To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the general medicine wards within the hospital Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of newly started high risk medicines. Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to general medicine wards. To actively develop the general medicine pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services, such as review of patients in clinic. To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the general medicine wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.
Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for general medicine to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines. Attend the board rounds and MDTs where applicaple within general medicine, providing expert pharmaceutical advice. To actively lead on efficiency savings within general medicine. To support with the screening of Homecare prescriptions.
To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider within general medicine. To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in general medicine. To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services. To develop a personal audit and research portfolio.