Senior Pharmacist Team Leader (Elderly Care and Rehabilitation)

To manage and provide a clinically orientated pharmacy service to healthcare professionals and patients with complex medical and pharmaceutical needs. This will involve:

critically evaluating and interpreting patient information (prescription charts, patient notes, observation charts, laboratory results and medicines) to ensure that prescribed treatment is safe, effective and appropriate for the patient

proactively suggesting evidence-based improvements to drug therapy and management of patients to consultants and senior medical staff, anticipating a positive outcome for the patient

providing evaluated information to consultants, senior medical staff, nursing staff, pharmacists and other health care professionals, making recommendations where opinions differ and information is lacking

counselling patients, relatives and carers about medication, checking their understanding of information and being mindful of physical and language barriers

promoting cost-effective prescribing by encouraging and supporting compliance with the Formulary and by advising medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals including pharmacy staff, in line with Trust, local and national policies and procedures

feeding back to the Head of Pharmacy and other members of the team, changes that impact on current practice.

To dispense/supply medicines safely and legally for all patients.

To manage the pharmaceutical care needs of patients at admission through to discharge using the staff in the team.

To respond appropriately to requests for information on medicines from patients and/or their representatives to promote understanding of medicines to ensure compliance and concordance.

To respond appropriately to requests from all levels of medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals for information and advice about the selection and use of drug therapy and to promote the cost-effective use of drugs.

To be responsible for the proposal, preparation and maintenance of written policies and procedures relating to pharmacy matters within the Division.

To assist in the development of standards of practice for the service/team and to review its performance.

To be responsible for ensuring regular stock list reviews in liaison with the ward or department managers/lead nurses and appropriate pharmacy staff.

To ensure that a record of all interventions/contributions to care is maintained and audited at intervals as specified by the Principal Pharmacist.

To identify adverse drug reactions and potential defective medicines and to report these according to local and national guidelines.

To contribute and lead on the development of clinical guidelines, PGDs, protocols and procedures within the Division.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Essential Criteria

Desirable: - Train the trainer course