Pharmacist - Clinical Services

2 weeks ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Ramsay Health Care Full time
Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Pharmacist to join our team at Ramsay Health Care. As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will play a key role in providing high-quality clinical pharmacy services to our patients and healthcare teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in the clinical ward pharmacy service, covering inpatient wards and outpatients, to deliver a clinical pharmacy service that is safe and efficient.
  • Undertake drug history taking, medication reconciliation, and utilisation of patients' own drugs, self-medication schemes, discharge counselling, and medicines optimisation.
  • Make appropriate referrals and ensure clear and effective communication of patients' pharmaceutical needs to other pharmacists and healthcare professionals.
  • Provide prescription review and medicines-related advice to healthcare professionals at ward level, with advice from Senior Pharmacists where required.
  • Identify and resolve prescribing-related problems to ensure the principles of clinical governance and the safe and effective use of medicines are followed.
  • Provide medicines-related information to members of the multidisciplinary ward team and specific advice on drug administration to nursing staff.
  • Work at ward level and in the dispensary to ensure prescriptions are dispensed safely and effectively, and provide professional intervention, including clinical screening, dispensing, and final checking of prescriptions.
  • Assist in the provision of Medicines Information services, providing timely and accurate advice and information to enquiries made by nursing, medical, and other healthcare staff.
  • Work effectively as part of a team in a multidisciplinary and pharmacy environment, maintaining rapport with medical and other colleagues.
  • Achieve objectives agreed at the Personal Development Review to contribute effectively to the provision of pharmacy services that are continuously improved, and to ensure continuous personal and professional development.
  • Improve clinical skills and expertise in orthopaedic, bariatric, and ophthalmic post-surgery recovery, including pain management and DVT risk management.
  • Identify areas suitable for clinical audit and Drug Utilisation Reviews (DUR) and undertake audit to help rectify issues.
  • Identify therapeutic areas of cost and service improvement.
  • Assist in the training of junior pharmacy staff, pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy students, student technicians, and other healthcare staff.
  • Maintain a CPD portfolio and take part in an organised development programme, including regular updating and training sessions in other areas of the department.

Requirements

  • Degree in Pharmacy
  • Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) with current registration
  • Willingness to undertake clinical training
  • Demonstration of up to-date general clinical awareness
  • Understanding of the importance of monitoring quality of service
  • Knowledge and understanding of medicines legislation
  • Awareness of current developments in pharmacy practice
  • Dispensing experience
  • Patient counselling experience
  • Experience of supervising and training staff
  • Multi-disciplinary and team working
  • Evidence of good clinical knowledge and skills
  • Good communication skills – both written and verbal
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to prioritise work effectively
  • Good organisation, time, and management skills
  • Team player with good problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Driver's License with access to a car

Desirable

  • Graduate with some hospital experience
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Experience in ward/clinical pharmacy and medicines information
  • Familiarity with JAC (CMM) computer system
  • Working in hospital pharmacy
  • Previous audit work
  • Basic understanding of IT systems
  • Awareness of current issues in hospital pharmacy

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