Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Clinical Effectiveness Pharmacist & MSO
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Are you a senior pharmacist with a passion for medicines safety, clinical effectiveness and quality improvement?
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is seeking a Clinical Effectiveness Pharmacist and Medication Safety Officer (MSO) to provide strategic leadership for medicines safety, governance, formulary management and quality improvement across mental health, learning disability and community services.
As the Trust's MSO, you will lead medication safety initiatives, coordinate responses to MHRA Drug Safety Updates, medicines recalls and National Patient Safety Alerts, support learning from incidents, and promote the safe and effective use of medicines.
Working closely with the Chief Pharmacist, senior leaders, clinicians, the Central East ICB and external partners, you will drive medicines optimisation, support regulatory compliance and ensure practice is aligned with national guidance and evidence-based care.
We are looking for a GPhC-registered pharmacist with significant post-registration experience, strong leadership skills, and expertise in medicines safety, governance and service improvement. Experience as an MSO, involvement in POMH-UK audits, digital prescribing systems or quality improvement programmes would be advantageous.
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Key Responsibilities Include
- Acting as the Trust's Medication Safety Officer and leading medicines safety programmes.
- Leading the implementation and assurance of medicines-related MHRA Drug Safety Updates, medicines recalls and National Patient Safety Alerts.
- Providing strategic leadership for medicines governance, clinical effectiveness and medicines optimisation.
- Leading the development and governance of the Trust Medicines Formulary.
- Supporting implementation of NICE guidance and evidence-based practice.
- Leading audit, quality improvement and service development programmes.
- Supporting safe optimisation of electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems.
- Leading investigations into significant medication incidents and supporting organisational learning.
- Representing HPFT on regional and system-wide medicines optimisation, safety and clinical effectiveness groups.
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,500 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
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For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Georgia Michael
Job title: Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Email address: g.michael@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07586492813
Prashant Sanghani, Chief Pharmacist, prashant.sanghani@nhs.net, 07977607682
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