Teacher Practitioner & Lead Pharmacist Trauma & Orthopaedics - Band 8a

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

1. Responsible for the provision, management, and development of a highly specialist pharmaceutical service to the orthopaedic specialty to achieve a high standard of efficiency and effectiveness 2. Clinically screen prescriptions to ensure the safe, efficient, evidence-based, and rational use of medicines in line with the BNSSG Formulary and departmental policies so that risks to patients are minimised 3. Contribute to the overall development of the clinical pharmacy service through active participation in relevant meetings.
   Work closely with all members of the pharmacy department and other healthcare professionals 4. Demonstrate strong leadership skills across all elements of the role 5. Attend consultant and ward board rounds whenever possible to provide pharmaceutical expertise 6. Provide reports on the use and cost of medicines to the orthopaedic specialty as appropriate and analyse these to advise on strategies to ensure cost-effective use of resources 7.
   Write relevant protocols, procedures, and guidelines for use within the orthopaedic speciality. 8. Provide pharmaceutical expertise to any multidisciplinary working groups considering protocols, policies, guidelines, and integrated care pathways in the specialist area 9. Assimilate and analyse clinical trial information on new pharmaceutical products intended for use within the orthopaedic speciality for submission to the Area Prescribing and Medicines Optimisation Committee (APMOC 10.
   Ensure that an accurate medication history is obtained for each patient using the appropriate sources (GP, community pharmacist, patient/carer, clinic notes, nursing home) 11. Deals with high level pharmaceutical queries and provide advice and information to patients/carers/nursing and medical staff in connection with drug treatment 12. Provide a comprehensive clinical ward pharmacy service to the speciality and work with stakeholders to optimise resources and improve patient flow. 13.
   Work closely with the Discharge Liaison Pharmacist and GPs/community pharmacists where necessary to ensure timely and seamless discharge of patients 14. Record all major interventions made. 15. Investigate and support the recording of adverse drug reactions.
2. Audit and risk manage selected areas of practice to promote continuous quality improvement by affecting change in practice. 17. Maintain and develop medicines management systems in conjunction with patients/carers, ward staff and pharmacy staff.
   Supervise and contribute to the development of medicines management technicians and/or other dedicated pharmacy staff 18. Contribute to the training of pharmacy undergraduates, medical students, junior doctors, trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medical and nursing staff as appropriate. Train and mentor pharmacists on aspects of the specialist area 19. Act as a lead for the trauma and orthopaedic speciality 20.
   Supervise and work closely with the other pharmacy staff in the specialty as their team lead 21. Act as an appraiser in the pharmacy appraisals programme 22. Ensure that all relevant procedures are adhered to, reviewed regularly and that all necessary records are completed 23. Undertake to follow all departmental procedures in accordance with current local practices and legislative requirements 24.
   Provide professional cover in the dispensary on a sessional basis 25. Keep up to date with developments in pharmacy to maintain a high level of professional knowledge and competence. Attend study days and courses as necessary for the development of the service and the individual. 26.
   Maintain a record of CPD. 27. Work with the specialty to comply with national and local patient safety drug alerts and initiatives and help with the implementation and recommendation of associated action plans. 28.
   Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to orthopaedic patients in all clinical areas. 29. Undertake any other duties as required by the Director of Pharmacy or their deputy. Teacher Practitioner: 1.
   Deliver high quality teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students which is informed by significant professional expertise gained via practice; research/study and/or teaching experience. Contribute to the development of units of study and their assessment regimens, identifying learning objectives and teaching methods, developing materials and resources, including materials for use face to face and online, communicating subject matter clearly and encouraging debate. 2. Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of assessment tools and criteria for courses, set and mark assessments, ensuring adequate moderation, providing written or oral feedback as appropriate.
   Mark final assessments as required. 3. Convenorship of designated postgraduate units 4. Liaise with the Programme Lead, Director of Studies, and other teaching staff to ensure teaching is in accordance with postgraduate programme / unit aims and regulations.
   Coordinate the work of external workshop contributors, external authors and/or markers as appropriate. 5. Engage pro-actively in ongoing professional development both in own subject and in teaching & learning. 6.
   Participate in programme evaluation, including facilitating student feedback, reflecting on own teaching design and delivery, and implementing ideas for improving own performance 7. Carry out pastoral role for students. Maintain a knowledge and awareness of student support services and be able to identify student behaviour which is of concern or where support is needed and refer students on appropriately for assistance where required. 8.
   Play an appropriate part in the promotion of the University of Bath as a teaching centre for clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice at a national and international level 9. Effectively carry out other teaching-related duties as allocated by the Head of Department, Director of AP3T or Programme Lead. Effectively participate in teaching-related administrative activities, for example attend team meetings, Internal Review Meetings and Boards of Examiners as neede

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