Description:
Ensure accurate and timely recording of medicines, activities and patient data and document pharmaceutical queries from prescribers, pharmacists, care home staff and members of the public.
Requirements:
- Degree in BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Current valid registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Prison clearance (Civil Justice & Immigration Services)
Duties:
- Handling, ordering, safe storage and monitoring of cost-effective prescriptions medicines with minimum wastage.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of medicines, activities and patient data and document pharmaceutical queries from prescribers, pharmacists, care home staff and members of the public.
- Review clinical medication and processes for care home residents and other high-risk patients to ensure high-quality, evidence-based prescribing.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting high-quality, safe and cost-effective prescribing within national and local guidelines.
- Provide training, education, and support of care home colleagues, to ensure the safer use of medicines.
- Liaise with other health professionals in community pharmacies, secondary care and local authorities regarding medicines management issues and transfer of care.
- Contribute to the management of dementia eg with low dose antipsychotics, bone protection for those at risk of falls, and prevention of acute kidney injury.