Job summary
- Main area
- Medicines Resource Centre - Lead Pharmacist Governance and Medication Safety Officer
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS7299909
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wycombe Hospital
- Town
- High Wycombe
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Lead Pharmacist - Governance and Medication Safety
Band 8a
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
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Job overview
Would you like to be part of a dynamic patient focussed team? As part of our Medicines Resource Centre (MRC) team you would lead our Medicines Governance agenda and fulfil our Medication Safety Officer role .
Your MRC colleagues are a strong, cohesive and supportive team who are passionate about our roles, and work closely developing each other, and our colleagues across our healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
You will be the lead for the provision and assurance of our governance and medication safety agenda in line with agreed objectives.
You will manage and reduce medicines related risks and ensure that the Trust Medicines Policy and medicines legislation is complied with.
You will be supported by and line manage our Medicines Safety Pharmacy Technician.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential criteria
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent
- Pharmacy degree (BPharm, BSc or MPharm)
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical society
- Independent Prescribing qualification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
- Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
- To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
- Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
- Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable hospital pharmacy experience at Post Registration Pharmacist level
- Delivery of pharmacy services to a range of specialities
- Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of project management
- Experience of training of other pharmacy staff
- Experience in pre-registration training
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of influencing people
- Evidence of managing change processes
Special Circustances
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Pazik
- Job title
- Associate Director of Pharmacy - MRC & Governance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07909 000 686
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