Senior Falls Pharmacist

at  Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

To work across the Integrated Community Services Division and acute trust To provide specialist advice on medicines related to falls and strategies to reduce the incidence of falls To provide clinical support as a senior Pharmacist to the wider pharmacy team. To visit patients in their own homes to offer advice and guidance on self-management strategies for individual patients. To provide specialist advice on medicines in falls to clinicians and AHPs regarding prescribing for individual patients and to support safe prescribing practice on an individual patient basis. To work across the division on agreed initiatives and joint projects as required and promote awareness of medicines management issues that may contribute to falls and other medicine related harms.
Act as a deputy to the Lead Clinical Pharmacist in professional activities associated with the pharmacy service with regard to Medicine division/specialties activity and audit To conduct appropriate medication review for patients, communicating directly with patients as required. To support the development and implementation of prescribing policy and protocol within shared care settings such as Intermediate Care, Integrated Neighbourhood teams and bed based services To liaise with the Clinical Lead for Falls on in developing evidence based protocols and policy in relation to medication optimisation for those at risk of falls To liaise with the Medicines Optimisation team to meet local ICB objectives. To participate in relevant local, regional and national networks ensuring the communication of information and shared learning of patient safety incidents Where qualified to act as a non-medical prescriber in accordance with Trust policy and professional, regulatory and national guidanc

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