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Advanced Pharmacist Neurology | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 August 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6485873/249-6485873 |
Summary
We have an exiting opportunity for a pharmacist to join our team. Are you an enthusiastic, motivated clinical pharmacist with an interest in neurology? Would you like to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage the pharmacy service to neurology?
The role will involve working with the neurology team to establish the role of a prescribing pharmacist in our out-patient clinics as well as supporting medicines optimisation and medicines effectiveness across neurology in-patient and outpatient services .
Initially focusing on treatments for multiple sclerosis the post will provide you with the opportunity utilise your skills as a non-medical prescriber across neurology.
1. Act as an advanced Pharmacy practitioner for the neurology, to plan the care and identify areas of concern related to medicine use within this specialty.
2. To be an Independent Prescriber (IP) and to continue to develop the role of pharmacist independent prescriber within the Trust.
3. To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in neurology wards and out-patient areas in line with clinical pharmacy standards and objectives.
4. Clinically checking all prescriptions before dispensing and referring to the prescriber any unusual doses, potential drug interactions or incompatibilities for confirmation or revision before authorising dispensing.
5. Assist in clinical decision making to ensure patient safety and medication effectiveness through the medicines optimisation agenda.
6. Discussing with patients any issues about their medication, and liaising with other health care professionals in Primary and Secondary Care as appropriate.
7. Reviews results of external audit related to patient care and develop action plan as necessary.
8. Fulfil the role of Responsible Pharmacist in the dispensary when register able activities are taking place, when required as part of the rota or out of hours, as defined in the relevant Trust guidance document. To be aware of the requirements of this role and the relevant standard operating procedures, and to complete the record forms as require.
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
Specialist Lead
1. To lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to neurology speciality within the Trust. This includes setting and monitoring quality standards for clinical pharmacy services.
2. To introduce, maintain and develop a team and speciality-based model for clinical pharmacy service provision.
3. To act as the point of liaison for the speciality and lead on pharmacy-related aspects of the development of services, medicines introduction, horizon scanning and specialist information provision.
4. To regularly meet with the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager and develop a strategic plan for clinical pharmacy services.
5. To provide the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager with details of output, performance and activity of the clinical pharmacy service within neurology speciality at specified time intervals in a format agreed by the Pharmacy leadership team.
6. To actively participate in trust wide medicines assurance, governance and specialty meetings to promote the safe effective use of medicines and role of Pharmacy in medicines optimisation.
7. To prepare business cases to support clinical Pharmacy service developments within the speciality.
8. To collaborate in the development of Integrated Care Pathways, clinical guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, Patient Group Directions and any other required policies within the speciality and Pharmacy department.
9. To support the investigation of medication related safety incidents and formulation/delivery of actions plans across the Trust to address problems identified where appropriate.
See attached JD for full responsibilities
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Aug 2024
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