Rotational Pharmacist

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To co-operate fully in the provision of a comprehensive, safe and cost effective pharmaceutical service to the Trust and its patients.

To participate and assist in the development of a proactive, clinically orientated pharmacy service.

To be responsible for the provision and development of a clinical pharmacy service to a specific clinical speciality or patient group as agreed with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist. This will include;

1. Taking drug histories on admission
2. Reviewing medication to ensure safe and effective use
3. Formulation of individual pharmaceutical care plans
4. Review and update of care plans depending on response, results of investigations and adverse effects.
5. Therapeutic drug monitoring for specific drugs
6. Education of patients about their drug therapy
7. Participation in consultant ward rounds
8. Develop evidence based treatment protocols for use either within the directorate or across the Trust where appropriate
9. Facilitate implementation of local and national guidelines where appropriate.
10.  Challenging inappropriate prescribing
11. To assist the medical staff in the undertaking of such clinical trials as has been approved by the Ethical Committee and to arrange under the direction of senior members of staff of the Pharmaceutical Department, the necessary supplies and aspects of trial protocol affecting the pharmaceutical services.

To deliver clinical & where appropriate, final dispensing checks within the systems for dispensing & issuing medication from the pharmacy, in accordance with the prevailing safe systems of work.

To participate in, and supervise technical staff in, patient counselling to outpatient, inpatients and day case patients.

To provide counselling and information about the use of medicines to all grades of healthcare staff and patients

To provide Medicines Information services to other members of the health care team, under the supervision of the designated Medicines Information pharmacist.

To undertake where appropriate, post graduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy.  To participate in the Trust’s incident reporting and Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Reporting Schemes, in accordance with other local and national initiatives/schemes and the requirements of Clinical Governance.

To actively participate in risk assessment both clinical and corporate.

To promote and implement the Trust’s Prescribing Guidelines and policies, in order to ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines throughout the Trust and the Primary/Secondary Care interface.

To liaise with medical and nursing staff and advise on matters relating to drug usage.

To co-operate with objective setting, individual personal assessment and continuing education and training programmes, in order to ensure continuing professional development and competence to practice as required by clinical governance.

To provide and participate in education and training programmes for Pharmacy staff, other health care staff and patients. (This may include a role in undergraduate and post-graduate courses by agreement.)

To act as a mentor to pre-registration pharmacists, when appropriate.

To prepare and submit at least one (joint) publication annually to reflect the innovative and successful work of the Pharmacy Directorate.

To participate in clinical audit and practice research as instructed by senior pharmacists within the department.

Together with other members of staff to ensure that work is carried out in accordance with current departmental procedures and legislation / regulations in respect of the Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH and other pertinent recommendations are complied with.

To respond positively and in a timely way to those changes that may occur and affect the nature, direction and delivery of pharmacy services.

To participate in on call, out-of-hours, weekend and Bank and Statutory Holiday working, in keeping with the Pharmacy Directorate arrangements on all Trust sites.

To ensure that security is maintained at all times, including that relating to computer systems.

To ensure that total confidentiality with regard to the business of the Trust is upheld at all times.

To undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required.

To become conversant with the LWH Trust’s Meditech integrated computer database in Pharmacy, Electronic Prescribing (EP) and Pharmacy Materials Management modules of the system.

To participate in the training of medical and nursing staff on relevant aspects of the Meditech EP module.

To update, maintain and assist in the development of computer systems

The post-holder must comply with all Trust policies and procedures and attend all necessary mandatory training.