Medicines Safety Team Lead and Highly Advanced Pharmacist

Role OverviewLeadership role in improving and optimising the safe use of medicines across the organisation.

Managing the Medicines Safety Team.

Active involvement and leadership in incident learning responses, oversight, and risk management strategies.

Provision of specialised advice concerning complex medicines safety issues, including improvement strategies.

Using intelligence, data, and expertise to maintain, monitor, and optimise the safe use of medicines.

Provision of assurance around the safe use of medicines to the trust in line with national standards and safety alerts.

Optimise systems, technology, and processes.

Engage and communicate medicines safety issues to healthcare professionals in line with the medicines strategy.

Actively participate and represent medicines safety for the trust.

Position DetailsWe are looking for a motivated and dynamic pharmacist to take on the role of Medicines Safety Team Lead and Highly Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for a 10-month fixed-term period. This is an excellent opportunity to assume management and leadership responsibilities, as well as deliver the trust''s medicines safety workplan across the organisation. Join our dynamic teams committed to delivering compassionate excellence and promoting medicines safety.

Qualifications

Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy/Patient Safety (or equivalent) - desirable

Patient Safety Science and Human Factors qualification - desirable

Line Management experience - desirable

Leadership experience, investigation of incidents, and risk management - desirable

Quality Improvement or change management experience - desirable

Appropriate UK professional registration

About Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services, and serving as a base for medical education, training, and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton General Hospital. Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and our relationships with patients, colleagues, and the community, focusing on delivering compassionate excellence rooted in our core values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.

Our pharmacy team prides itself on delivering excellent, compassionate care with integrity and respect, aiming for the benefit of patients within the trust. Our leadership includes eight consultant pharmacists across various specialties, focusing on delivering top clinical training and improving pharmaceutical ..... full job details .....