Overview
The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Medical Division to provide a comprehensive ward-based, clinical service to the Medical Division. The role will include taking medicines histories and completing medicines reconciliation, carrying out therapeutic drug monitoring, making therapeutic interventions within scope of practice, supply of medicines, final checking of medicines and counselling patients. In addition, management responsibilities will include line management of junior staff, assisting with the day to day running of the service and monitoring performance of the service. The role will also involve making continuous improvements to the service using innovative techniques to develop the technician role and integrating completely in the multi-disciplinary team. There will also be operational commitment to the Pharmacy service weekends and Bank Holidays on a formal rota (currently 1:6). (ROTATION FREQUENCY SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Responsibilities
* To work towards and complete the level 4 Clinical Diploma for Pharmacy Technicians.
* To ensure that medicines reconciliation is completed in a timely manner by communicating with patients, carers, GPs to ensure an accurate record of medicines aiming to resolve any discrepancies or issues.
* To ensure that patients' medicines are available in a timely manner during their inpatient stay by checking Patients' Own Drugs and completing medication orders.
* To follow Trust procedures where special dosing regimens/medications are required and ensure the nursing staff are aware of any specialist modification whereby additional interventions may be required e.g. Parkinson's medication liaising with ward staff at handover.
* To ensure medicines are made available for timely discharge, ensuring that patients and carers have received adequate counselling on their medicines and any changes made to their medicines during their inpatient stay.
* To complete adequate transfer of care information to Carers, GPs, Care Homes, Domiciliary Care teams, Community Pharmacies and to communicate clearly where clinical follow up is required as stated in the electronic discharge record.
* To train and support pharmacy and ward staff to work to a high clinical standard, making patient safety and wellbeing their priority.
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