JOB PURPOSE To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to Renal Services. JOB DIMENSIONS Leads the highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given clinical speciality. Ensures medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieved in specific circumstances.
Manage other pharmacists providing specialised clinical pharmacy service within own clinical speciality depending on size of area. Works directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff and managers within the clinical speciality. Monitors and interprets expenditure on medicines within own clinical speciality. Provides the Directorate with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines, the management of the drug budget and clinical governance issues.
The report also includes risk management such as the recording of significant clinical interventions and near misses. Supervise, along with other members of their multidisciplinary team, the development and implementation of treatment protocols, and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinical area. Responsible for training pharmacists, and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug use within the clinical area. Provides minimum of at least one 4 hour session of service cover in the dispensary or aseptic dispensary each week.
Participates in evening, weekend and bank holiday rota and where appropriate, out of hours services. To act as the Responsible Pharmacist in line with local procedures