Senior Clinical Pharmacist BANK

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Services To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical useof medicines and to challenge poor practice.To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients own medicines.To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and HealthcareProducts Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriateTo record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Hospital Service Optimising Patient outcomes from medicine.To participate in CIPSand QIPPs at NGH. To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust To undertake validation duties in the dispensaryTo supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicinesTechnical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply processTo optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence(where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register) Training and Supervision To assist in the induction of staff into the service; to help identify training and development needs To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety; to enforce guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure standards are metTo take part in formal and informal training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals in both settings.To provide information to patients, parents and carers on admission, discharge and in outpatient clinics regarding treatment and medication to optimise patient concordance, particularly if there is a need to overcome language barriers.To maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge in clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice to ensure a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement To take responsibility for own personal CPD by participating in education and training programmes to improve competence Other Duties To undertake duties elsewhere in the locality, if required To provide a pharmacy service at weekends