Principal Pharmacist: Medication Safety and Governance

Overview

Band 8a, £57,528 – £64,750 per annum (pro rata)

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week plus on-call. Flexible working considered for all MKUH roles.

Note: This role is 25% clinical and is not the designated MSO.

Responsibilities

You will lead on ensuring robust systems for incident reporting, learning and assurance, lead investigations into medication‑related incidents, support compliance with national safety alerts and CQC requirements, and provide expert advice on medicines governance. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, senior clinicians, and operational leaders, you will influence strategic decision‑making, support quality improvement initiatives, lead audits, and contribute to service development.

• Support medicines safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance across Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust.
• Act to ensure the safe, effective and high‑quality use of medicines through robust systems, assurance processes, learning from incidents, and implementation of national safety alerts and regulatory requirements.
• Support the Medicine Use and Quality Manager to develop and deliver the medicines governance agenda including the preparation and maintenance of pharmacy‑wide policies and procedures related to safe, effective and affordable use of medicines.
• Support the Trust’s patient‑safety agenda, QI programme, and compliance with CQC standards, NHS England requirements, and national patient‑safety frameworks.
• Oversee and complete comprehensive reporting on medication incidents both within the pharmacy department and trust‑wide to relevant committee meetings and drive actions to improve patient safety across the organisation.
• Lead on the governance of Controlled Drugs working with the Clinical Director of Pharmacy and the Controlled Drug Accountable Officer.
• Support the Medicine Use and Quality Manager to develop, deliver and evaluate the service they are responsible for in accordance with relevant standards and guidance.

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