To act as the Medication Safety Officer (MSO) and be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of medicines safety initiatives across the organisation in line with relevant guidance. To be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a programme to promote learning from medication incidents within pharmacy and across the organisation. Ensuring comprehensive reporting on medication incidents to the relevant committee meetings and be responsible for driving actions to improve patient safety across the organisation. To lead on the governance of Controlled Drugs working with the Clinical Director of Pharmacy and the Controlled Drug Accountable Officer. To support the Medicine Use and Quality Manager to develop, deliver and evaluate the service they are responsible for in accordance with relevant standards and guidance. To facilitate the continuing professional development of all direct reports. To support the Medicine Use and Quality Manager to develop and deliver the medicinesgovernance agenda including the preparation and maintenance of pharmacy-wide policies and procedures relating to the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. To support patient centred medicines optimisation as an advanced pharmacy practitioner; and where service need require, to practice as a non-medical prescriber within an agreed scope of practic Please refer to the Job Description for further details. We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.