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This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the postholder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding.Ìý It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the postholder to take account of changing organisational need.

Clinical Specialty

• To work closely with the senior pharmacists, clinicians, nursing staff and other senior managers to develop pharmaceutical services to patients within the directorate.
• ÌýTo ensure close relations cross-site with the pharmacy team across all sites.
• To attend ward rounds when appropriate and able.
• ÌýProvide a clinical pharmacy service to specialised areas and a clinical pharmacy service to cover other areas when ward cover is needed. The service includes:
• Assessing pharmaceutical care needs
• Initiating and carrying out care plans
• Medicines reconciliation and optimisation
• Review for need of drug therapies, selection of appropriate drug therapies / doses / modification of existing therapies.
• Advice to doctors / other health care staff
• Discharge planning
• Counselling patients
• Attending ward rounds as per departmental requirements, which may involve flexibility of start / finish time.
• The service is according to departmental procedures and meets the minimum standards agreed with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager. The service provided will take current legislation into account.
• To fulfil the role of an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist within the individual’s area of competence, including medicines reconciliation on admission and prescribing of currently prescribed medicines on discharge.
• To help develop and promote suitable shared care arrangements for medicines between hospital and primary care by providing relevant information to patients and health care workers, leading for the specialty.
• To lead the department in supporting the delivery of services to outpatients within the specialty, whether in clinics, day units or homecare.
• To take an active role in committees relating to specialist area e.g., clinical governance committee
• Ìý Ìý ÌýDevelopment of the Service
• To undertake research in own area of field.Ìý Ìý
• To lead on proposing policy or service changes to improve the quality of the pharmacy service to the directorate and understanding its impact on other areas
• Ìý Formulary and Guidelines
• To ensure that drugs utilised within the directorate reflect the recommendations, the policies and formulary of Frimley Health and those of tertiary centres. To increase economic awareness within the area through directorate financial reports and to advise on cost effective prescribing.
• ÌýTo produce drug evaluations for the DTC and MOB as requested by the Clinical Pharmacy Manager. To make recommendations to the directorate concerning the introduction and use of new drugs.
• ÌýTo make recommendations to clinicians and pharmacy concerning drug supply problems relating to drugs used within areas of specialty according to pharmacy procedures.
• To work with clinicians and nurses to develop, implement and monitor the use of protocols within the specialty to ensure the safe use and supply of medicines. This includes the development of protocols and advice to nursing staff.
• To support the maintenance of the Trust Drug Formulary, so it is accurate and up-to-date following decisions made at both the DTC and MOB meetings.
• Ìý In the absence of the Principal Pharmacists, ensure that consultants, requesting new products / new users of existing drugs, are provided with the relevant information and request forms.
• Ìý In the absence of the Principal Pharmacists, to review Individual Prescribing applications, which are one-off requests for urgent medicines not normally held by the hospital. This involves obtaining background information relating to the request and liaising with the consultant requesting the new drug and the Chair of New Drugs and Formulary CommitteeÌý Ìý ÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Education and Training
• To act as a role model in professional behaviour to junior pharmacists, technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, pre-registration technicians and pharmacy assistants.
• Ìý To train junior pharmacists, technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, pre-registration technicians and pharmacy assistants in the general aspects of Clinical Pharmacy.
• To train junior pharmacists, technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, pre-registration technicians and pharmacy assistants on the specialist area pertinent to their role.
• Ìý To act as a DPP for junior prescribing pharmacists when appropriate.
• ÌýTo supervise junior pharmacists, technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, pre-registration technicians and pharmacy assistants.
• Ìý To lecture to medical, pharmacy, nursing and other healthcare professionals as required.
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Freedom of Information

• To lead on providing information / data to individuals requesting information in line with the Freedom of Information Act and documenting this information.
• ÌýProfessional Input to Dispensary
• To carry out pharmaceutical duties associated with the dispensing of inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.
• ÌýTo carry out checking of clinical trials (if needed).
• Ìý The post holder will be required to:
• Ìý ÌýConcentrate for the whole shift and interruptions will be common.
• Ìý Work in an unpredictable work pattern.
• Ìý Analyse complex prescriptions from all specialities and advise medical staff if errors are identified or improvements in therapy can be made.
• Ìý Stand at the dispensary bench for up to three hours in a shift.
• ÌýExert moderate physical effort as required.
• Ìý Work with stressed, emotional patients who may have experienced drug misadventures.

General

• To lead and supervise on the provision of professional advice on pharmaceutical matters to medical, nursing and other healthcare staff.
• To provide clinical cover to other wards as agreed with the Clinical Services Manager in the absence of the regular ward pharmacist.
• ÌýTo promote cost-effective use of drugs and work with clinicians to develop guidelines, if appropriate.
• Ìý Management of Staff
• ÌýTo effectively manage Specialist Clinical Rotation Pharmacists
• To assist in selection and recruitment of staff
• ÌýTo undertake appraisals for managed staff, including setting of their personal development plan and agreed objectives and review as appropriate.
• To effectively manage performance related issues
• ÌýOther responsibilities
• Ìý To supervise supporting staff including pharmacy technicians and assistants under the direction of a senior pharmacist
• Ìý To participate in the Weekend, Late Duty, Bank Holiday in accordance with Trust procedures.
• Ìý ÌýTo maintain the security of medication at all times in line with departmental and Trust policy including non-disclosure of appropriate pharmacy security codes and advise on security of stock on the wards, deputising for the Clinical Services Pharmacist, if no Principal Pharmacists are available.
• To undertake other reasonable duties, within the framework of the post, as directed by the Chief Pharmacist.