Specialist Pharmacist - Post-Acute Medicine

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly capable, enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the Post-Acute Medicine Team. The post holder will be responsible for leading and delivering a high quality, clinical service to wards across medicine specialities working closely with the Principal Pharmacist, Post-Acute Medicine.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across Post-Acute Medicine including a broad range of specialities including respiratory, Cystic Fibrosis, acute medicine, stroke, elderly care and diabetes. Pharmacists within the team provide extensive pharmaceutical care and comprehensive medicines management to patients within these areas to ensure a seamless integrated model of care.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Post-Acute Medicine.
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in medical management within Post-Acute Medicine.
• Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in Post-Acute Medicine in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.
• Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within Post-Acute Medicine.
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Post-Acute Medicine.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface.
• Promote safe drug use within Post-Acute Medicine.
• Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
• Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level.
• Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting and drug budget management.
• To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
• To work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the care group.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist in Post-Acute Medicine. • To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care for Post-Acute Medical patients and more generally for all patients. • To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information using expert knowledge and experience to pharmacy, nursing, medical and other healthcare professionals on the care and treatment of patients, inside and outside of the Trust. • To participate in and contribute to the clinical/ward pharmacy service. • To actively participate in consultant ward rounds as appropriate. • To participate in outpatient clinics, and assist in the further development of the pharmacist’s role in this area. • To undertake patient medication review sessions and patient reviews in outpatient clinics as necessary. • To actively participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, antibiotic ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate, delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care. • To practice as an independent prescriber, in area of own expertise, as appropriate and provide direct high quality of care to inpatients and outpatients within scope of practice • To participate in patient education and counselling schemes for all Post-Acute Medical patients/carers. Interviewer information pack • To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients in conjunction with dispensary staff, including the POD scheme and discharge facilitation for patients. • To liaise with other Pharmacists, Doctors and GPs to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues. • To develop shared care guidelines to support GP prescribing as necessary. • To support the set up and provision of Hackett compliant homecare services as necessary. • Maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions relevant to Post-Acute Medicine, ensuring accurate and up to date clinical information is available to all pharmacists performing out of hours duties in a format relevant to those pharmacists needs. • To participate in Trust adverse incident reporting scheme.