Lead Pharmacist Surgery

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

To promote and ensure safe, clinically and cost-effective drug prescribing and administration to surgical wards at Frimley Health NHS Trust. To attend and pro-actively take part in ward rounds (e.g. post-take) and clinical meetings as appropriate. To work with the Gastroenterology Lead Pharmacist in the provision and delivery of a TPN service.
To maintain a high profile in the clinical specialty and provide education and training to multi-disciplinary groups. To work within an area of practice as an independent prescriber in accordance with the Trusts non-medical prescribing policy. To fulfil this role within the individuals area of competence, including medicines reconciliation on admission and prescribing on discharge. This will include prescribing for MCAs (Multi-compartment aids) on FP10s for supply by Community Pharmacists.
To be willing to undergo further training to deliver enhanced clinical services (e.g. assessment and diagnosis of minor ailments) if considered appropriate To provide cover and support to the other pharmacists working with Surgery, and the wider Pharmacy department for example TPN ordering. To act as tutor for the Clinical Diploma Pharmacists, and to take an active role in the training of Trainee Pharmacists. To supervise MMTs, working collaboratively in the review of drug histories, patients own drugs and to advise on current therapy.
To promote seamless pharmaceutical care on discharge and transfer to other wards within the Trust. To monitor drug expenditure within the directorate, advising on the most cost effective treatment options, and through production of regular reports to the Principal Pharmacist for Surgery, the Specialty Clinical Director and Finance. To maintain and develop formal links with surgical consultants, plus the surgical and nursing teams. To predict the financial impact of any changes/trends in drug use and make recommendations for cost savings.
To review and develop clinical drug and treatment guidelines and policies for use within Surgery To actively interdict imprudent antimicrobial prescribing by terminating unnecessary durations, undertaking IV to PO switching or liaising with the prescriber(s) such that this is addressed. To record and analyse pharmacist interventions made on a regular basis. To provide relevant drug information as requested to surgical, nursing and other healthcare professional staff in Surgery. To be an active member of clinical governance groups relevant to the post.
To assist in the development of drug treatment protocols where appropriate. To undertake project work, audit or service improvement work within surgical wards, in association with the Clinical Audit department. To provide pharmacy input into implementing national prescribing guidelines and policy initiatives. To promote patient safety and in particular medication safety by actions and leadership and by encouraging error reporting thus facilitating medication error reduction processes.
To liaise closely with the Pharmacy Governance Manager to ensure that appropriate actions are taken to comply with NHS England Patient Safety alerts, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) or successor organisations, and Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments. To advise medical, nursing and other professional staff on appropriate drug use and selection in order to achieve cost effective prescribing, adherence to Trust formularies and the safe use of medicines. To fulfil the role and duties of the Responsible Pharmacist when required, and complete appropriate records as required by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) To participate in late clinic, bank holiday and weekend dispensary rotas as appropriate for the staff group. To participate in any other duties as required by the Chief Pharmacist or his/her deputies

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