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Specialist Pharmacist Healthcare of the Elderly (HCE) and Frailty
| Posting date: | 31 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-24-2411 |
Summary
Responsible to the Lead Pharmacist for HCE, Frailty, and Medicine and Advanced Specialist Pharmacist HCE and frailty in providing clinical pharmacy services to patients within Healthcare of the Elderly and Frailty. Work as a member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, Healthcare of the Elderly, and Frailty Service Lines and wider UHP pharmacy team. Provide specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients in the Healthcare of the Elderly/Frailty areas and related units. Deputise for the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for HCE and Frailty as required (with appropriate support). Manage ward rotas for HCE and frailty areas in conjunction with the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist. To undertake and develop competence in activities in the following areas: o Departmental evening, weekend, and bank holiday service o Departmental first on call rota and participate in out of hours on-call pharmacy service o Department, HCE and frailty service lines, quality improvement and audit agenda o HCE and frailty focussed research o Practice supervision of junior pharmacists and trainees o Complete designated/educational supervisor training and become an educational supervisor for trainee pharmacists and/or pre-registration pharmacy technicians o Submit or support formulary applications to the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) o Medicines finance reporting and monitoring of drug expenditure and finance budgets o Commissioning of high cost drugs and supporting or submitting a request for a non-commissioned treatment o MDT meetings including consultant-led ward rounds o Formulary adherence o Patient safety management and governance activities including investigation of medicines related incidents and management of medication shortages. o First port of contact for Medicines Information enquiries in clinical area o Role model and mentor for newly qualified staff o Demonstrate collaborative working with the MDT and wider pharmacy team. o Deliver education and training external to the department and for non-pharmacy staff Continue to develop Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) portfolio working toward the advanced pharmacist framework and progression to an advanced specialist role in HCE and frailty