Specialist Clinical Rotational Pharmacist

Job description Job responsibilities

Provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service across specialist and general ward areas in line with Trust policies, current legislation, and departmental standards. Work closely with Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nurses, and senior managers to develop, implement, and evaluate pharmaceutical services and protocols to ensure safe, effective, and cost-effective use of medicines. Assess pharmaceutical care needs, undertake medicines reconciliation and optimisation, develop and implement care plans, review and adjust drug therapy, counsel patients, support discharge planning, and provide medicines advice to healthcare staff. Attend ward rounds as required. Act as an independent prescriber in accordance with Trust guidelines. Contribute to clinical governance, audit, research, service development, formulary management, and prescribing committees. Support cost-effective prescribing and drug evaluations. Provide education and training to multidisciplinary staff and students, supervise and develop junior pharmacy staff, and contribute to CPD. Assist with dispensary services when required and participate in on-call, weekend, and bank holiday rotas. Provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service across specialist and general ward areas in line with Trust policies, current legislation, and departmental standards. Work closely with Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nurses, and senior managers to develop, implement, and evaluate pharmaceutical services and protocols to ensure safe, effective, and cost-effective use of medicines. Assess pharmaceutical care needs, undertake medicines reconciliation and optimisation, develop and implement care plans, review and adjust drug therapy, counsel patients, support discharge planning, and provide medicines advice to healthcare staff. Attend ward rounds as required. Act as an independent prescriber in accordance with Trust guidelines. Contribute to clinical governance, audit, research, service development, formulary management, and prescribing committees. Support cost-effective prescribing and drug evaluations.

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