Care Provider Quality & Safety Pharmacist
Sandwell Council’s multi-disciplinaryQuality and Safetyteam is seeking a motivatedCare Provider Quality & Safety Pharmaciston a part time, fixed-term basis. The organisation operates to a hybrid working model.Location: Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands.Job Type: Full Time.Salary: Band I (£55,609 to £59,025, pro rata).Expires: 05/07/2026.
About the role
- Provide specialist pharmacy advice to support safe and effective medicines management across commissioned and in-house care services.
- Undertake high quality medication management reviews of care provider systems, processes and practice, providing clear verbal and written feedback to providers, senior managers and commissioners.
- Support the development of robust arrangements for reporting, reviewing and learning from medicines-related incidents, including incidents linked to safeguarding concerns.
- Analyse information from a range of sources, including provider returns, incident data, safeguarding information, ambulance data and hospital admissions data, to identify areas for targeted review and improvement.
- Work collaboratively with the Quality and Safety Team, ICB Medicines Optimisation Team, local multidisciplinary partners and care providers to support improvement plans and agreed pathways.
- Use your professional judgement to assess evidence, identify clinical risk and make proportionate recommendations that support safe, high-quality care.
About you
- A pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Post-registration experience, including broad clinical or pharmaceutical experience in primary care, secondary care or community pharmacy.
- A postgraduate qualification in pharmacy practice, quality improvement or equivalent relevant clinical or practical experience, or be working towards this.
- A strong understanding of prescribing, medicines administration and medicines management in social care settings.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, NHS initiatives and best practice relating to pharmacy and medicines optimisation.
- Experience of providing proactive medicines management advice and supporting the development or implementation of medicines-related systems and processes.
- Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement, data analysis and producing clear recommendations for action.
- Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills, with the confidence to provide constructive challenge and professional advice where required.
- Able to travel to care provider locations across Sandwell and out of borough where required.
Why join Sandwell Council?
At Sandwell Council, our work has a real impact. You will be joining a values-led organisation that is committed to improving outcomes for local people, supporting staff development and working as one team across services and partners. This role offers the opportunity to make a visible contribution to medicines safety, quality assurance and service improvement across adult social care.
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