Resident Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities

1. Participate in each 4-month rotation as per the rotas and complete competencies for each section as defined. For each rotation there will be a designated supervisor and structured package of training. Rotations include:

• Dispensary
• HIV & GUM
• Technical Services
• Medicines Information
• Discharge Support
• Cover
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Paediatrics

This will involve the following:

1. Effective participation in the provision of clinical trial medication, including preparation, dispensing and accurate documentation.
2. Participate in staff induction and training for junior pharmacy staff.
3. Participate in service audits as required.
4. Effectively contribute to the production of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the appropriate section.
5. Maintain high quality of data input of patient information into the pharmacy computer system in order to ensure excellent labelling standards for dispensed medicines
6. Accurate dispensing and checking of all prescriptions, including controlled drugs, in a timely fashion for inpatients, outpatients (including A&E), day case and discharge medication.
7. Provide effective and appropriate advice to patients on medication use in order to ensure their understanding of their medication regime
8. Provide oral responses to medication queries generated by health care professionals.
9. Team lead and supervise, on a day to day basis, as requested by the appropriate section head
10. Undertake specific projects in accordance with objectives set.
11. Deal with the procurement of medicines when required especially in emergency or out-of-hours situations.
12. Be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service on a rotational basis to agreed groups of patients:

• Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality and identify actual or potential problems.
• Ensure the effective supply of medicines suitable for use as an inpatient and appropriately labelled for discharge if applicable.
• Ensure the effective outcomes of treatment with medicines
• Monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effects of their medicines
• Take steps to ensure patients understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines
• Support the planning of patient discharge with respect to medication, including the transcription of requests for dispensing.
• Demonstrate professional accountability to patients.

1. Participate in the provision of pharmacy services outside normal working hours, single-handed, on rotational basis following the current shift pattern. The resident pharmacy service is provided for Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.
2. Support to medical staff, patients and other healthcare professionals.

• Prescribing issues - corrections of omissions, advice on dosing and product selection, assessment of medication as possible cause of admission due to adverse effect or sub-optimal dosing.
• Medication histories - accurate assessment of patients current medication use in order to support decisions about continued care
• Administration - information regarding the administration of complex medications e.g. intravenous drugs requiring dilution, special handling requirements etc.

1. The dispensing of prescriptions for newly admitted patients if appropriate in order to avoid doses being missed.
2. The dispensing of take home medication in order to support appropriate management of beds.
3. The dispensing of sterile products if appropriate.
4. Initiation of drug recalls of defective or clinically inappropriate medicines, according to the local procedure in response to the MHRA, in order to safeguard patient care
5. Accurately record all calls using the standard on call form.
6. Attend Resident Pharmacist Team meetings on a weekly basis unless absence is agreed with the Resident Pharmacist Team co-ordinator.
7. Make appropriate use of the back up system, which provides the resident pharmacist with a senior member of staff on call at all times for advice
8. Prioritise all the above complex demanding workload in order of urgency (as will be working alone).
9. Ensure that a written record of Continuing Personal Development (CPD) is maintained for review at appraisal.
10. Attend and participate in departmental meetings and participate in departmental quality initiatives
11. Follow legal, ethical, professional and employers codes of conduct
12. Demonstrate awareness and commitment to the Trusts Clinical Governance Agenda
13. Any other duties as requested by the Chief Pharmacist.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy (+ completion of pre-registration training).
• Registered as a practising pharmacist with the GPhC

Desirable

• Certiciate level in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent training/ experience
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society Membership

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Pre-registration training providing supervised experience in hospital pharmacy in line with professional. regulation requirements
• Use of pharmacy computer systems for stock control and labelling

Desirable

• Hospital experience including medicines information and dispensing rotations.
• Experience of using pharmacy stock control management programmes, preferably JAC

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills to convey complex and potentially sensitive information.
• Word processing, spread sheets, email, accuate data entry skills
• Problem solving and risk assessment abilities. Demonstrate ability to use initiative.
• Demonstrable organisational and prioritisation skills to work to a deadline.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate self and others and to work independently on designated tasks.
• Demonstrable ability to effectively provide advice to patients regarding medicines.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide safe and clinically effective use of drugs.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Mature and positive approach to on call, late, shift and weekend work
• Methodical with attention to detail
• Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
• Ability to cope well within a busy environment
• Enthusiasm for the position

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

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)