Rob Liddington

Experience

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  Alliance Boots

  Aug 1995 - Feb 1998

  • Pharmacist

    Jul 1996 - Feb 1998

  • Pre-Registration Pharmacist

    Aug 1995 - Jul 1996
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  British Army

  Feb 1998 - Apr 2012

  Responsible for managing a specialist team of military pharmacists and other Allied Health ProfessionalsMilitary pharmacy lead for trauma and orthopaedicsDeveloped clinical training packages in medicines management for healthcare professionals deploying to austere environmentsResponsible for identifying key risk areas to healthcare teams deploying overseas and implementing changes to improve safety of staff and patientsVice President of the Army Officer Selection Board advising the assessment centre of the suitability of all potential Professionally Qualified Officers. Show less Responsible for the delivery of pharmacy services to 20 medical centres.Provided advice on key pharmaceutical and equipment issues to the Regional Clinical Director, and acted as a credible source of advice on training, medicines optimisation, medical logistics and equipment care.Designed, developed and implemented a comprehensive medicines management audit and PGD training package for Army Primary Healthcare.Took lead in specifically allocated areas to advise inspection teams in predicting, identifying and prioritising medicines risk. Show less

  • Training and Development Officer

    Jul 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Regular Army Training Officer

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Student - Intermediate Command and Staff Course

    Aug 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Clinical Operations Manager

    Aug 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Regional Primary Healthcare Pharmacist, Army Primary Healthcare Service Regional Headquarters

    Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  • Various Junior Officer Appointments

    Feb 1998 - Jul 2006
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  British Army

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2015

  Rob was the chief pharmacist for the Ministry of Defence. This strategic planning role in the MOD involved working cross-Government and with other external agencies, including international organisations e.g. NATO.He provided strategic and operational leadership in the promotion, application and development of Medicines Optimisation principles across all sectors of the Ministry of Defence including 170 medical centres through delegation, innovation and empowerment, requiring an excellent strategic outlook and working knowledge of medicine law to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Managed, developed and led all pharmacy personnel in the MOD and advised the Medical Executive on future strategy of the MOD pharmacy profession. Appointed Deputy Controlled Dugs Accountable Officer with responsibility to ensure that the MOD adheres to legislation and represents the MOD at LINs and other external meetings.Facilitated and led multi-disciplinary teams to effectively analyse, manage change and learn from significant events and identify and manage the risks associated with medicine use as the Medication Safety Officer for the Ministry of Defence. Show less

  • Senior MOD Pharmacist

    Apr 2012 - Oct 2015

  • Professional Head of Profession and Pharmacist Career Employment Group

    Mar 2012 - Oct 2015

  • Secretary to the Advisory Group on Military Medicine

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2015
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  Care Quality Commission

  Dec 2015 - Mar 2018

  Rob leads and manages a team of pharmacist specialists and medicines inspectors across the South of England. He supports the Head of Medicines Optimisation by providing expert pharmaceutical advice on the safe management and effective use of medicines and input into the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) regulatory, inspection and investigation activity. Rob was a pharmacist specialist inspector with the CQC, providing specialist pharmacy and medicines optimisation advice to inspection teams across all sectors of healthcare.

  • Regional Medicines Manager

    Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Pharmacist Specialist

    Dec 2015 - Oct 2016
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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Apr 2018 - now

  MHRA Responsible Person for Defence

  In my new role as the Defence Responsible Person I am implementing MHRA and Home Office requirements to meet the EU GDP Guideline and other medicines legislation, and developing a Quality Management System for the UK Ministry of Defence.