Critical Care, Theatres & Anaesthetics Specialist Pharmacist
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Do you enjoy the challenges of meeting complex pharmaceutical care needs, with the back-up of an experienced clinical pharmacy team? With opportunities to improve both direct care of patients and systems of care?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated pharmacist to help develop and deliver the clinical pharmacy service to adult critical care and theatres.
You will collaborate with clinicians, management and pharmacy staff to:
- Provide, develop and evaluate a high quality clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care, Theatres and Anaesthetics
- Deliver active attendance and input into multidisciplinary ward rounds in critical care
- Support the Senior pharmacist in multiprofessional projects to improve medicines governance and medicines safety in anaesthetics and theatres
- Provide specialist pharmacy services to the CAPR directorate, specifically the adult critical care unit, and theatres & anaesthetics areas.
- To participate in clinical pharmacy services to the specialist critical care units across the OUH if required, as determined by the need of the service and by team objectives
- Undertake risk management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation; monitor compliance with medicines management standards, such as controlled drug (CDs) and address risks identified.
- Provide teaching and supervision of less experienced pharmacists, technicians, and students
- Individual prescription review to optimise therapy
- Confirmation of the patient’s medication history
- Advice on dosage, side-effects, cautions and monitoring required
- Advise on administration of medicines
- Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice
- Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication
- Education of patients with regards to managing their medication
- Communication with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of care and to ensure resident and weekend pharmacists have all necessary information.
- Discharge planning, including accreditation to list discharge prescriptions.