Job summary
Why might this job interest you?
Are you a skilled and
compassionate Pharmacist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our
team at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust and help us make a difference!
Assisting the Lead Pharmacist in delivering and
developing clinical pharmacy services at the Watford site and across the trust
is a key aspect of this role. Providing a patient-focused clinical pharmacy
service involves taking responsibility for achieving the therapeutic goals of
both patients and prescribers. Monitoring prescriptions ensures safe,
cost-effective, and evidence-based prescribing while actively promoting
compliance with the Formulary.
Providing complex
medicines information to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals is a
key aspect of this role, ensuring clarity and appropriateness in communication
regarding side effects, dosing, and indications. Professional pharmaceutical
advice must be given to medical, nursing, and other staff, while also
facilitating effective communication about medicines, treatment goals, and
follow-up with community pharmacists, GPs, and the primary healthcare team.
Responsibilities include monitoring for adverse drug reactions and submitting
yellow cards to the MHRA. Additionally, involvement in dispensary services
for inpatients and outpatients is required, working alongside the Dispensary
Manager to review workflow and ensure compliance with legal, national, and
local standards.
Main duties of the job
Supervision and
training play a vital role, requiring day-to-day oversight of Pre-registration
Pharmacists, Clinical Technicians, Assistants, and undergraduate Pharmacy
students within the Pharmacy Department. Participation in departmental Clinical
Governance meetings is essential for maintaining service quality. The role also
involves acting as a role model in training pre-registration pharmacists,
technicians, and assistants, while staying informed about training
opportunities and aligning them with individual development needs. Active
participation in education and training programs, keeping up to date with
pharmacy developments, and promoting Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
within the department are crucial for maintaining high professional standards.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Screening
drug charts, TTAs, and outpatient prescriptions in the dispensary to ensure
safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
-
Providing
patient counselling on medications to support adherence and understanding of
treatment plans. Offering expert pharmaceutical advice to doctors and nurses to
optimize patient care.
- Conducting clinical interventions to ensure
appropriate medication use and address any prescribing concerns. Achieve
objectives agreed at individual performance review.
- Assist with providing advice, information, and
the preparation of reports for healthcare committees if nominated to do so. Co-operate
with Medicines Information staff in responding to information requests arising
from the Clinical Services.
- Record Clinical Pharmacy Interventions in line
with departmental policy and report any drug errors detected to the line
manager, ensuring the appropriate incident report form is completed.
- Undertake controlled drug checks regularly in
accordance with trust policy and carry out audit projects to assess prescribing
practice and adherence to guidelines with the aim of improving patient care.
- Comply with Pharmacy and other Trust policies,
adhere to the Code of Ethics of The General Pharmaceutical Council, and
undertake any other reasonable duties within the framework of the post as
directed by the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, or Chief
Pharmacist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Screening
drug charts, TTAs, and outpatient prescriptions in the dispensary to ensure
safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
-
Providing
patient counselling on medications to support adherence and understanding of
treatment plans. Offering expert pharmaceutical advice to doctors and nurses to
optimize patient care.
- Conducting clinical interventions to ensure
appropriate medication use and address any prescribing concerns. Achieve
objectives agreed at individual performance review.
- Assist with providing advice, information, and
the preparation of reports for healthcare committees if nominated to do so. Co-operate
with Medicines Information staff in responding to information requests arising
from the Clinical Services.
- Record Clinical Pharmacy Interventions in line
with departmental policy and report any drug errors detected to the line
manager, ensuring the appropriate incident report form is completed.
- Undertake controlled drug checks regularly in
accordance with trust policy and carry out audit projects to assess prescribing
practice and adherence to guidelines with the aim of improving patient care.
- Comply with Pharmacy and other Trust policies,
adhere to the Code of Ethics of The General Pharmaceutical Council, and
undertake any other reasonable duties within the framework of the post as
directed by the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, or Chief
Pharmacist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent)
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC
- Recent Hospital Pharmacy experience or UK pharmacy experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent)
- Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC
- Recent Hospital Pharmacy experience or UK pharmacy experience
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).
Additional information
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).
