Clinical Pharmacist
The post holder will help lead and manage a team of pharmacy staff and is responsible for managing the delivery of safe, effective and efficient pharmacy and medicines management services to a defined group of patients and service users To act as an Authorised Pharmacist providing supervision of the Aseptic Unit To provide and support the delivery and development of pharmacy and medicine management services within the trust, including involvement in research and audit To maintain and develop a portfolio of personal clinical activity within the trust at a level commensurate with an advanced pharmacist.
To lead on education and training for pharmacists in the Cancer Services team within their speciality. To provide expert advice in their specialist field to all members of the directorate, the Trust and the wider health economy. To employ models of practice that recognises the needs of patients and carers whilst maintaining practice that is embedded in the principles of risk minimisation and patient safety.To review outpatient clinic patients with either solid tumour malignancies or haematological malignancies, ordering and reviewing investigations and prescribing chemotherapy under Consultant supervision in line with professional competence. To supervise, support and develop other pharmacy staff, in particular junior pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists, and other Trust personnel as required To monitor the practice of other healthcare providers, including medical staff, to ensure that prescribing and medicines use is safe and effective for patients.
This would include the resolution of local prescribing issues and contribution to the education and training of clinical and non-clinical staff to promote safe and effective medicines use within the trust.