JOB DESCRIPTION
NEAR PATIENT CLINICAL PHARMACIST (ROTATIONAL)
This job description may be subject to change. Such change will only take place following consultation between the Head of Pharmacy Services and the postholder.
Post: Clinical Pharmacist
Grade: A/B/C
Accountable To: Deputy Director of Operations
Responsible To: Chief Pharmacist
Reports To: Near Patient Pharmacist Manager and Clinical Services Manager
Liaises With: Clinicians, Nurses and Pharmacists, technicians
Function
To provide pharmaceutical care as a complete package across the hospital medication process in order to increase the effectiveness and quality of patient care
Principal Duties
This will be a primarily ward-based post. Pharmacist will spend the majority of their time on ward based duties, unless undertaking training in other areas
1. Medication History
a) Confirm patient medication history and document as appropriate
b) In conjunction with medical and nursing staff review patient medication and modify to maximise outcomes.
2. Monitor Therapy
a) Monitor patient progress
b) Monitor all prescription charts to ensure compliance with agreed policies and trust formulary
c) Record Interventions
d) Ensure that clinical conditions are understood in relation to agreed therapy
3. Write Prescriptions
a) Write up discharge medication
b) Rewrite prescription charts as appropriate
c) Clarify any ambiguity on prescriptions
4. Counsel Patient/Review Compliance
a) Counsel all patients identified as requiring this service
b) Advising medical staff re problems after counselling
5. Supply
a) Ensure patients own drugs are brought in and utilised effectively
b) Organise supply of non stock drugs as appropriate
c) Review need of compliance aids
d) Minimise the non administration of medicines
e) Liaise with ward based pharmacy technicians to ensure appropriate supplies are in place.
6. Education &Training.
a) Liaise with nursing staff and advise on appropriate action in respect of patient treatment
b) Take responsibility to educate and train medical staff on matters pertinent to drug therapy and prescription writing as appropriate.
c) Participate in pharmacy pre registration training programme as appropriate
d) Input into medical ward rounds
e) Monitor prescribing and provide feedback
1. To participate in the out of hours service.
2. To participate in a Saturday morning and Bank Holiday rotas.
3. To give professional advice on pharmaceutical matters to medical, nursing and other professional staff.
4. To attend relevant training courses as appropriate.
5. To undertake other reasonable duties within the framework of the post as directed by the Chief
Pharmacist.
GENERAL NOTES:
The duties outlined above are subject to changes which meet the needs of the service as a result of the full implementation of the Trust Plans.
Employees of the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust, are expected to develop the IT skills necessary to support the tasks included in their post. They will, therefore be required to undertake any necessary training to support this.
The postholder is required to conform to the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust’s Policies on Health and Safety and Fire Prevention, and to attend related training sessions as required.
In the course of their duties employees will have access to confidential material about patients, members of staff and other Health Service business. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons, for example, medical, nursing or other professional staff, as appropriate, who are concerned directly with the care, diagnosis and/or treatment of the patient. If there is any doubt whatsoever, as to the authority of a person or body asking for information of this nature, advice must be sought from a superior officer. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual members of staff should be divulged to anyone without the proper authority having first been given. Failure to observe these rules will be regarded as serious misconduct which could result in serious disciplinary action being taken including dismissal.
The duties and responsibilities of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust, which the Trust may amend from time to time.
In recognition of the Trust’s commitment to health promotion and its health and safety responsibility, the Trust has a no smoking policy which prevents all staff from smoking whilst on duty.
West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust’s duty to ensure that no existing or potential employees receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, marital status, age or disability, or are disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. All employees are expected to comply with this policy.
Job Desc/SW/Rot Clin Ph Near Pat/April 02
JOB CRITERIA/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Rotational Near Patient Clinical PHARMACIST
POST: Clinical Pharmacist (Rotational)
QUALIFICATIONS: B Pharm/BSc Pharmacy
MRPharmS
EXPERIENCE: Recent experience of working in hospital pharmacy (desirable)
Clinical ward experience (desirable)
Post Graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (desirable)
Experience of patient counselling (desirable)
Experience of out of hours pharmacy service (desirable)
Experience of therapeutic drug monitoring (desirable)
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
Ability to work calmly and in an organised fashion in a busy environment
Approachable and supportive to peers and other staff
Flexibility to work in different areas
Good team member
Ability to work to deadlines and achieve agreed objectives
OTHERS: Expected to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner
Close liaison with co-workers in the department and throughout the trust is vital
Expected to have a broad knowledge of pharmaceutical issues
Evidence of self-motivated professional development
Expected to participate in the out of hours and bank holiday rotas
Job Des/April 2002/Rot Clin Near Pat Pharmacist