About this role
Job summary
The post holder will support the Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Mechanisms to deliver the Medicines Mechanisms agenda across University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG).
The role will achieve the coordination, assurance and continuous improvement of systems and processes that underpin safe, effective and legally compliant supply and administration of medicines to individuals, including protocols, formularies, delegation arrangements and associatedgovernance.
The post holder will provide specialist technical advice and leadership within their agreed scope, contributing to education, audit and service improvement activity, working collaboratively with pharmacy and multidisciplinary colleagues to embed a strong medicines governance culture across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
Support the achievement of statutory, regulatory and best-practice standards underpinning the administration and supply of medicines to individuals across UHLG.
Maintain robust systems for assurance that the administration and supply of medicines to individuals across UHLG meets statutory, regulatory and best practice standards.
Proactively identify and appropriately escalate issues and risk relating to the administration and supply of medicines to individuals across UHLG.
Ensure that Trust guidelines, policies, and procedures relating to the supply and administration of medicines to individuals are regularly reviewed, harmonised and updated in line with the latest clinical evidence and national guidance
About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Communicate effectively with a wide range of colleagues to ensure awareness of relevant medicines governance standards and risk.
Represent the Medicines Mechanisms Team and contribute specialist guidance at departmental and organisational forums, to ensure relevant statutory, regulatory and best practice standards are understood, that issues are identified and appropriately resolved.
Provide expert input to working groups supporting the delivery of the Medicines Mechanisms agenda across the organisation.
Develop relevant education and training material and support delivery of training to increase the capability of UHLG workforce to enable best practice within pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams across the organisation.
Ensure insights and escalations (eg complaints) are responded to in line with departmental processes and organisational policy.
Design, undertake and support the implementation of actions and tests of change arising from audit and research, and ensure effective monitoring is undertaken to completion/impactassessment.
Deputise for the Medicines Mechanisms Lead Pharmacist when appropriate to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered in line with departmental and organisational priorities.
Provide advice to, and respond to queries from, individuals seeking to develop protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals.
Check and process applications to develop protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals.
Apply expertise to ensure protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals meet relevant approval standards.
Navigate protocol and formulary development requests to relevant working and oversight groups.
Develop and maintain effective systems, processes and databases of protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals, monitor and provide update reports to relevant working and oversight groups.
Work with clinical pharmacists to ensure that protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals are clinically appropriate and compatible with day to-day operational delivery.
Attend and represent Medicines Mechanisms at relevant meetings as required by the pharmacy department and Medicines Governance Team.
Be an active member of relevant multi-disciplinary working and oversight group(s) for protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals.
Review and where appropriate, write, relevant departmental and organisational guidelines, policies and procedures.
Interact with a wide range of colleagues across the organisation to fulfil the responsibilities of the post.
Develop communications for a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation and its interfaces.
Be a designated lead point of contact and resource for pharmacy/medicines governance/legal mechanisms issues and related performance and assurance.
Assist with the design, execution and review of audit plans and audits related to the role. Produce and present audit plans, proposals, and reports.
Monitor national medicines-related alerts and changes to national standards and guidelines and recognise when UHLG documents protocols and formularies for the administration of medicines to individuals require update as a result.
Undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and in line with the requirements of the job.
Seek to continually improve own practice and offer suggestions to improve the service provided by the department and team.
Comply with legal and other requirements related to medicines within pharmacy and in all areas of the hospital.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with necessary underpinning qualification(s) Post-registration qualification(s) e.g accuracy checking, level 4+ diploma in pharmacy technician practice
Experience Essential
Demonstrable post-qualification experience working in medicines governance and reporting into medicines governance committee/group(s) Experience working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team with the ability to support and coach others as needed Experience maintaining effective databases/management systems, for example NMP registers, PGD/protocol repositories Experience delivering audit, service improvement and/or change/project management Experience of designing and delivering education and training for multi-professional groups
Desirable
Experience leading on aspects of PGDs, prescribing and/or delegation of medicines administration to non-registered practitioners organisationally, contributing to PGD development groups, prescribing panels and/or delegation pathways
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of the principles of clinical governance in the NHS Strong understanding of medicines governance, with expertise on legal mechanisms for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals Familiar with statutory, regulatory and best practice requirements including key documents relevant to pharmacy in the NHS
Desirable
Aware of the principles of and potential issues around delegation of medicines administration, in particular to non-registered practitioners Knowledge of quality improvement (QI) methodologies and implementation of change
Skills Essential
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to present information appropriately according to the audience Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and inspire an audience Competent in the fundamentals of pharmacy practice and able to identify and address own learning and development needs Able to identify and solve problems, including knowing own limitations and securing help Excellent planning skills with the ability to prioritise and adapt according to changing demands and objectives. Able to handle frequent interruptions as well as concentrate for long periods Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence others and negotiate desired outcomes Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, with the ability to self-motivate and motivate others Able to work accurately with a critical lens and good attention to detail Proficient in the use of IT, including Office and pharmacy software
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Liverpool
L7 8XP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)