NhsJobs Worcester

This is a development role and requires completion of activities and gateway assessment activities alongside the general duties to progress from a band 6 position to a band 7 position

Provide

clinical pharmacy services on rotation to the acute medical, surgical,

emergency, and critical care units WRH, under the clinical supervision of Lead

Specialist Pharmacists.

Provide

specialised pharmaceutical advice concerning the care of patients and undertake

pharmaceutical risk management for the Units where duties are being carried

out.

Ensure

compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and

medicines related national and local guidelines within the Units where duties

are being carried out.

Be

accountable for his or her own professional actions guided by appropriate

technical and professional SOPs and associated policies, national directives,

standards, guidelines, senior pharmacist colleagues, and the post-holders own

specialised knowledge.

Plan

his or her duties and prioritise workload where duties are being carried out

according to the needs of patients, medical and nursing staff in order to

complete the following within the time available:

Analysing

patients individual pharmaceutical care needs

Identifying

and correcting prescribing errors/unclear prescriptions with medical staff.

Advising

prescribers on doses, side effects, alternative treatments

Communicate

complex pharmaceutical recommendations and advice concerning patients

treatment effectively to medical and nursing staff and other health care

professionals.

Interview

newly admitted patients to construct an accurate medication history, assess

compliance/concordance issues, and:

Review

information against the admission details and prescription chart.

Identify

to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions

or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified

discrepancies.

Construct

pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress

and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure

that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects.

Monitor

TPN on a daily basis against individual patients need and clinical condition.

Assess

patients discharge information requirements as early as possible in the

admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for them based on

individual need.

Assist

with the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the

post-holders clinical area including:

Initial

patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting doses

Completion

of digital request cards for level assaying

Interpretation

of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of

medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the

beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity.

Use

MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to produce patient information, information for

medical and nursing staff, audits and project reports.

Provision

of Information and Counselling:

The

post holder will:

Advise

medical, nursing and technical pharmacy staff on the safe and appropriate

management of medicines together with the safe handling and disposal of

medicines including those which are noxious or harmful.

Advise

all health care professionals on storage, stability, compatibility and expiry

issues regarding medicines.

On

rotation, assist the Specialist Pharmacist for Medicines Information by

providing information to consultants, General Practitioners, medical, nursing

and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines and therapy with medicines for

individual patients and patient groups.

Counsel

and provide information about their medicines to patients with complex needs

such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements or language difficulties.

Provision

of Professional Dispensary Services:

The

post holder will be responsible for:

Providing

on a rotational basis the clinical pharmacist check on all prescriptions

dispensed by the Dispensary. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions

from medical and other practitioners to ensure they are accurate, appropriate

for the patients needs, legal and cost-effective with respect to:

o

Appropriate

therapeutic selection of medicines

o

Appropriate

dose, frequency and quantity

o

Avoidance

of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects

o

Adherence

to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug

procedures.

Questioning

and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder

perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the

patient.

Ensuring

the accurate dispensing and documentation of clinical trial material as

requested.

Use

the Pharmacy Computer System to query the availability, location and cost of

medicines, and to dispense and supply medicines.

Use

the Electronic Discharge System for processing discharge prescriptions

Provision

of cancer services:

Provide

on a rotational basis the professional checking of chemotherapy prescriptions

for patients. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from oncologists

and haematologists to ensure they are

accurate,

appropriate for the patients needs and supplied within appropriate

commissioning frameworks with respect to:

Appropriate

therapeutic selection of medicines

Appropriate

dose, frequency and quantity

Avoidance

of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects

Adherence

to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug

procedures.

Questioning

and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder

perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the

patient.

Pre-check

and release chemotherapy in the aseptic units of the trust ensuring compliance

with GMP.

Use

the Electronic prescribing system as required to facilitate management of

chemotherapy patients.

Managerial

responsibilities:

The

post holder will:

Provide

day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates,

pharmacy technicians, assistant pharmacy technicians, and students within the

WRH dispensary and other pharmacy services.

Financial

Responsibilities:

The

post-holder will:

Help

to maintain the security of medicines and supplies within the Pharmacy

Departments.

Undertake

regular statutory checks of Controlled Drugs on hospital wards.

Provide

advice and support to their allocated wards in relation to the Safe and Secure

Handling of medicines

Provision

of Education, Training and CPD:

The

post holder will be responsible for:

Participating

in the Trust personal development review, agreeing service and personal

objectives with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader and being responsible for

self audit to demonstrate both achievement of objectives and evidence of value

to the Directorate and Trust.

Identify

personal training and development required to ensure the quality of the

service.

Agreeing

and completing a yearly training plan with the in line with PDR objectives

Other

Operational Responsibilities:

The

post holder will:

Assist

in the delivery of the pharmacy departments dispensing and other operational,

and clinical, services as required to meet the needs of the service:

Accurately,

with no margin for error, dispense, prepare medicines ensuring doses are correct

and accurately weighed, measured and or counted.

Enter

patient details on the Pharmacy Computer System from prescriptions of doctors

and other practitioners and produce medicine labels.

Check

medicines that other pharmacy staff have dispensed and prepared to ensure they have

been dispensed correctly.

Participate

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What is the salary for this pharmacist role in Worcester?

The advertised salary for this pharmacist role at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is £39959.00 to £48117.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacist pay in Worcester varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

Does Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

Yes — PharmSee currently tracks 8 open pharmacy vacancies from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust across the UK. Browse all Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust roles on PharmSee to compare locations and salaries.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Worcester?

PharmSee is currently tracking 10 active pharmacy vacancies in Worcester across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Worcester pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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