Job summary
- Main area
- Governance - Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (or Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 437-6558882
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Prestwich
- Town
- Prestwich
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/09/2024 23:59
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Medicines Safety Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
Due to a vacancy in the Medicines Safety Team, applications are invited from Nurses / Pharmacists / Pharmacy Technicians, for a fixed term cover position of Medicines Safety Practitioner at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH). A secondment opportunity will also be considered.
We are looking for an candidate with an interest in patient safety, to join us in delivering on all aspects of the medicines safety agenda across GMMH. The candidate will work closely with the Medication Safety Officer (MSO) as well as being an integral member of the Trust Medication Safety Committee.
In addition to governance, the role involves a clinical aspect associated with it as per relevant clinical registration, in order to experience front line services first-hand.
The Pharmacy Department at GMMH has over 70 members of staff, distributed over a number of sites. We are an innovative, friendly and supportive team, now is great time to join us as we continue on improving the patient safety journey, to ensure safe use of medication, that is inclusive of all services across GMMH.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide support and guidance on medication related incidents, ensuring learning from such is embedded into practice and shared across the GMMH footprint.
They will support the MSO in investigating medicines incidents, reviewing investigations, disseminating alerts, preparing reports and sharing lessons learnt.
Having great inter-personal skills, they will support the MSO in disseminating lessons learnt from incident investigations, identify medicines safety issues from national guidance and embed into clinical practice.
Taking a lead in preparation for the Medicines Safety Committee, including analysis of data from the Trust incident management system, providing interpretation and reports as appropriate to a wide variety of staff groups, is key to the role.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Clinical Registration
- • Post graduate clinical qualification / Specialist Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant hospital experience
- Experience of MDT working
- Delivery of training
- Medicines management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in electronic risk management systems
- Experience of medication safety
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Have knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
- Have up to date knowledge of mental health and community services
- Have knowledge of primary and secondary care services
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to interpret & communicate highly complex data
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Team player – ability to both take and give direction
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a broad range of disciplines
- Ability to cope with conflicting pressures and deadlines
- There is a requirement to travel the across the footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role
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
- Dannie Farrar
- Job title
- Medication Safety Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 358 2583
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