Clinical Lead Pharmacist – Crisis services & Liaison Psychiatry

Job description Job responsibilities Provide a single, accessible point of access to pharmacy for the Psychiatric Liaison and Home Treatment and Crisis Teams Advise on appropriate psychotropic drug choice and review Advise on rationalization and de-prescribing of medications where clinically appropriate as part of medicines optimization Provide governance on prescribing, monitoring and medicines management Improve working relationships and dialogue between mental health services and inpatient pharmacy teams To reduce preventable adverse drug reactions and patient safety incidents Improve patient flow, discharge and transfer processes using QI methodology Support crisis service delivery through involvement/engagement with luton pharmacy satellite dispensary and service expansion Provide training and supervision to other pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff as directed by the role To reduce risk of iatrogenic harm to hospital inpatients and ensure safe prescribing of psychotropic medicines Improve the experience and outcomes for patients and carers Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess and manage patients for risk factors and vulnerabilities. Lead on Medicines Optimisation initiatives within the Crisis Pathway and liaison psychiatry services Provide a direct link between ELFT and Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS trust Pharmacy teams. Provide Education and Training to MDT and pharmacy team members Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision-making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions, which will include psychological therapies and prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimize health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to staff, patients and clients Work in partnership with patients and carers promoting a recovery focused model of care Provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and trust wide levels under the direction of the Lead Pharmacist. Ensure Parity of Esteem between physical and mental health and promote this agenda amongst the wider MDT Promote the trust Medicines Safety Agenda in collaboration with the Lead Pharmacist and Trust Medicines Safety Officers