Advanced Pharmacist - Nutrition

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Develop policies and procedures relating to PN and associated therapies.

Report and investigate adverse incidents related to nutrition support.

Review invoicing related to PN services and liaise with pharmacy homecare and commissioning as required. You will be responsible for maintaining medicine information systems for prescribed clinical nutrition products and will be accountable to finance teams for timely access to this data. You will be an authorized signatory for such invoices in line with Trust Financial standing orders.

Participate in SHIFNET and/or BPNG and/or other local/national group related to PN provision.

Provide teaching regarding PN to pharmacy, nursing, medical staff and other allied healthcare professionals (AHPs).

Be involved in the production of local and regional guidelines, when appropriate.

To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team (or if required between pharmacy teams) on a reciprocal basis.

To ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.

To monitor the use of parenteral nutrition and use of other medicines. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:

• Participation in investigating clinical incidents
• Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses
• Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies

To use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy.

To contribute to the monitoring of safe, effective and economic use of medicines in the directorate in accordance with national and local guidelines, working with the Pharmacist Team Manager and Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist. To participate in reviews of medicines for formulary applications, Medicines Information Leaflets and as part of Patient Group Directions relevant to the Directorate.

To develop good working relationships and communication with clinical and managerial staff within area of specialist practice and act as a link regarding all aspects of the Pharmacy Service and Medicines Management.

To attend relevant clinical unit meetings as appropriate.

To contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of protocols for medicines related to adult clinical nutrition, particularly for high cost, high use and high risk medicines, in response to clinical and business needs of the Trust and Directorate, ensuring these protocols are integrated across the Trust as appropriate.

To provide financial information that is accurate and identifies trends.

To liaise with external organisations and agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients, e.g. homecare providers of parenteral nutrition, other hospitals, and community pharmacies, etc, where appropriate.

To support the appropriate management of clinical trials and unlicensed medicines.

To support the implementation of medicines related policies such as reuse of patient’s own medicines, green bags etc across the Directorate.

To be aware of developments within own area of practice, the Directorate and Pharmacy/Medicines Management in general, to develop own area of specialist practice, to share good practice and act as a resource.

To tutor rotational clinical pharmacists undertaking the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy following formal accreditation as a tutor by the relevant university, and to tutor other pharmacists and pre-registration students in the clinical area.

To act as a role model and mentor for clinical pharmacy.

To be aware of Medicines Management/Medicines Safety issues for clinical area/directorate, and where appropriate pharmacy, to ensure incident forms are completed, risk assessments are undertaken and any learning is implemented and shared.

To develop personal practice research specific to adult parenteral nutrition in accordance with the Trust and pharmacy strategy, and as agreed with the Consultant Pharmacist NIF.

To contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings as agreed with 

Our pharmacy team pride themselves on delivering excellent and compassionate care, acting with integrity and respect, for the benefit of patients within the trust. Our leadership team align to the Trusts Divisional and Directorate structure and includes eight consultant pharmacists across various specialities. We focus on delivering the best clinical training and opportunity for learning, while simultaneously striving to improve pharmaceutical services.