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Lead Pharmacist Rheumatology and Endocrinology (F / T 12 Months)

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

Lead Pharmacist Rheumatology and Endocrinology (F / T 12 Months)

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Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 10 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 383ed582dfd746f9b33c825a14ae6570

Location ref: Reading

Full Job Description

  • Responsible for delivering the Trust's medicines optimisation agenda to patients admitted under the care of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and patients on medications delivered via Homecare providers.
  • Managing pharmacy staff working at a ward level within designated wards
  • Participate in various consultant ward rounds and clinics within specialties identified as key areas
  • Provide Trust-wide extensive specialist support in an appropriate defined clinical area relevant to the care group. This will include developing collaborative partnerships across organisational boundaries., To develop and implement pharmacy policies and procedures as appropriate to this role and area of expertise including reviewing clinical policies, clinical guidelines and PGDs.
  • Be available for expert consultation with medical and nursing staff on matters relating to safe, economic and effective drug usage, including implementation of Infection Control policies, Medicines Management Policy and the Trust Formulary.
  • Provide advice on ethical and professional matters relating to medicines.
  • Participate in clinical pharmacy services including prescription chart review, patient counselling, adverse drug reaction reporting and therapeutic drug monitoring and individualisation of patients' drug therapy.
  • Undertake clinical and technical work within the dispensaries as a clinical pharmacist according to service requirements.
  • To optimise medicines management within Rheumatology and the Pharmaceutical Care of those patients, ensuring that drug therapy is provided in a safe, effective and cost-effective manner tailored to the clinical need of individual patients.

    Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
    • The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

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