Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Musculoskeletal/ Chronic Pain Services
Communicate highly complex medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives where there may be language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, or other professionals may challenge advice. This includes communication within the service and withhealth professionals in primary care e.g., GPs.2. Discuss medication-related treatment options with individual patients explaining the potential risks and benefits of each treatment option and helping patients to reach informed decisions about the medicines they take.3. Advise multidisciplinary team members of the use of medicines within the service at individual patient level and in the development of service guidelines and pathways.
This may involve challenging inappropriate prescribing in a tactful manner which does not compromise the professional working relationship with the prescriber.4. Work with medical and pharmacy staff within the trust and external to it e.g., GPs, CCGs and acute trusts to develop and review formularies, audits, shared care agreements, and relevant guidance that promotes safe, rational and economic prescribing taking into account best evidence and national guidance e.g., NICE. Monitor practice to ensure that guidance is adhered to, which may involve leading on and participation in clinical audits.5. Work with community pharmacists, practice pharmacists and GPs to enhance knowledge of pain medicine prescribing, and available non-medication alternatives.6. Communication of information on medicines used to manage pain within a community pain service environment (which will involve controlled drugs) to medical, nursing and pharmaceutical staff and patients and carers.7. Communicate with patients and members of the multidisciplinary team to arrange treatment and resolve issues and complaints.Please refer to JD for more information.