Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Knowledge, Training, Experience and Skills Required

• Degree in pharmacy (4 year programme leading to MPharm, BPharm or BSc (Pharmacy)) together with equivalent experience
• One year pre-registration experience – pre-registration examination passed and tutor assessment satisfactory.
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent
• Independent prescriber (or willing to undertake training when requested)
• Has experience as a band 6 clinical pharmacist
• Postgraduate training/experience relevant to the specialist area
• Familiar with all relevant Trust policies and departmental
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Ability to proactively use, maintain and develop professional knowledge in specialist area to enhance patient care through the safe and effective use of medicines.
• Ability to manage time and prioritise effectively
• Ability to provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to identified wards/areas
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels within the Trust and the wider Integrated Care System
• Communicate effectively with patients/carers, healthcare professionals, colleagues within the pharmacy and staff working in primary care. Deals with queries from all these groups
• Ability to present information, both orally and written, in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to use own initiative and work as an individual or as part of a team using an adaptable and flexible approach.
• Able to advise on pharmacy legislation relevant to specialist area.
• Problem solving skills appropriate to the level of the post.
• Review and process complex information with minimum supervision.
• IT skills – pharmacy computer system, standard PC office software to ECDL level and data base searches

Finance, service development, governance

• In conjunction with the highly specialist renal & transplant pharmacists provide and develop a specialist pharmaceutical service to the Renal & Transplant specialty within the Trust.   
• Attend speciality meetings and meetings with Specialty and Divisional management teams as required and produce reports on activity as directed.
• Advise on strategies to ensure cost-effective use of resources and be involved with achieving CIP targets. Provide feedback regarding this to prescribers.
• Support achieving general pharmacy and appropriate specialist CQUIN targets.
• To support the highly specialist renal & transplant pharmacists to help progress the pharmacoeconomics element of the service.
• Record and investigate incidents in line with Trust procedures.
• Record clinical Pharmacy activity in line with departmental procedures.
• Audit and risk manage selected areas of practice to promote continuous quality improvement as required by the Division, Pharmacy department or the Trust.

Clinical

• Clinically screen prescriptions to ensure the safe, efficient, evidence-based and rational use of medicines in line with the Trust Formulary and departmental policies so that risks to patients are minimised.
• Challenge inappropriate prescribing and escalate as appropriate.
• Support and promote antimicrobial stewardship
• Be the named pharmacy contact for the clinical screening of homecare prescriptions for renal & transplant outpatients.
• Ensure that an accurate medication history and a full medicines reconciliation (in line with Trust policy) is completed for all patients seen as part of a clinical pharmacy service to allocated inpatient ward(s).
• Provide advice and information to patients/carers to ensure compliance with complex treatment regimens including immune suppression and renal replacement therapies
• To lead on medication reviews to patients undergoing renal replacement therapy at satellite units
• Provide accurate medicines information to other healthcare professionals and patients.
• Provide support and implement the self-medication policy for patients able to manage their medications in this manner.
• Deliver effective management of patient's medication to ensure timely and seamless discharge of patients. Communicate effectively with healthcare colleagues in Primary care when necessary, as part of this process.
• Maintain medicines management systems in conjunction with patients/carers, ward staff and pharmacy staff.
• Provide professional supervision to Patients Services on a sessional basis including being the responsible pharmacist when required.

Education & Training

• Contribute to the training of pharmacy undergraduates, medical students, pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medical and nursing staff as appropriate.
• Train other pharmacists to provide cover to the renal & transplant service when needed.
• Support the development and training of trainee pharmacists as needed.
• Keep up to date with developments in pharmacy to maintain a high level of professional knowledge and competence. Attend study days and courses as necessary for the development of the service and the individual.
• Maintain a record of CPD in line with GPhC requirements.

Leadership & Management

• Represent specialist pharmaceutical interests in multidisciplinary meetings within the Trust and in the wider local health economy, sharing knowledge and experience with other neurosciences pharmacists at a local and national level.
• Act as a role model for less experienced pharmacists and promote best practice.
• Supervise medicines management technicians and/or other dedicated pharmacy staff.
• Responsible for conducting appraisals, one to one meetings and sickness absence interviews for staff under your line management.

Other

• Provide professional supervision to Patients Services on a sessional basis including being the responsible pharmacist when required.
• Participate in the pharmacy weekend, bank holiday and late duty service.
• Participate in the pharmacy emergency duty “on-call” rota if required.