Bank Rotational Pharmacist - Band 7

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Provide a Clinical Pharmacy Service to a specialty. This will include key aspects of medicines optimisation:
  • Reconciling medicines on admission
  • Screening of patients on admission for pharmaceutical care issues and formulation of care plans where pharmaceutical care issues are identified
  • Review medication to ensure safe and effective use
  • Review and update of care plans depending on response, results of investigations and adverse effects
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring for specific drugs
  • Educate patients about their drug therap

• Attend clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings relevant to the specialty as appropriate.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical, nursing staff, patients and to General Practitioners and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
• Practice as an independent / supplementary prescriber in line with local legislative and clinical policies / guideline
• Clinically screen and final check out patient and discharge prescriptions according to current practice
• Resolve any prescription queries with the prescriber and amend prescription accordingly
• Participate in dispensary duties e.g. prescription processing and dispensing, ensuring appropriate records e.g. controlled drug register are maintained, when required
• Answer medicines information queries from medical, nursing staff and patients, using appropriate resources
• Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs

Staff Management

Supervise and train junior members of staff in Dispensary and Clinical ward duties.

Participate in the recruitment of staff when required.

Participate in systems for monitoring performance competencies, audit and staff appraisals.

Policy and Service Development

Develop and implement new protocols and procedures for area of work, and assist in development of pharmaceutical aspects of policies for this area.

Plan own workload within allocated area of work.

Undertake research and audit projects in area of speciality and contribute to ongoing audit and ad hoc research projects elsewhere as required.

Financial and Physical Resources

Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.

Keep accurate patient medication and drug issue records using the Pharmacy JAC computer system.

Generate reports/graphs/presentations using appropriate computer software when required.

Monitor drug expenditure within speciality, produce budget statements and drug usage reports, interpret and provide analysis and recommendations.

Manage the cost effective use of medicines including high cost drugs e.g. biologics.

Take payment for prescription charges, issue receipts and refunds according to departmental procedures.

Ensure the safe and secure storage of Pharmacy stock of drugs and other materials.

Monitor the safe and secure storage of drugs on wards.

Ensure all equipment has been regularly maintained.

Ensure all equipment is used in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

Ensure any equipment found to be faulty/unsafe should be removed from use and reported to the appropriate authority.

Information Resources

Answer medicines information queries from medical, nursing staff and patients, using appropriate resources.

Provide specialist counselling and advice on the use of medicines to patients, medical and nursing staff.

Effort, Skills and Working

Physical Skills

Undertake any other duties that may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the project.

To work flexible hours as the service requires.

Physical Effort

To work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Mental Effort

Must have good attention to detail.

Must be able to prioritise workload and respond to urgent requests.

Emotional Effort

The post holder may be exposed to distressed patients or relatives.

Working Conditions

Participate in pharmacist emergency duty service.

Work alone as the On call Pharmacist providing medicines information, advice and supply out of hours, and sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers.

Participate in departmental rotas including weekend, bank holidays, dispensary, late duty rotas.

This job profile is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.

The post holder will be expected to perform any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management, within scope of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered pharmacist with GPhC
• Master's Degree (4 Years) plus 1 year pre-registration training
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience

Desirable

• MRPharmS

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Computer Literacy
• Demonstrable understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation

Desirable

• Line management experience
• Demonstrate awareness of Trust values
• Published pharmaceutical research in a peer-reviewed journal

Communication Skills

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to communicate information effectively using clear written and spoken English
• Excellent communication skills are required to enable the post holder to: Convey technically detailed or sensitive information to patients and carers where there may be barriers to understanding
• Communicate confidently and effectively with a diverse range of staff across the Trust, and with external organisations
• Handle conflict and other difficult situations effectively

Other

Essential

• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Flexible and adaptable
• Good planning & organisational skills
• Ability to perform satisfactorily in stressful, emotional and unpleasant situations
• Understanding of hygiene standards in the preparation of medicines

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend/Basildon/Broomfield

Essex

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

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