Bank Principal Pharmacist - Medicine Band 8a | and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Bank Principal Pharmacist - Medicine Band 8a | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust are looking for a Band 8a Principal Pharmacist for the Medicine division. This is a full-time bank role, if you are interested and available please see attached JD and apply today.

Key Duties Include

To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to designated wards in conjunction with other clinical and junior pharmacists. To provide advice and day to day clinical supervision for the pharmacy team working in the

Medicines division promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines

To promote safe, responsible, cost effective prescribing and usage of medicines, in line with the

formulary, to optimise clinical outcomes and minimise adverse reactions and errors.

To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Medicines team to ensure service delivery

to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements.

To liaise with appropriate MDT colleagues to ensure the implementation of National/Local guidelines

related to medicines to optimise patient care and promote best practice.

To work with senior pharmacy management team to monitor and evaluate medicines expenditure

across the Trust, identifying and putting plans in place to address cost pressures and Cost

Improvement Plans

1. The post holder is required to:

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Work within agreed Trust and departmental policies and procedures and to accepted standards of practice.

Work on other sites in the Trust as required.

2. Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.

Ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.

3. Treat patients and customers with dignity and courtesy.

Ensure that medicines do not fall into unauthorised hands.

Have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare for self and others and to comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations, including COSHH.

4. Promote Equal Opportunities and to comply with the requirements of the legislation and the Trust’s policies.

5. Attend such training courses and meetings as are necessary for the efficient performance of the post holder’s duties.

6. Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), maintaining own CPD portfolio.

7. Participate in the Trust’s appraisal system.

8. Comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

9. Comply with the Trust’s No Smoking Policy.

10. Comply with Duty of Candour principles

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This job description is a reflection of the current position and may change in emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent service development.

The Trust’s mission is ‘to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day’. Our priorities are to create a “one team, one trust” culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients:

Deliveringsafeand effective care across our sites

Creating a positiveexperiencethat meets the expectations of our patients, their families and carers

Providingresponsivecare that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time

Being financially sustainable

Working in partnership with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, the NHS TDA, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy

This job description is a reflection of the current position and may change in emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent service development.

1. To manage, provide, co-ordinate and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to the medicines division, inliaison with the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine as appropriate

2. To develop, implement, evaluate and monitor medicines management guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines, in liaison with the pharmacy senior

management team.

3. To co-ordinate the…