Senior Clinical Pharmacist -Dedicated Ward Role

Job description Job responsibilities Job purpose The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services to patients They will oversee the use of medicines in terms of safety, efficacy, efficiency and economy To identify and address medicines governance issues that arise from clinical service delivery Key Result Areas These are the key areas that support the purpose of the job: To provide clinical pharmacy services to award prioritising discharge, medicines optimisation and clinical economy. Discharge: Take a proactive approach to the management of ward discharges, to include prescribing of discharge medicines in line with local guidance Work collaboratively with medical and nursing teams and Trust Operations Team to facilitate and expedite discharge Ensure high quality patient counselling is delivered by the MDT during admission and at discharge Support communication to GPs , community pharmacy and other primary care services Medicines optimisation: Undertake medicine optimisation activities in line with clinical specialty Provide clinical pharmacy support to consultant ward rounds, MDT meetings and ward operational meetings Work with prescribers and nursing teams to ensure high standards of medicines use including development and review of relevant guidelines Review & investigate medicines incidents and liaise with the ward team to adopt changes in practice where necessary Take a lead role in managing ward based medicines expenditure, to include: Ensuring multidisciplinary ward team take a thorough approach to obtaining patients own medicines from home Ensure the ordering and supply of medicines receives appropriate scrutiny Provide and present reports to the MDT , ward team and pharmacy in relation to medicines expenditure Contribute to the pharmacy clinical economy group agenda To undertake independent prescribing practice to patients within the specialty in accordance with agreed objectives / guidelines To contribute to the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust Actively participate within the multi-disciplinary and clinical pharmacy team To act as a source of expert advice on prescribing and medicines optimisation to medical and nursing staff within a defined clinical area To provide supervision, training and tuition of pre-registration students and pharmacists, including tutoring for the MSc/Diploma in clinical pharmacy. To participate in clinical audit and other initiatives aimed at assuring high quality prescribing and pharmacy practice, within the context of Quality Governance To provide training and education to other healthcare professionals. To provide professional supervision to technical and supporting staff and to undertake the role of Responsible Pharmacist when required General Responsibilities To undertake any training (managerial and professional) identified by staff appraisal To participate in on call duties, weekend and Bank Holiday working in accordance with agreed rotas and needs of the department In the event of a disruptive incident, all Trust employees may be required to attend work if they are fit and well and able to do so in line with business continuity and major incident plans To maintain confidentiality at all times relating to patients, staff and the Trust To actively participate in the Staff Appraisal Process To be familiar and comply with relevant Operational, Personnel, Health and Safety policies and procedures, including Fire, COSHH, No Smoking and Alcohol Maintain a safe environment by adhering to local infection control policies