Overview
Clinical Pharmacist – Temporary Position
Posting Date: 30 November 2023. Salary: Not specified, Negotiable. Hours: Full Time. Closing Date: 15 December 2023. Location: Sale, M33 4BR. Company: NHS Jobs. Job Type: Temporary. Job Reference: A4086-23-0015.
Summary:
As a Clinical Pharmacist in our dynamic team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines within Firsway Health Centre. This temporary position offers a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care.
Responsibilities
1. Communication / Key Relationships:
o Communicate sensitive, contentious, and complex medicines-related information to patients, carers, GPs, and other healthcare team members.
o Utilize various media and formats to convey information effectively.
2. Analytical and Judgement Skills:
o Critically appraise, analyze, interpret, and evaluate specialist medicine-related information and evidence.
o Provide specialized pharmaceutical advice on prescribing, governance, and medicines management.
3. Responsibility for Patient Care:
o Clinically review patient notes, interpret prescriptions, and make interventions as necessary.
o Ensure appropriateness of medicines use through face-to-face or telephone consultations.
o Ensure compliance with medicines legislation and related regulations.
4. Policy and Service Development and Research:
o Assist GPs in developing prescribing patterns that promote safe, high-quality, evidence-based practices.
o Formulate and support practice-specific prescribing policies and protocols.
o Identify, plan, and lead clinical audits and research development in specific therapeutic areas.
5. Training / Sharing Best Practice:
o Contribute to the training and education of practice staff, including GPs, nurses, and support staff.
o Identify training needs and facilitate relevant sessions.
6. Freedom to Act:
o Work independently within professional boundaries, taking initiative and accountability for actions.
o Exercise professional judgment in daily recommendations regarding medicines management.
7. Responsibility for Information Resources:
o Record and provide activity reports to managers as required.
o Utilize practice-based clinical systems for data input and retrieval of pharmaceutical information.
Requirements
* Registered Pharmacist with relevant clinical experience.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Analytical mindset with the ability to critically appraise information.
* Familiarity with medicines legislation and regulations.
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