Bank Pharmacist Band 7-8A

Job description Job responsibilities Royal Free World Class Values: The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES To lead the provision of a high quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary team to CFH patients, to ensure maximum efficacy, safety and economic drug use and to demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care. The responsibilities will include: 1.Assisting in the planning and delivery of a clinical pharmacy service. 2.To ensure development of patient group directions and other relevant policies and guidelines. 3.Delivery of a high quality, specialist ward based pharmacy service including medicines reconciliation, drug supply, review of highly complex medication regimens, interaction monitoring, adverse drug reaction monitoring and discharge planning. 4.Promotion of high quality cost-effective prescribing. 5.Ensuring compliance with Trusts policies including medicines policy, formulary and microbiology policies. 6.Making evidence based decisions, in partnership with patients and other professionals within the specialist area. 7.Making clinical decisions where limited information is available. 8.Development and review of Patient Group Directions. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS 1.To assist in identifying and managing changes necessary to maintain a high quality clinical pharmacy service responsive to patients needs and to consider the implications of changes for other areas/personnel 2.To ensure timely supply of medicines for discharge to reduce any delays / bed blocking 3.To oversee the clinical safety of dispensing functions for off-site units and external parties 4.To deal effectively with situations where medication errors have occurred, including liaising directly with the patients and staff concerned RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining their professional responsibilities and for identifying and addressing their own developmental needs. They are also expected to contribute to the learning and development of other members of the health-care team. Overall these responsibilities include: 1.To manage the day-to-day provision of ward pharmacy services within specified section This will include allocation of the workload, dealing sickness absence and managing annual leave. 2.To provide cover for pharmacist colleagues during their absence. 3.To deputise for the section lead pharmacist in their absence. 4.To assist in managing, appraising and supporting the development of the: Band 6 and 7 pharmacists Medicines management technicians **For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**