Rotational Clinical Services Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as responsible Pharmacist and professional lead in dispensary services (outpatients and day care). Ensure safety and security of staff and drugs within the Pharmacy department. Ensure compliance with current legislation under the Medicines Act for dispensing, supply and sale of medicines. Monitor for fraudulent prescriptions and ensure that prescription charges are taken, where appropriate. Manage and prioritise workload within the dispensary. Assist in organisation of the rotas within the department. Perform clinical checks on prescriptions. Ensure that medicines are prescribed in accordance with the Trust formulary. Ensure that relevant patient monitoring is undertaken where required for certain drugs, e.g., immunosuppressant drugs. Perform accuracy checks on dispensed medicines. Dispense prescriptions when necessary. Counsel patients on appropriate use of their medicines provide advice on drug doses, possible side effects and how to obtain further supplies, if required. Deal with complaints from patients, carers and other healthcare professionals. Ensure accurate record keeping, e.g. for Controlled Drugs and Named Patient drugs. Be responsible for regular Controlled Drug checks and ensure that the storage and record keeping standards for all drugs are adhered to at all times. Report medication incidents and Pharmacy interventions on the Trust incident reporting system. Collect money for prescriptions (where applicable) and invoices and reconcile the cash register money collection at the end of the day. To generate invoices and manage invoice queries for private outpatient and/or discharge prescriptions using the Compucare system. Communicate with primary care colleagues, e.g. GPs and community Pharmacists regarding queries and continuation supply.

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

Essential

• Pharmacy degree, MPharm or equivalent
• Registered with GPhC
• 1 year pre-registration training

Desirable

• Certificate/diploma in pharmacy practice
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential

• Recent Pharmacy experience

Desirable

• Experience working in a hospital Pharmacy
• Experience working in the field of ophthalmology
• Experience in Medicines Information

Knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of clinical Pharmacy, to advise on drug dosages and treatment selection
• Good clinical skills to analyse drug charts and prescriptions

Skills

Essential

• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and patient counselling skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and be accountable for own actions
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• IT and keyboard skills
• Excellent calculation skills and pays attention to detail

Personal qualities

Essential

• Enthusiastic and motivated team player
• Friendly, polite and approachable
• Assertive and remains calm under pressure
• Proactive approach
• Communicates confidently and effectively
• Can handle conflict and other difficult situations effectively
• Flexible to working weekends, bank holidays and evening shifts, as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorfields Eye Hospital

162 City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)