Supervising the dispensing of medicines within legal and ethical requirements and local guidelines to ensure that patients receive the correct medications in a timely manner. Applying pharmaceutical knowledge, skill and judgement to prescription screening, to ensure that medicines are used safely, cost effectively and within local guidelines. Providing clinical pharmacy services to agreed standards in accordance with service level agreements. Offering pharmaceutical and therapeutic advice at all stages of the drug use process to ensure patient safety and optimal individualised pharmaceutical care. Undertaking vocational training to develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of aspects of hospital pharmacy. Applying pharmaceutical knowledge to the receiving and answering of medicines information enquiries to ensure that answers are given promptly and that the information provided is factually correct and relevant to the question asked. Counselling patients and carers to ensure they have sufficient understanding of how to take their medicines. Participating in and contributing to departmental audits. Treating all individuals with courtesy and showing consideration for patients privacy and at all times to ensure that pharmacy is regarded as a caring organisation. Participating in the Band 6 rotation to ensure development of a wide range of experience in hospital pharmacy services, rotating through different specialities. Working some weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota to ensure continuity of pharmaceutical services. Participate to the late-night dispensary working.