Lead Pharmacist – Medication Safety and Governance
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our Medication Safety Team to provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to patients at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident to provide training and guidance to the multi-disciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wishes to progress to a specialist pharmacy role and wants to drive positive changes in medication safety at the Trust.
The Pharmacy Department is highly regarded in the Trust and has close to 300 staff members. The department is friendly, forward-thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and further postgraduate education. Furthermore, we are constantly expanding our pool of non-medical prescribing pharmacists. We support pharmacists to pursue opportunities in research to further expand their portfolio.
Investment in facilities includes automated dispensing in our large main dispensary, which covers inpatient, outpatient and home delivery services. Omnicell cabinets are used in the Emergency Department and Major Trauma Ward, supporting automated pharmacy services on ward level. The aseptic unit holds a "Specials" Manufacturing Authorisation (MS) licence by MHRA.
Main duties of the job
* To implement and deliver medication safety projects.
* To monitor medication safety and evaluate measures to support safe practice in relation to medication use within pharmacy and across the Trust.
* To raise the profile of medication risk and governance, and ensure a consistently robust approach to potential safety solutions across the Trust.
* To support the Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy in the delivery of the clinical governance agenda.
* To review all Trust medication-related incidents, with a view to identifying common themes, and those incidents requiring additional follow-up or action.
* To support the development of education and training in the field of medication safety, amongst pharmacy staff in all areas of practice, and across the multi-disciplinary team where required to meet national standards.
* To contribute and participate in research activities around medication safety and governance.
* To support the Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Governance and Medicines Policy in maintaining oversight of policies and guidance containing medicines.
* Support the investigation and analysis of internal adverse or serious incidents.
* Through the use of audit and quality improvement projects, provide assurance to relevant Trust committees of compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) expectations.
* To provide pharmacy input into safe medication practice across the Trust, and act as an expert resource in this area.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A&E' programme.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital. We provide services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds. Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London. The site hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* B. Pharm/ M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent.
* Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
* Registered with GPhC.
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
* Other postgraduate qualifications relevant to pharmacy practice.
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
* Formal management training.
* Registered as Independent Nonmedical Prescriber.
Experience
* Substantial post-registration experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner.
* Experience in delivering training and education at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
* Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication.
* Experience of pharmacist-coordinated discharge medication, patient medication history taking.
* Demonstrable expertise in medication safety and governance.
* Experience in managing others.
* Evidence of active contribution to relevant specialist interest groups.
* Record of research and/or audit and/or scholarly publications.
Knowledge
* Demonstrates a good core knowledge of therapeutics and pharmacology.
* Demonstrable awareness of commitment to Safety and Clinical Governance.
* Demonstrable awareness of interface issues.
* Familiarity with JAC computer system.
* Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting.
* Awareness of current NHS issues including national and local priorities.
Skills
* Ability to think strategically.
* Demonstrate experience in mentorship and training skills.
* Ability to work positively and calmly under pressure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-NN-6760951-BC-Z
Job locations
St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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