Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Rotational Medicine inNorthampton inNorthampton PUBLISHED 29 OCT 2024
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We are very excited to be able to offer a new rotational programme at a more senior level to you and our pharmacists at NGH in medicine through cardiology, respiratory, stroke, gastroenterology and admissions .
This will enable you to continue your development and increase your skills and knowledge across a wider portfolio with the opportunity to specialise .
To work within a clinical medical specialty for 6 months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients.
To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team
If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics
To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research.
To develop to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality.
To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings.
To undertake training of pharmacy and other healthcare professionals within the speciality.
About usTo work with the Pharmacy Clinical Team to provide a comprehensive Pharmacy Service within a designated clinical area, specialities including:
Medicine Admissions, ED, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, amongst others
Additional responsibilities within the clinical area as specified below:
- Providing a Clinical and Specialist Pharmacist role
- Managing (planning, organising, monitoring, controlling, developing staff etc)
- Training of pharmacy staff and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Service development including Quality Improvement projects, preparation of guidelines
Speciality Pharmacy Role
To work within a clinical specialty for 6months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients.
To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team
If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics
To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research.
To contribute to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality.
To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings.
Clinical Services
To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice.
To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients own medicines.
To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriate.
To record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice.
To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs.
To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Hospital Service Optimising Patient outcomes from medicine.
To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs at NGH.
To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust and your practices.
Support the expansion of EPMA within the speciality.
To undertake validation duties in the dispensary within NGH.
To supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicines in NGH. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process.
To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register).
We are very excited to be able to offer a new rotational programme at a more senior level to you and our pharmacists at NGH in medicine through cardiology, respiratory, stroke, gastroenterology and admissions .
This will enable you to continue your development and increase your skills and knowledge across a wider portfolio with the opportunity to specialise .
To work within a clinical medical specialty for 6 months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients.
To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team
If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics
To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research.
To develop to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality.
To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings.
To undertake training of pharmacy and other healthcare professionals within the speciality.
About us
To work with the Pharmacy Clinical Team to provide a comprehensive Pharmacy Service within a designated clinical area, specialities including:
Medicine Admissions, ED, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, amongst others
Additional responsibilities within the clinical area as specified below:
- Providing a Clinical and Specialist Pharmacist role
- Managing (planning, organising, monitoring, controlling, developing staff etc)
- Training of pharmacy staff and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Service development including Quality Improvement projects, preparation of guidelines
Speciality Pharmacy Role
To work within a clinical specialty for 6months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients.
To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team
If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics
To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research.
To contribute to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality.
To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings.
Clinical Services
To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice.
To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients own medicines.
To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriate.
To record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice.
To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs.
To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Hospital Service Optimising Patient outcomes from medicine.
To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs at NGH.
To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust and your practices.
Support the expansion of EPMA within the speciality.
To undertake validation duties in the dispensary within NGH.
To supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicines in NGH. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process.
To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register).
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