Specialist Pharmacist - Cancer Services
In complex situations seeking the advice and support of a senior pharmacist. Provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients in the Trust following the departmental and Trust policies and procedures. These will include working to a framework of medicines management and clinical governance including the RPS hospital pharmacy standards.
Provide information to nursing and medical staff on allocated wards on any aspect of medicines policy ensuring safe practice. Provide information to patients on allocated wards or in dispensaries concerning their medication and answer any resulting questions or queries.
Provide when necessary, through checking dispensing or supervision of technicians, an efficient medication supply service from any of the pharmacy departments, including the aseptic suite. To work with the Senior Pharmacist(s) for the clinical areas to ensure effective medicines optimisation and management.
This may include being responsible for audit work, attending meetings and education and training of ward staff. It will also involve ensuring the effective leadership and management of floor based teams, deputising for the Senior Pharmacist(s) as needed.
To work with the Senior Pharmacist(s) for the clinical areas to develop policies, guidelines, audits, reports and research relating to the use of medicines within their area(s). Ensure patients discharge medication is accurate and dispensed in advance of the patients discharge, by writing the patients medication on the GP discharge prescription and conveying to the GP all necessary information concerning the patient medication to ensure a safe transfer to primary care.
Reducing pharmaceutical waste by utilising patients own drugs in the discharge process Within your designated clinical area of responsibility, ensure best practice and clinical governance is applied to drug therapy by providing medical and nursing staff with:- Appropriate evaluated drug information with recommendations for patient treatment Support in writing clinical guidelines and shared care guidelines Participation in and delivery of education and training Undertaking clinical audit and practice research as required and supervised by Senior Pharmacy Staff.
Ensuring procedures for the introduction and monitoring of new drugs are followed Monitoring of drug expenditure and provision of advice on the financial implications of changes in practice Train, and act as role model to pharmacy staff allocated to specialty Liaise with community medical nursing and pharmacy staff to ensure effective and seamless care Leading on Medicines Management and Medicines Optimisation Issues 9.Provide clinical pharmacy and prescribing services within designated areas, if needed.
10. Work flexibly across all of the Pharmacy departments, covering the work of colleagues during peak periods or absence. 11.Participate in appropriate training and development activities including your own personal development and participate in the education and training of colleagues and all other healthcare professionals on medicine legislation, pharmacology, medication risk and best prescribing practice 12.Participate in weekend and Bank Holiday working as may be required.
This may require working as the sole professional practitioner and will require response to unpredictable solutions 13.Undertake any other duties as required by the Director of Pharmacy UHCW in accordance with the grade and nature of the post.Informal enquiries may be directed to Suky Salh, Senior Cancer Services Pharmacist on 02476 964000 bleep 2354 or Cerys Simmons, Lead Pharmacist Technical Services on 02476 966802 or 02476 964000 bleep 4018. To apply for this vacancy please visit: www.jobs.nhs.uk. For further details please see the attached job description.