Lead Pharmacist Medication Safety | North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

The Pharmacy Service is comprehensive and we have a full range of services including Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary service, ward-based clinical pharmacy, Medicines Information, aseptic and non-sterile production services. Specialist clinical pharmacists provide direct clinical input into medicines management in a number of clinical areas including HIV, general medicine, emergency services, surgery, rheumatology, anti-coagulation, oncology & haematology, women's health, paediatrics and infection control.

• In conjunction with the Chief Pharmacist will lead on patient safety and clinical governance initiatives relating to medicines management, including EPMA and Controlled Drugs, across the Trust. The post holder will assist the Chief Pharmacist develop, deliver and evaluate the medication safety programme for the Trust.
• will lead on the review and evaluation of clinical risk and critical incidents, including trends, relating to medicines use within the Trust.
• will be responsible for dissemination of learning relating to risks, including risk prevention.
• will contribute to the production of departmental and Trust policies, guidelines, Standard operating procedures and bulletins, relating to patient safety and clinical governance, as appropriate.
• will be a member of a number of groups and committees concerned with patient safety, medication safety and clinical governance within NMUHT and also across the sector.
• will coordinate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to ward(s) as required. This will include the promotion of safe, effective and cost effective drug use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary/secondary interface, ensuring appropriate mechanisms are in place to promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety and adherence to trust policies and guidelines. Advice on drug budget management in these areas will also be provided.
  
  The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust's services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.