Clinical Pharmacist

Summary: The role of Locum Clinical Pharmacist in Norfolk involves providing clinical pharmacy services with a focus on A&E or Women & Children's Services. The position requires on-site presence with some remote work options, including clinical screening. Key responsibilities include dispensing medications, patient care, and collaboration with healthcare professionals. The role emphasizes quality control and patient education while managing drug budgets and resources.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dispensing: Ensuring accurate and safe dispensing of medications to patients.
• Prescribing: Collaborating with prescribers to optimize medication selection and dosage.
• Manufacturing: Preparing and quality-checking sterile medications.
• Purchasing and Testing: Acquiring and ensuring the quality of medicines.
• Stock Management: Managing hospital pharmacy stock levels and ensuring adequate supplies.
• Quality Control: Implementing quality control measures for manufactured and purchased medications.
• Patient Care: Counselling: Providing patients with information about their medications, including dosages, potential side effects, and how to use them correctly.
• Monitoring: Monitoring patient progress and effectiveness of medications.
• Medication Reconciliation: Ensuring accurate and complete information about patient medications during transitions of care.
• Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting: Identifying and reporting medication errors or near misses.
• Patient Education: Educating patients about their drug therapy and promoting adherence.
• Collaboration and Support: Clinical Input: Providing clinical pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatient services.
• Teamwork: Working closely with other healthcare professionals, such as doctors and nurses, to optimize patient care.
• Research and Development: Participating in research and development of new medications and therapies.
• Drug Budget Management: Contributing to the management of drug budgets and resources.
• Guideline Development: Developing and implementing guidelines for medication use.
• Training: Providing education and training for junior pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

Key Skills:

• Experience in A&E or Women & Children's Services.
• Strong knowledge of pharmacology and medication management.
• Excellent communication and patient counseling skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with healthcare teams.
• Experience in quality control and medication safety.
• Training and mentoring skills for junior staff.
• Research and development experience in pharmacy.
• Strong organizational and stock management skills.

Salary (Rate): £35.00/hr

City: Norfolk

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT