Pharmacist

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Foundation Pharmacists Key Responsibilities: Complete Trust funded programme (2 Years). We will support you to develop your skills to match the RPS Foundation Pharmacist Framework Provide support and underpinning of the clinical work of senior clinical pharmacists. Support to Urgent and Emergency Services, Medical, Surgical and Orthopaedic wards, Stroke and Coronary Care Services, Hospice, Medicines Advice services, and dispensary/discharge activities on a rotational basis and competencies needed to provide this support will be attained through the pharmacist rotational training programme. You will undertake Medicines Reconciliation and core clinical pharmacy duties.
You will ensure systems for facilitating discharge medicines to meet patients and general practitioners needs. Be actively involved in the training and development of pharmacy team members. Support in education and health promotion with patients and the public. Provide a core weekday service with some weekend and on-call duties.
On-call pharmacist duties are undertaken from home and calls are first screened via the Trust Clinical Site Management Team to ensure they are appropriate. Specialist Rotational Pharmacist Key Responsibilities You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and attend Consultant-led ward rounds to inform and influence prescribing decisions. Participation in rotations providing support to Oncology/Haematology, frailty and older person care, Urgent and Emergency Services in addition to providing clinical pharmacy services across the Trust. Prescription monitoring and provision of pharmaceutical care plans ensuring the active involvement of patients and carers.
Ensures the continuity of pharmaceutical care by provision of drug history, prescription monitoring, clinical monitoring of drugs and discharge planning. You will be supported to complete your foundation training as a pharmacist and develop your specialist skills in a range of clinical areas. This will help prepare you for future advanced-level practice. Be provided training to support your leadership and management skills.
Be actively involved in the training and development of pharmacy team members, including practice and educational supervision roles. Be actively involved in the training and development of other health care professionals. Actively support medicines safety including supporting the investigation of medicines safety incidents. Provide line management support to pharmacy team members.
Support in education and health promotion with patients and the public. Represent pharmacy in Trust meetings. Provide a core weekday service with some weekend and on-call duties. On-call pharmacist duties are undertaken from home and calls are first screened via the Trust Clinical Site Management Team to ensure they are appropriate.
We are looking for someone who: Puts patient care first. Will apply good clinical knowledge. Has strong teamworking and communication skills. Has good problem solving, time management and prioritisation skills.
Has a strong commitment to learning and development of themselves and others. Is adaptable and resilient

Please refer the Job description for details