Lead Pharmacist, Medicines Safety Officer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, CV2 2DXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 November 2026
2 days leftJob description
Lead as the named individual within the organisation for encouraging medication incident reporting and learning. Identify themes or trends with medici...
The Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) promotes the safe use of medicines across their organisation and is expected to be an expert in this area. You will have the opportunity to be an active member of both the National Medication Safety Network and Regional Medicines Safety Group in order to keep up to date with current priorities.
The role involves working closely with the Pharmacy Governance and Safety Team and Associate Director of Pharmacy (Trust Medicines Assurance and Pharmacy Governance) to drive change and improvement in medicines safety both within the pharmacy department and Trustwide. The Associate Director of Pharmacy, alongside the Medicines Policy and Practice and Medicines Safety Committee members will support you to provide assurance to Trust board around safe medication practices.
You will work closely with the Quality and Clinical Effectiveness Department, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff as well as senior managers, Clinical Directors and patient representatives to ensure that resources are used effectively to provide the best possible care to our patients. This may involve providing expert advice, identifying and managing risks or producing business cases in order to improve services.
As chair of the Medication Safety Committee you will report to the Trust Medicines Optimisation Committee, and may be asked to attend Speciality Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) meetings and the Nursing and Midwifery Care Quality Forum.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy 4 years + 1 year pre-registration training or equivalent
- Registered as a practising pharmacist with the GPhC
- Evidence of up to date CPD
- Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- Member of a professional organisation (eg RPS, UKCPA)
- Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice related MSc
- Registered as an independent prescriber
- Approved Management or Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Hospital pharmacy experience post registration
- Experienced at working with and influencing senior medical and nursing staff
- Experience managing difficult situations/ difficult conversations
Desirable
- Experience of project management
- Have research or quality improvement work published in related journals
- Experience in line managing staff and conducting appraisals
- Use of Datix incident management system
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of audit & research
- Good sound Clinical Knowledge
- Up to date knowledge of Medicines Legislation
- Specialist knowledge of area of Clinical responsibility
Desirable: - oUnderstanding of Human Factors oUnderstanding of NRLS Data Quality Standards oUse of Excel/Access databases
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communicate effectively in a calm, courteous manner to patients and all levels of colleagues
- Maintaining situational awareness and provide appropriate advice in situations where a patient may have come to harm.
- Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and independently and supervise the work of others.
- Able to present clinical and complex information to groups and individuals
- To provide written information in a concise readable manner for patients and colleagues
- High level of analytical skills
- Able to undertake a level of handling & moving.
- Pass OH clearance
- Able to participate in weekend, late, on call and bank holiday rota as needed
Desirable
- Identify the costs associated with prescribing changes in your given clinical area for the Director of Pharmacy
- Proven ability to cope in stressful situations and under pressure.
- Demonstrable evidence of effective leadership, negotiation and motivations skills
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace.
- For posts with managerial responsibility only Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)
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First seen
2 November 2026
Last checked
4 November 2026
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