Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave cover) Hours Part time - 17.5 hours per week Job ref 394-MSO-7381991
Employer The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hillingdon Hospital Town Uxbridge Salary £61,631 - £68,623 per annum (incl. of HCAA) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/09/2025 23:59
Senior Pharmacist – Medication Safety Officer
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
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Job overview
The post holder will be an experienced clinical pharmacist with highly developed interpersonal skills. They will work under the guidance of the Principal Pharmacist for Medicines Governance and Antimicrobial Stewardship to ensure systems are in place for the safe management of medicines across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for supporting the development, delivery, and monitoring of both long- and short-term strategies for antimicrobial stewardship and medication safety. The post holder will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist for Medicines Governance and Antimicrobial Stewardship, the Medication Safety Officer (job share), the senior pharmacy technician for medication safety, relevant medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff, to achieve these aims.
The post holder will be required to work effectively with the Trust Medication Safety Committee, and wider multidisciplinary clinical staff (medical, nursing, and pharmacy).
The role will lead on audit and assurance programmes related to the safe/and secure handling of medicines, and will provide expert advice to ensure standards are met.
Working for our organisation
This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are currently in the process of redeveloping the hospital to provide a state-of-the-art hospital for the residents of Hillingdon, and beyond, which supports the very best in delivery of healthcare and will be fit for our future.
We provide acute and specialist services from two sites to a local population of 350,000. Our services include; accident and emergency services, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Hillingdon is situated in North West London close to Heathrow airport and is the second largest London borough.
Our vision is to be the best general hospital in the country. We are clear that our Vision can only be achieved by our staff, our most valuable asset. We are committed to making improvements for both our patients and our staff which we will deliver through living our CARES values: Communication, Attitude, Responsibility, Equity and Safety.
More information about our Vision and values and how we build theses into our recruitment process can be found on our website.
We value our staff and wherever possible we offer flexible hours, a full range of benefits, on-site nursery facilities and restaurant as well as a wide range of training and career development opportunities. We are proud to say that our staff survey results show that our staff look forward to coming to work here.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person specification
* MPharm or equivalent
* GPhC registered
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Knowledge and previous experience in medication safety initiatives
* Experience in medicines management audit and/or research & development
* Experience in project and change management
* Experience in training others
* Experience in staff management
At The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our recruitment processes are designed to identify candidates who demonstrate the right skills and values to support our commitment to high-quality care.
Please note that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in applications is monitored. Any misuse that results in an inaccurate representation of a candidate’s abilities may affect the outcome of the application. Applicants will be required to declare any use of AI prior to submitting their application.
Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date. All contracts are issued under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions of employment and all posts are subject to appropriate job matching or evaluation process, where indicated. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population. Please note that all candidates at risk in London and going through the NHS London Redeployment scheme are to be given priority as part of the recruitment process where their application meets the essential criteria for the role.
Please note: If you do not meet the requirements for the role or have specific registration where required then your application will be automatically rejected.
If you do not hear fromwithin 2 weeks of the closingdate please assume you are unsuccessful.
The Hillingdon Hospital will use the information provided primarily for the purposes of managing your employment within the Trust.
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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.
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