Highly Specialist Pharmacist, Medicine Safety
| Posting date: | 28 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,528.00 to £64,750.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £57528.00 - £64750.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 2NN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9302-26-0255 |
Summary
Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities Lead, deliver, and monitor the Trusts Medication Safety Agenda. Act as a role model and specialist expert in Medication Safety across the organisation. Drive and embed positive medication safety culture across all services. Participate in regional Medication Safety Networks Lead and coordinate medicines safety workstreams and contribute to clinical governance. Safety, Risk & Governance Develop, assess, and monitor implementation of local and national safety guidance. Implement changes to reduce the risk of preventable medication harm. Facilitate learning from patient safety insights by coordinating responses to safety events. Lead medication incident riskreduction strategies and support Trust incident reporting systems. Review, analyse, and monitor medication incidents, providing feedback for shared learning and staff education. Support responses to national patient safety alerts and implement associated action plans. Education, Training & Professional Development Provide education and training to multidisciplinary teams within and beyond the Trust. Contribute to practice research, clinical audit, and service evaluation. Develop training resources and improvement programmes aligned to the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework. Operational Responsibilities Undertake crosssite responsibilities, including clinical ward cover and dispensary duties. Actively participate as a member of the Medication Safety Group (MSG) and contribute to safety communication (e.g., medication safety bulletins). Support incident data management, digital reporting tools, and governance documentation.