As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist you will take the lead, in your clinical area of expertise, for the delivery, co-ordination, expertise and clinical skills needed to provide care to people who would previously have required hospital-based treatment.

You will work closely with colleagues from primary, secondary and third-party care organisations, to improve the outcome for patients and ensure the safe and optimised use of medicines across the area.

Key responsibilities

• Provision of prescribing advice and support to medical and nursing staff in outpatient clinics and at ward level
• Supporting and educating patients about the safe and optimal us of their medicines over the phone and in an outpatient setting.
• Taking clinical decisions about adverse drug reactions or abnormal blood results
• Establishing and developing a clinical pharmacy service (DMARD prescribing and monitoring service) within clinical areas and monitoring outcomes
• Develop medicines related policies and protocols
• Liaising with the clinical commissioning regarding the use of high-cost medications

• A clinical pharmacy diploma, or demonstrable equivalent clinical pharmacy knowledge.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Good IT skills are necessary and a working knowledge of GP clinical systems would be an advantage.
• Change management, project management experience