To support the clinical pharmacy in care home team of clinical pharmacists and clinical technicians to help deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services within care homes in Hexham and the surrounding areas. To complete targeted review of care home residents, to help minimise risk at transfer of care including those patients who have recurrent falls,complex polypharmacy, swallowing difficulties and those taking high risk medicines. To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own assigned areas of responsibility. To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and those pertaining to medicines management within the community and care homes.
To participate in medical and other ward rounds as well as multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate. To role model compassionate and inclusive care for our care home residents including using your clinical skills to carry out structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation; improve safety and quality with regards to medications in line with local and national policies; and reduce inappropriate prescribing in these often-complex patients with a strong emphasis on shared decision making with residents/family members.