A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work as a senior member of the Medication Safety Pharmacy Team, providing Trust-wide pharmacy leadership and expert clinical input to support the safe, effective and evidence-based use of anticoagulation across Cambridge University Hospitals and the wider system.
The role combines advanced clinical pharmacy practice in anticoagulation with senior leadership responsibilities within the Medication Safety Team.
The post holder will play a key role in driving quality improvement, governance and service development, and will deputise for the Consultant Pharmacist – Medication Safety as required.
Primary Focus – Anticoagulation
* Provide senior Trust‑wide and system‑level pharmacy leadership for anticoagulation, with clear accountability for the safe, effective and evidence‑based use of anticoagulant medicines.
* Act as the Trust’s expert Pharmacy lead for anticoagulation, shaping strategy, governance and clinical practice across inpatient, outpatient and interface settings.
* Lead and actively contribute to Trust committees, programmes and governance forums relevant to anticoagulation and VTE, ensuring alignment with national guidance, safety alerts and emerging best practice.
Secondary Focus – Medication Safety
* Deputise for the Consultant Pharmacist – Medication Safety, providing senior pharmacy leadership and representation within the Trust and externally as required.
* Provide expert pharmacy leadership to Trust groups overseeing patient and medication safety, including (but not limited to) the Medication Safety Committee, Harm Free Care, Safety Event Review Forum, Pharmacy Senior Management Team and Joint Drug and Therapeutics Committee.
* Take responsibility for the leadership and delivery of designated medication safety projects or workstreams, as agreed with the Consultant Pharmacist – Medication Safety, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities and national safety agendas.
Eligibility and Work‑Entry
* Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, a Student visa holder will not be able to be offered a full time permanent contract unless they have:
o applied for a Graduate visa
o completed their course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of employment
o or the Trust has agreed that they will sponsor them as a Skilled Worker and they will complete their studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
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