Clinical Pharmacist—Dispensary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Based in the dispensary, the post holder is responsible for ensuring the requirements of GPhC registration of the pharmacy are met and that there is appropriate professional oversight on a day-to-day basis. The post-holder will be involved in supporting GDP in pharmacy stores and providing a clinical service to wards as required.

Main duties of the job

Ensuring that the day-to-day requirements of GPhC registration of the pharmacy are met. This includes:

- To be the responsible pharmacist for the dispensary.
- To follow dispensary SOPs and ensure adherence to their content, and comment on proposed changes to SOPs/protocols.
- To work with the dispensary manager to train new dispensary staff including use of the pharmacy computer system.
- To provide professional advice and support to trainee pharmacists and other dispensary staff.
- To take professional responsibility for the clinical screening of prescriptions to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and effectiveness of prescribed medication.
- Seek advice from a senior pharmacist when necessary.
- To liaise with doctors & nurses to resolve any queries arising from the screening process.
- To dispense medicines for inpatients and outpatients including discharge, weekend leave, self-medication, filling of compliance aids, CDs, clinical trials and the supply of patient information leaflets in accordance with SOPs.
- To undertake the final accuracy check on prescriptions dispensed by other staff.
- To receive cash & cheques for prescriptions according to SOPs.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care

Date posted

07 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-5869581-CORP

Job locations

Queen Mary’s hospital (Sidcup)

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure that the principles of safe and secure handling of medicines are adopted and to take part in quality assurance systems for pharmaceutical services.

To provide a basic clinical service to wards as required.

To provide professional support for stores staff in the absence of the responsible person.

Plan and organise own workload in accordance with the requirements of the job.

To comment on changes to protocols and SOPs for use in the dispensary.

To ensure that all queries and complaints regarding the dispensary service are referred to the senior pharmacist and dealt with appropriately in accordance with the complaints procedure.

To provide professional support to stores staff in the absence of the responsible person.

To train and develop staff in all clinical aspects of the dispensary and act as a role model for junior pharmacists.

To assist the dispensary manager with training of staff of varying grades on appropriate tasks in the dispensary.

To supervise trainees during their dispensary rotation

To assist in providing relevant teaching sessions for ward staff where appropriate.

To assist in reviewing clinical incidents relating to the dispensary and ensure any required actions are taken.

To recognise areas of service delivery requiring development and, in consultation with the site lead, to take responsibility for planning and implementation of change.

To provide professional information and advice to pharmacy and other hospital staff which can be of a highly complex nature.

To provide a clinical service to wards as required.

To receive prescriptions from outpatients, give out medication, counsel patients to promote concordance and answer any questions a patient may have about their medication.

To participate in relevant audits and quality improvement projects.

The post holder may be required to support dispensing supplies of medicines for clinical trials.

To liaise with relevant clinical staff including pharmacy regarding the clinical aspects of medicines management.

To contribute ideas to improve service delivery

To maintain current professional knowledge and keep records of continuing professional development (CPD.)

To be aware of, and apply, relevant legislation such as the Medicines Act, GMP, GDP, COSHH etc.

To at all times practice in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

To undertake any other relevant duties, as may be required by the lead pharmacist QMH, or the chief pharmacist.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure that the principles of safe and secure handling of medicines are adopted and to take part in quality assurance systems for pharmaceutical services.

To provide a basic clinical service to wards as required.

To provide professional support for stores staff in the absence of the responsible person.

Plan and organise own workload in accordance with the requirements of the job.

To comment on changes to protocols and SOPs for use in the dispensary.

To ensure that all queries and complaints regarding the dispensary service are referred to the senior pharmacist and dealt with appropriately in accordance with the complaints procedure.

To provide professional support to stores staff in the absence of the responsible person.

To train and develop staff in all clinical aspects of the dispensary and act as a role model for junior pharmacists.

To assist the dispensary manager with training of staff of varying grades on appropriate tasks in the dispensary.

To supervise trainees during their dispensary rotation

To assist in providing relevant teaching sessions for ward staff where appropriate.

To assist in reviewing clinical incidents relating to the dispensary and ensure any required actions are taken.

To recognise areas of service delivery requiring development and, in consultation with the site lead, to take responsibility for planning and implementation of change.

To provide professional information and advice to pharmacy and other hospital staff which can be of a highly complex nature.

To provide a clinical service to wards as required.

To receive prescriptions from outpatients, give out medication, counsel patients to promote concordance and answer any questions a patient may have about their medication.

To participate in relevant audits and quality improvement projects.

The post holder may be required to support dispensing supplies of medicines for clinical trials.

To liaise with relevant clinical staff including pharmacy regarding the clinical aspects of medicines management.

To contribute ideas to improve service delivery

To maintain current professional knowledge and keep records of continuing professional development (CPD.)

To be aware of, and apply, relevant legislation such as the Medicines Act, GMP, GDP, COSHH etc.

To at all times practice in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

To undertake any other relevant duties, as may be required by the lead pharmacist QMH, or the chief pharmacist.

Person Specification

Essential

Masters degree (MSc or MPharm) in pharmacy
Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

12 months UK NHS hospital pre-registration
Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy

Person Specification

Essential

Masters degree (MSc or MPharm) in pharmacy
Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

12 months UK NHS hospital pre-registration
Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy

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.

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