Band 7 Pharmacist

Job description Job responsibilities Responsibilities of this job role Provide a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines while supporting the therapeutic goals of patients and prescribers. Review and monitor prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, formulary compliance, and cost-effective prescribing, providing expert pharmaceutical advice to multidisciplinary teams. Deliver complex medicines information to patients, carers, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, supporting informed decision-making and optimal patient outcomes. Support the safe and efficient supply of medicines through ward-based pharmacy services, dispensary duties, medicines optimisation initiatives, and management of patients own drugs. Monitor, investigate, and report adverse drug reactions, medication incidents, and controlled drug discrepancies in line with Trust policies and national guidance. Supervise, support, and act as a role model for junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, pre-registration pharmacists, and pharmacy students. Contribute to clinical governance, audit, service improvement, guideline development, protocol reviews, and research activities aimed at enhancing patient care and medicines management.

Maintain compliance with Trust policies, medicines legislation, General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards, and professional ethics while supporting the ongoing development of pharmacy services across the Trust.