Job overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Specialist Pharmacist to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP High Down.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist in delivering a clinical medicines management service to patients.
2. To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters relating to primary care, substance misuse and mental health services, this will include assistance with risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local medicines management policies.
3. To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and trust wide levels under the direction of the lead pharmacist.
4. To liaise with dispensing pharmacy staff to support an effective dispensing and supply service. To participate in clinical audits and research associated with medicines and pharmacy practice.
5. To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist in their absence.
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
6. Monthly supervision
7. Annual personal development plans/appraisals
8. Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
9. Preceptorship Programme
10. Support and guidance with Revalidation
11. Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
12. Childcare vouchers
13. Health and wellbeing services
14. Season ticket loans
15. Cycle to work scheme
16. Relocation package
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
17. Ensure that all prescriptions and Medication Administration Records are clinically appropriate and meet all necessary legal requirements
18. Help in the management of the repeat dispensing services ensuring full utilisation of this service.
19. Run regular Medication review clinics for those patients on the repeat dispensing service and, if appropriate, use prescribing skills to add and maintain patients onto this system.
20. Ensure medicines reconciliation is completed for all patients on arrival into reception.
21. Ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk to patients. This includes regular reviews of prescriptions, identification of significant drug interactions, advice for clinical monitoring, compliance with legal aspects (Medicines Act, Mental Health Act) of medicines supply and compliance with the Trust Formulary
22. Assist on the implementation of medicine related NICE publications, ensuring that recommendations form