Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical and EPMA
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
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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: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO3 6AD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9348-25-1460 |
Summary
To deliver highly specialist clinical pharmacy and medicine management service to designated mental health wards, including attending relevant consultant ward rounds, MDTs and guiding doctors to ensure patients receive a high standard of pharmaceutical care. Ensure prescribing and administration of medication, and the set up for the EPMA system, adheres to best evidence and practice and to Trust policy. Promotes and delivers multidisciplinary training on medications and best practice with EPMA Participate in and develop dispensary services to wards, clinics and community and mental health services. To support and provide medicines optimisation to promote best pharmaceutical outcomes for patients Facilitate seamless transfer of care for medicines across all interfaces. Support in the design of safe transfer of care practices with respect to EPMA. Support the implementation of local and national recommendations, including local formularies, Medicines Management Group, NICE, and MHRA. Provide advice to ensure the safe and cost-effective use of medicines. Monitor medicines expenditure reviewing trends or by working closely with individual teams. Act as an authorised witness for the disposal of controlled drugs in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations and guidance when required. To provide representation at relevant Committees and groups where and when appropriate To provide co-ordinated medicines information to patients during their inpatient stay and as part of the discharge-planning process. To liaise with members of clinical team and external agencies as part of discharge planning and to undertake needs assessment for individual patients e.g. compliance aid requirement. To document clinical pharmacy contacts, interventions, and records such as drug histories and treatment plans on the trust electronic system. Ensure medicines related incidents, and EPMA incidents, are reported and investigated through the appropriate incident reporting systems. Provide support to the Lead Clinical Pharmacist in reviewing and monitoring medicines related incidents; provide support in reporting back trends to clinical teams. Support the development of policies, standard operating procedures and governance frameworks for both EPMA and clinical pharmacy Provide support to colleagues in the wider Medicines Management Team as needed, by being able to help provide cover to other wards, advice and support Undertake clinical screening, dispensing and checking of medicines in accordance with the dispensary SOPs, for inpatients and outpatients. Identify potential risks to patients when screening prescriptions and resolve relevant issues prior to dispensing. To act as second professional for patients requiring assessment under the Mental Health Act 1983 (post section 118) EPMA specific responsibilities Support digital transformation across the organisation, promoting EPMA benefits while ensuring safety remains paramount through periods of change Configure and test the EPMA system, ensuring it meets clinical safety standards and user needs Support with maintaining any current EPMA systems Work with the EPMA team to develop and implement electronic prescribing workflows, protocols and clinical decision support Take responsibility for specific aspects of the clinical configuration of the EPMA system Build and maintain drug files, formulae, and algorithms within the EPMA system, ensuring they are clinically appropriate Provide floor-walking support to clinical areas to support system use Support clinical safety reviews and documentation Use experience from clinical pharmacy service provision to ensure EPMA configuration reflects real-world needs Support the transition from any current EPMA systems to new EPMA system, ensuring clinical safety and continuity of service is maintained. Clinical Safety Support clinical governance processes for EPMA Attend and contribute to clinical governance groups and Trust level meetings Participate in clinical safety reviews of system configuration, particularly around high-risk medicines and vulnerable patient groups Assist in maintaining clinical safety documentation (in accordance with clinical safety standard DCB 160) Support the management of patient safety and operational risks relating to the EPMA project Contribute to the investigation of complaints, incidents, and errors related to EPMA Support initiatives to reduce medication errors through: Data Support the definition of reporting requirements for EPMA Assist with the design and creation of EPMA system reports Monitor and analyse system data to identify potential safety issues Maintain clinical skills through regular clinical practice to ensure EPMA configuration reflects real-world needs Support the development of audits for EPMA benefits realisation Please see attached job description for full details of the role.