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Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Effectiveness & Medication Safety
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent: 01922 721172 x 3059 Hours 37.5 hours per week (full time 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 407-WCCSS-7042022
Site Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Town Walsall Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/04/2025 08:00
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading.
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and home-based care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
Following our recent CQC visit, the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
To lead on the clinical effectiveness of Pharmacy services, including governance, medication safety and electronic prescribing.
To act as the Trust’s Medication Safety Officer. To support local medication error reporting and learning and act as the main contact for NHS England and MHRA.
Main duties of the job
To be the designated Medication Safety Officer (MSO) for the Trust.
To improve the reporting and learning from medication incidents and errors, both within the organisation and outside.
To oversee the investigation of all medication related incidents. To provide support for investigators of medication related incidents and, where appropriate, request the provision of a root cause analysis (RCA) report.
To work closely with the pharmacy governance lead on all aspects of patient safety relating to medication usage.
To drive improvements in data quality from Trust Safeguard reporting system for local and national learning. To report on these to the appropriate national/local body as required.
To liaise with, and produce information and reports for, appropriate internal and external bodies such as MHRA and NHSE.
To develop, monitor and implement the Trust strategy around medication safety through clinical leadership, taking the lead role in setting the agenda and workplan of the Safe Medication Practice group and acting as vice-chair.
To drive change and improvement within the Trust regarding the safe usage of medicines, based on intelligence and investigation from medication incidents, and national benchmarking and learning.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To lead on the clinical effectiveness of Pharmacy services, including governance, medication safety and electronic prescribing.
To act as the Trust’s Medication Safety Officer. To support local medication error reporting and learning and act as the main contact for NHS England and MHRA.
To lead on the development and delivery of effective clinical governance relating to medication usage and medication safety initiatives across the Trust.
To be responsible for leading the clinical pharmacy service to a division, ensuring that the service is provided at the highest possible standard within the available resources.
To develop the service to meet the needs of patients and clinical specialties within the Division.
To advise on the management of drug expenditure within the Division to ensure optimisation of medicines usage.
To lead on and co-ordinate clinical or practice research and audit within Pharmacy. To lead on teaching across the Trust relating to medication usage and clinical pharmacy.
Support the education and training of pharmacists.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy
* Registered with the GPhC
* Evidence of commitment to CPD
* Registered independent prescriber
* Postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Experience
* Extensive experience as a qualified hospital Pharmacist Management experience at band 8a level or above
Skills and knowledge
* Able to work as part of a team.
* Evidence of leadership skills/abilities
* Ability to manage equipment resources within the Pharmacy Department.
* To be able to manage own service within the given financial/staffing constraints.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Ability to confer complex information to clinical staff and patients.
Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
** Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees**
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements.
Candidates should be aware that, regardless of country of origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post, will be assessed during the selection process.
Referee email addresses should be provided on your application form.
Following the closing date, if you have not heard from us within 6 weeks you may assume your application has been unsuccessful.
We reserve the right to close this job early. Interested applicants are therefore advised to apply as early as possible.
If a large number of applicants meet the essential criteria then random selection will be applied.
We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.
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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.
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