A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The advert closes on Thursday 31 Dec 2026.
Responsibilities
1. Assist in the provision of ward-based pharmacy services to the renal unit.
2. Optimise drug management by taking drug histories, assessing patients’ own drugs at admission for use during their hospital stay, promoting one‐stop dispensing and reducing unnecessary dispensing during the stay and at discharge.
3. Resolve and/or appropriately refer interventions back to the clinical pharmacist, or liaise with other members of the MDT within scope and experience.
4. Record details of medication history, patient’s own supply and any other relevant information on the electronic in‑patient prescription chart in accordance with pharmacy procedures.
5. Document interventions and discrepancies related to prescribing of medicines on the electronic patient records.
6. Encourage and support compliance with the local formulary and prescribing policies and guidelines.
7. Effectively communicate with patients regarding medicine supply and identify administration or adherence problems.
8. Help ensure smooth transfer of medicines between wards, minimising opportunities for missed doses.
9. Maintain a high standard of stock control and stock rotation for medicines, working closely with the top‑up assistant and regularly reviewing stock lists twice a year in liaison with the ward pharmacist and ward sister/manager.
10. Communicate appropriately with pharmacists, pharmacy stores staff and/or ward staff regarding issues with medication.
11. Identify, prioritise and fulfil urgent medicine supply requests to reduce time for patients to receive medication and minimise risk of missed doses or discharge delays.
12. Identify anticipated discharges and assist in providing a timely supply of appropriate discharge medication, including for patients requiring monitored dosage systems.
13. Assist in providing a patient counselling service for medicines at discharge.
14. Promote and develop effective discharge planning with respect to medicines, working in close liaison with primary care colleagues.
15. Liaise with GP practices, local community pharmacists and nursing/residential homes to ensure medicine management issues are addressed and managed throughout the patient’s hospital stay.
16. Liaise with nurses, doctors, primary care and other health professionals to ensure a seamless ward pharmacy service is delivered to patients.
17. Contribute to financial savings by maximising use of patients’ own drugs and ensuring effective stock control, participating in audits as required and ensuring ward returns are dealt with in a timely manner.
Post holder responsibilities
* Work within agreed Trust and departmental policies and procedures and accepted standards of practice.
* Work in other areas and on other sites in the Trust to cover for service needs.
* Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.
* Ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
* Treat patients and customers with dignity and courtesy.
* Ensure that medicines do not fall into unauthorised hands.
* Have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare for self and others and to comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations, including COSHH.
* Promote Equal Opportunities and comply with the requirements of the legislation and the Trust’s policies.
* Attend such training courses and meetings as are necessary for the efficient performance of the post holder’s duties.
* Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), maintaining own CPD portfolio.
* Participate in the Trust’s appraisal system.
* Comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
* Comply with the Trust’s No Smoking Policy.
* Comply with Duty of Candour principles.
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