Medicines Operational Lead - Crawley, United Kingdom - South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Crawley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

22.5 hrs per week

Crawley HQ, with travel across various sites
Band 7£43,74£50,056 pro rata

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust Medicines Governance team working 3 days per week.

The post holder is required to support the Chief Pharmacist to deliver excellent clinical care and advice to the Trust by ensuring that we are complying with medicines legislation, driving service improvements and efficiencies and providing specialist knowledge and advice on all matters relating to the safe storage, handling, administration and disposal of medicines to all staff.

To ensure that the Trust is compliant with the legal and statutory requirements in relation to all matters that pertain to medicines governance and management.

Perform the role of a registered healthcare professional. This includes advice, supervision, co-operation, problem solving, training and support of colleagues in relation to medicines management and governance.

To deliver teaching sessions both in house and externally to paramedics, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals as requested.

The post holder will be required to provide expert and specialist knowledge in relation to medicines and their use as well as assist in the development of new clinical protocols and treatment options including the development of patient group directions.

Develop guidelines, policies and procedures for medicines use within the Trust as required.

Respond to clinical and medicines related queries from Trust staff.

To support and help collect data for clinical and procedural audits
Working for your organisation

Option to join NHS Pension scheme
A minimum of 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years' service.
Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
Access to occupational health and counselling services.
Awardwinning wellbeing hub
Back up buddy App
Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of moneysaving deals.
Provide expert and specialist advice and guidance to Trust managers in

relation to medicines optimisation and medicines management systems.

To provide expertise and clinical leadership on medicines optimisation as part of a team within a prehospital setting.
To facilitate the implementation of local and national guidance, including NICE and Quality Standards where appropriate