Specialist Pharmacist - Women, Children & Young People

Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the job description for full details To provide a high quality, safe, cost-effective and responsive clinical pharmacy service to wards and clinical areas in their speciality. To deputise for the lead clinical pharmacist in the care group, where appropriate. Work as part of a collaborative clinical pharmacy team, utilising collective expertise to proactively develop clinical pharmacy services. Be an integrated member of the specialist area, attending relevant meetings and advising on medicines governance, formulary, finance, safety and pathways. To aspire to work as an advanced practitioner to provide enhanced prescribing and assessment support to the care group in an area of specialist practice on wards and in clinic, as appropriate. Training and guidance to achieve this will be given, if required. Line manage and contribute to the training of pharmacy staff and the multi- disciplinary team working in their speciality. Review medicines use and expenditure data, in liaison with relevant members of the specialist area to explain, interpret and horizon scan changes in medicines use and expenditure. To develop a research and audit portfolio.