Clinical Pharmacist Position-NHS Jobs

Overview

Clinical Pharmacist - Temporary Position

Posting Date: 30 November 2023. Salary: Not specified, Negotiable. Hours: Full Time. Closing Date: 15 December 2023. Location: Sale, M33 4BR. Company: NHS Jobs. Job Type: Temporary. Job Reference: A4086-23-0015.

Summary:

As a Clinical Pharmacist in our dynamic team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines within Firsway Health Centre. This temporary position offers a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care.

Responsibilities

1. Communication / Key Relationships:
   • Communicate sensitive, contentious, and complex medicines-related information to patients, carers, GPs, and other healthcare team members.
   • Utilize various media and formats to convey information effectively.
2. Analytical and Judgement Skills:
   • Critically appraise, analyze, interpret, and evaluate specialist medicine-related information and evidence.
   • Provide specialized pharmaceutical advice on prescribing, governance, and medicines management.
3. Responsibility for Patient Care:
   • Clinically review patient notes, interpret prescriptions, and make interventions as necessary.
   • Ensure appropriateness of medicines use through face-to-face or telephone consultations.
   • Ensure compliance with medicines legislation and related regulations.
4. Policy and Service Development and Research:
   • Assist GPs in developing prescribing patterns that promote safe, high-quality, evidence-based practices.
   • Formulate and support practice-specific prescribing policies and protocols.
   • Identify, plan, and lead clinical audits and research development in specific therapeutic areas.
5. Training / Sharing Best Practice:
   • Contribute to the training and education of practice staff, including GPs, nurses, and support staff.
   • Identify training needs and facilitate relevant sessions.
6. Freedom to Act:
   • Work independently within professional boundaries, taking initiative and accountability for actions.
   • Exercise professional judgment in daily recommendations regarding medicines management.
7. Responsibility for Information Resources:
   • Record and provide activity reports to managers as required.
   • Utilize practice-based clinical systems for data input and retrieval of pharmaceutical information.

Requirements

• Registered Pharmacist with relevant clinical experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to critically appraise information.
• Familiarity with medicines legislation and regulations.