to work flexibly and contribute to the programme of change

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills
• Can demonstrate examples of implementation of change

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.