Print ward lists and handover sheets to Identify new patients admitted since the previous pharmacy visit. Requesting and recording consent from the patient to refer if needed to the discharge medicine service and trust pharmacy community-based service. Transfer medicines, between wards if patients have been transferred without them. This will include medicines dispensed by the hospital pharmacy as well as patients own drugs (PODs) and patients own controlled drugs. Support the ward pharmacists and technicians to record accurate medication histories by: Ascertaining if the patient has brought supplies of their medicines from home. Ascertaining and documenting how the patient has their medications supplied, eg: compliance aids. Ascertaining and documenting if the patient has been admitted from a care home. Ensure patients have enough medicines available to avoid missed doses by: Assessing PODs as suitable for use on the hospital according to standard operating procedures. Contacting relatives or carers with patient consent, to bring in the patients PODs into hospital if necessary. Screening prescription charts to identify missed doses, new items prescribed and any changes to medicines, and requesting a supply from pharmacy if required. Liaising with ward staff to identify any additional stock medicines that they require. Identify patients who have been prescribed new medicines and counsel on side effects, dose, frequency, food interactions etc, using the relevant systems/training available to support with this. Support clinical areas to maintain safe and secure handling of medicines by: Ensuring that all medicines for individual patients are stored correctly in the bedside locker, or elsewhere on the ward according to the standards within the Trust Medicines Charter. Delivering patient labelled medicines to individual bedside lockers. Participate in pharmacy-led audits as required. Report any incidents of inappropriate storage and handling of medicines to the appropriate person. Ensure that information collected is communicated to the relevant pharmacist or technician in a timely manner. Minimise medicines waste by managing medicines returns from clinical areas according to standard operating procedures. Dispense medicines for in-patients (including discharges) following guidelines, under the supervision of the Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist, with the final check by a Checking Technician or Pharmacist. Ensure that all information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information System (PIS). Liaise with appropriate staff member about urgently required medicines and inform patients, and other health care staff about supply problems / delays. Dispense specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require accurate, detailed records. Dispense oral chemotherapy medicines taking necessary precautions detailed in SOPs. Dispense controlled drugs and ensure that all legally required records are accurate and up to date. Please refer to the attached job description for the comprehensive list of duties.