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Location
Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
Duties to include but not be limited to: Communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals, members of the pharmacy team, and patients regarding the provision of medicines. This will include, where necessary, the legislation and safety of medicinal products, reporting of clinical incidents. Provide advice to medical, nursing, and other healthcare professionals on the actions and uses of drugs and their safe and effective use. This will include patients with complex pharmaceutical needs. Provide advice to patients and carers to enhance their understanding of their medicines and promote adherence. Undertake the line management duties to support the development of more junior pharmacists. Appraise staff as per Trust policy, which will involve identifying training and development needs. Take responsibility for personal Continuing Professional Development in line with department and professional guidance. This includes undertaking all mandatory training required for the role. Participate in continuous professional development within the Pharmacy Department, involving presentation and participation in departmental teaching sessions. Help deliver the pre-registration and junior pharmacist clinical pharmacy training programme. Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to own area of responsibility and identify how these services can be improved. Develop guidelines for use in Pharmacy and the specialty to support this. Support the implementation of local and national medicines-related guidance, including National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines and National Service Frameworks, within the specialty to ensure evidence-based medicine is practiced. For more information please see the job description!
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Salary
£43.74k - £50.06k per annum
