Overview
We are looking for a senior nurse with a keen interest in medicines safety to act as the liaison between pharmacy and nursing teams on all aspects relating to medicines management.
The post holder will work closely with the electronic prescribing team to help audit and implement medication related policies.
To provide leadership, support and training at ward/department level to nursing, medical and pharmacy staff to improve all aspects of medicines management and optimisation. This will include developing strategies to minimise medicine omissions, improving controlled drug record keeping at ward/department level, leading on and supporting safe medication practice.
Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Biddulph Job title: Chief Pharmacist Email address: john.biddulph@nhs.net Telephone number: 01279 827349
Steven De-Giovanni, Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Medication Safety Officer.
steven.de-giovanni1@nhs.net
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