Key Duties
Provision of Clinical Pharmacy Services: The post holder will provide clinical pharmacy services on rotation to acute medical, surgical, emergency and critical care units under the clinical supervision of Lead Specialist Pharmacists. The post holder will provide specialised pharmaceutical advice regarding patient care and undertake pharmaceutical risk management. They will ensure compliance with medicine legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy and relevant guidelines, and be accountable for professional actions guided by SOPs, policies, national directives and their own specialised knowledge.
Plan duties and prioritise workload according to patient and staff needs. Analysing individual pharmaceutical care needs, identifying and correcting prescribing errors, advising prescribers on doses, side effects, and alternative treatments, and communicating complex recommendations to medical and nursing staff. Interview newly admitted patients to construct accurate medication histories, assess compliance issues, review admission details and prescription charts, identify potential or actual medicine‑related admissions, and outline required actions.
Construct pharmaceutical care plans, assess and monitor clinical progress, and intervene to ensure optimal care with minimal side effects. Monitor TPN daily against individual patient needs and condition. Assess discharge information requirements early in admission to prepare medicine information. Assist with therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs, including initial assessment, dose initiation, request card completion, result interpretation and dose adjustment.
Use MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint to produce patient information, staff notices, audits and project reports. Provide Information and Counselling: advise staff on safe management, handling and disposal of medicines, storage, stability, compatibility and expiry. Assist the Specialist Pharmacist with medicines information to consultants, GPs, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. Counsel patients on complex medicine needs.
Professional Dispensary Services: provide rotational checks of all prescriptions dispensed by Worcester Dispensary. Scrutinise prescriptions for accuracy, appropriateness, legality and cost‑effectiveness, ensuring therapeutic selection, dose and frequency, avoiding harmful interactions, and adherence to formulary and high‑cost drug procedures. Question prescriptions if professionally appropriate.
Accurate dispensing and documentation of clinical trial material. Use the Pharmacy Computer System for availability checks, and the Electronic Discharge System for discharge prescriptions. Provide oncology services: professional checks of chemotherapy prescriptions, ensuring accuracy, compliance with commissioning frameworks, therapeutic selection, dose, frequency, interaction avoidance and formulary adherence. Pre‑check and release chemotherapy in aseptic units meeting GMP compliance and use electronic prescribing system for chemotherapy patient management.
Managerial responsibilities: provide day‑to‑day clinical supervision to pre‑registration pharmacists, technicians, assistant technicians and students.
Financial Responsibilities: maintain security of medicines and supplies, undertake statutory controlled drug checks, and advise wards on safe handling.
Education, Training and CPD: engage in Trust PDR, agree service outcomes with team leader, conduct self‑audit, identify training needs, complete yearly PDP in line with PDR objectives.
Operational Responsibilities: deliver dispensing and other operational and clinical services, ensure accurate dispensing, enter patient details, produce labels, check staff work, participate in weekend and bank holiday rota. Undertake emergency pharmaceutical duties as part of emergency duty commitment on a rota with other pharmacists.
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