Job summary
Dorset Integrated Care System is at the forefront of innovative pharmacy roles. As the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist / Nurse for Medication Safety and Medicines Innovation you will be supported to develop with opportunities for career pathways that are novel and challenging.
You will be the Trust Medication Safety Officer and in this role will be responsible for encouraging medication incident reporting and learning. As part of national, regional and local medicines safety networks, you will work collaboratively on medication safety to drive quality improvement within the organisation, across the Dorset Integrated Care System and further afield.
This post would be ideal for an ambitious and highly skilled pharmacist or nurse to develop their career and improve medicines safety in a combined Mental Health and Community Services NHS Foundation Trust, whose vision is to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Main duties of the job
1. To be the Trust Medication Safety Officer
2. To lead on all aspects of medication safety and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that safety is improved
3. To use innovation to reduce patient harm and improve patient outcomes and experience
4. To lead on education and development in medication safety for Trust staff
5. To support clinical teams and departments to improve safety in the use of medicines
6. To lead on the implementation of National, Regional and local patient safety initiatives
7. To maintain the profile of medication safety across the Trust and ensure effective trust-wide communication of medication safety issues
8. To collaborate with other NHS organisations and healthcare providers to disseminate good practice and learn from other experiences
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or verygood experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urbanlocations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots ofways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testamentto our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe inequal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, whereeveryone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be thebest version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Training
Essential
9. Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy (4 years or equivalent) plus one year pre-registration training/BSc Nursing degree plus additional qualification to masters level
10. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council/Nursing & Midwifery Council
11. Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience/other post-graduate clinical qualification
12. Clinical and critical appraisal skills
13. Good knowledge of therapeutics and evidence based prescribing.
Desirable
14. Registered Independent Prescriber
15. Knowledge of NHS primary and secondary care working including working across the interface
16. Experience of writing policies, protocols and procedures
17. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
18. Understanding of the National Medication Safety Agenda
19. Understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and their influence on current practice
Finance and Resources
Desirable
20. Experience in presenting and analysing data financial or otherwise.
Business Travel
Essential
21. Subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.
22. Ability to travel to Trust sites across Dorset and Devon
Job Specific Experience
Essential
23. Experience of working in a secondary care setting, (significant demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy/clinical nursing practice)
24. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
25. Teaching experience
Desirable
26. Experience in clinical audit
27. Experience of carrying out incident root cause analysis
Managerial / Supervisory experience
Essential
28. Ability to identify and manage risks
Desirable
29. Proven experience of managing staff and workload
30. Experience of project management
31. Experience of carrying out clinical supervision
32. Experience of carrying out Personal Development Reviews.
Information Technology
Essential
33. Basic information technology skills
34. Understanding of information governance, data protection and patient confidentiality in relation to information systems
Desirable
35. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
36. Good working knowledge of Ulysses
Personal qualities / attributes
Essential
37. Self motivated, and able to motivate others
38. Enthusiastic
39. Team player with leadership skills
40. Confident
41. Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
42. Able to use initiative
43. Methodical/systematic worker
44. Accurate, good attention to detail
45. Aptitude to learn new skills
46. Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
47. Proactive and innovative
48. Flexible and able to modify approach to achieve objectives
49. Able to deal with conflicting demands on workload and frequent interruptions.
50. Ability to work under pressure.
51. Able to influence other professionals
52. Able to communicate with patients
53. Able to impart complex information in a manner understandable to junior staff and students
Additional requirements
Essential
54. Good oral and written communication skills (demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively)
55. Good presentation skills