The main responsibilities of the post include the following: Clinical Services To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice. To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety; to enforce guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure standards are met. To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Good Professional Practice. To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing medication reviews, using patients own medicines, counselling and ensuring continuity of care on discharge. To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy. To monitor pharmacy interventions and Datix reports to identify training and information needs within Urgent Care. To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs within Urgent Care. To identify and implement service improvements within Urgent Care. To lead and support on the auditing of medicines and prescribing within Urgent Care. To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust. Facilitate the expansion of the tools within EPMA. Support the development and implementations of medicine related guidance, policies and procedures within medicine and Urgent Care. Support the process for new medicines being integrated into the Trust by Formulary submissions. To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust policy. To undertake validation duties in the dispensary. To supervise, check and, if necessary, undertake the supply of medicines. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process. Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Role To lead and develop practice guidelines and protocols within the Emergency Department and how these relate to national and other guidance. To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register). To prescribe safely in the interests of the patients and in line with the formulary, policy, procedures and guidance. Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department and urgent care wards. To provide an Enquiry Answering Service for Urgent care-related enquires from other pharmacists or referred from other wards. Support the Advanced Clinical Pharmacists in Admissions in delivering clinical pharmacy and medicine management services and developing relevant business cases to Urgent Care. Able to demonstrate and understanding of relevant pharmacy services priorities and contribute tothe implementation of these priorities. Requirement to undertake and support in project work within the Urgent Care Team. Attend governance meetings and report any medicine management issues. Support and develop Medicines Management Team with Advanced Technician for Urgent CareEducation, Training and Supervision To line manage staff including objective setting and appraisal. Act as a role model to the pharmacy team, including supporting junior pharmacist to achieve theirobjectives. Attend clinical pharmacy meetings and education/training schemes relevant to post. To take part in formal and informal education of pharmacy staff e.g. Technician enhancedcounselling skills and other healthcare professionals in Urgent Care. To supervise aspects of undergraduate, trainee pharmacist, diploma or as Designated prescribingPractitioner (DPP). To line manage and lead those staff allocated, undertaking appraisals, supervision andidentification of training and development of their skills and knowledge. To assist in the induction of staff into the service; to help identify training and development needs. To provide information to patients, parents, and carers on admission and at discharge regardingtreatment and medication to optimise patient concordance, particularly if there is a need toovercome language or communication barriers. To maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge in clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice to ensure abroad base of pharmaceutical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement. To take responsibility for own personal CPD by participating in education and training programmesto improve competence and to develop specialist expertise in Urgent Care area. To obtain/maintain prescribing qualification and support services and ward rounds as appropriate. Please see Job Description for further information.