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Lead on all aspects of medicines optimisation and safety across the Provide Group including:

• Ensuring all medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical processes undertaken across Provide services are safe, effective and evidence based.

• Act as the Medication Safety Officer (MSO) and Lead on medication safety, supporting risk aversion and management
• Lead on Non-Medical Prescribing ensuring safe prescribing practices across Provide Group services
• Maintain responsibility for Medicines governance and assurance across the Provide Group
• Line Manage the Band 7 Governance Lead Medicines post and maintain oversight and assurance of the contracted pharmacy service for all Virtual Wards

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Overall purpose of job:

• Maintain safe and effective medicines management processes across the Provide Group
• Assess and quantify risks associated with medicines and action to minimise risks as much as possible
• Identify significant risks associated with Pharmacy and Medicines and ensure appropriate escalation and risk management including controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines
• Maintain the NMP Database, ensuring NMP Governance and safe prescribing
• As the Medication Safety Officer, Investigate and manage medicines incidents ensuring appropriate escalation and communication across Provide Group and the MSE via the Discharge Outcomes Group
• Active involvement in the development of Collaborative and System wide patient pathways and redesign to ensure effective processes are adapted in relation to medicines optimisation
• To deputise for the Assistant Director Pharmacy and Medicines as required
• To support and participate in clinical research and audit, overseeing the Pharmacy and Medicines annual clinical audit programme

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension