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The main responsibilities of the post include the following:

Speciality Pharmacy Role - Elective Surgical Pharmacy

To support the Advanced Clinical Pharmacists in POAC and MTAU and Principal Pharmacist, Surgery.

Have a working knowledge of current perioperative practice and protocols related to medicines and how these relate to national and other guidance.

To participate in the clinical/advisory Pharmacy Service, specifically to the POAC to MTAU.

To support Surgical Services including providing pharmacy support to a named surgical directorate.

Provide specialist pharmacy input into Theatre areas.

To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register).

To identify new opportunities for the development of Pharmacy Services, and assist in the preparation of business cases to support these developments.

To support the training of all (medical, nursing and pharmacy) staff across the division.

To identify and support the Cost Improvement Programme, and contribute to the Directorate Prescribing Reports, which monitor, analyse and report on medicine use and expenditure.

To develop/review relevant Trust Clinical Guidelines, PGDs etc.

Clinical Services

To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice.

To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients’ own medicines.

To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriate.

To record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice.

To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs.

To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Good Professional Practice.

To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs at NGH.

To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust and your practices.

Facilitate the expansion of the tools within EPMA within NGH.

To undertake validation duties in the dispensary within NGH.

To supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicines in NGH. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process.

Management & Supervision

To line manage and lead those staff allocated, undertaking appraisals, supervision and identification of training and development of their skills and knowledge.

To assist in the induction of staff into the service; to help identify training and development needs.

To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety; to enforce guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure standards are met.

To partake / lead in recruitment of junior pharmacists or other pharmacy staff as required.

Deputise for Advanced/Lead Pharmacists, when required

Education & Training

To attend Clinical Pharmacy meetings and education/training schemes relevant to post.

To take part in formal and informal training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals in both settings. For example at NGH, including training for Technicians enhanced patient counselling skills and Medicines Management Technician training.