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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide a patient focused clinical service to critical care

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Demonstrate and apply the principals of effective medicines optimisation as part of day to day activities

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To identify and address any medication safety concerns within their critical care escalating when needed to Lead Critical Care Pharmacist where necessary

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Effective contribution to the MDT team on critical care including ward rounds

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Make appropriate referrals as part of effective medicines optimisation demonstrating excellent clinical reasoning and judgement

6.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To ensure effective clinical handover to other members of the MDT in supporting safe patient care.

7.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To support and develop the clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care

Leadership

1.ÌýÌýÌý To act as a role model for all pharmacy staff and specifically for junior pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists

2.ÌýÌýÌý To promote effective clinical pharmacy services as part of the MDT/service to critical care

3.ÌýÌýÌý To review practices and make suggestions for improvements in services. Implement these changes in practice.

4.ÌýÌýÌý To promote, develop and share best practice.

5.ÌýÌýÌý To implement agreed clinical governance initiatives.

6.ÌýÌýÌý To develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.

7.ÌýÌýÌý To work with collaboratively with the whole healthcare team to deliver high quality services.Ìý

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Management of service

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide clinical pharmacy in accordance with Trust procedures and priorities set by the highly specialist pharmacist for the area of practice or the Lead Clinical Services Pharmacist.Ìý

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To identify and manage risks in relation to medicines use according to policy/protocol.

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To delegate duties / responsibilities appropriately to junior staff. Identify service risks and manage or escalate the risks as appropriate

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information in accordance with the needs of critical care directorate

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget and propose appropriate actions thereafter

6.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To implement and monitor the recommendations of the EKHUFT drug formulary and other Trust clinical policies related to drug usage.

7.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To participate in CQUIN and or QIPP related projects as appropriate

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Evaluation of Service

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To monitor pharmacy services in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines.Ìý

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To participate in pharmacy contribution audits.

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To undertake and propose clinical and service audits as needed.

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To be responsible developing effective action planning as part of the cycle of audit

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To undertake medication assessments / evaluations as required.

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Research and Service Development

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To demonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practiceÌý

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To review research evidence and integrate into practice, sharing this knowledge as needed both within and without the trust.

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To actively seek to improve the ward and clinical services provided.

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To undertake practice research in accordance with the pharmacy research agenda.

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Education and Training

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to become a highly specialist pharmacist in critical care

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To be a practice supervisor for Foundation Pharmacists and Pre –registration Pharmacists as appropriate. To provide effective supervision of junior staff and provide effective feedback to them on their performance

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To contribute to training of other healthcare professionals including direct delivery of teaching as needed.Ìý

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌý To participate in in-service clinical pharmacy teaching and multi-disciplinary teaching as appropriate.