Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-186DS-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medicines Safety Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Band 7 Medicine Safety Nurse
Permanent Term Contract. Full time 37.5 hours per week.
We are look for a specialist Medicines Safety Nurse to join our Pharmacy team . You will work closely with the Pharmacy Medicines Safety Team to provide specialist insight to medicines-related safety issues from a nursing perspective.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a specialist nurse who offers advice and support to professional groups in all areas relating to medications safety. They will act as a resource/link across the Trust to ensure that patient safety systems / processes, which relate to medicines management in clinical areas, are safe, legal and comply with national and professional guidance, requirements, policy and legislation.
The post holder will have delegated authority from members of the Medicines Safety Group to manage the medicines management agenda.
The post-holder will lead developments related to medicines safety across the Trust. They will be responsible for developing clinical standards relating to medicines and other related areas of clinical practice. They will have responsibility for the monitoring, evaluation and implementation of improvements via the Trust audit programme including BoSCA and KPI audits.
The overall objectives of the post will be to optimise Medicines Management systems within the trust to ensure safe practice, optimising patient care, considering national & professional standards, learning from incidents and complaints. This will be shared and discussed at suitable forums such as the Trust Medicines Safety Group, National & Regional Medicine Safety Forums and other relevant Trust Groups/Committees.
Working for our organisation
We’re very proud of the team we’ve built at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
We’ve always been an organisation defined by bringing together talented people with a shared vision and passion for helping us to be the best we can be for our patients.
All of our people are unique individuals who are united by a set of six core values that apply to everything we do to help improve the health and wellbeing of the communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will work in conjunction with the wider corporate team to ensure they are able to fulfill the details included within the job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing degree or equivalent diploma or qualification
- Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Relevant Master’s degree or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience or Experience of working in a specialised area as a band 6.
- Working knowledge and understanding of medicines management processes and of managing professional standards within a NHS setting.
- Experience of patient safety issues and clinical governance.
- Evidence of recent relevant professional development and experience of contributing to and effectively implementing Nursing and Midwifery and/or other professional strategies.
Desirable criteria
- Project management experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ana Freitas
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390555
- Additional information
Ribal Ahmed
Tel 01204 390555
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