Description
The Senior Pharmacist has day-to-day responsibility for the operational supervision of the technical operation within their respective departmental activities, dealing with problems, providing expert technical input, provides a comprehensive assessment, ordering, and dispensing, checking and pharmaceutical advice service from within the pharmacy department.
Job Responsibilities
- Has day-to-day responsibility for the supervision of and technical operation of the department.
- Dispensing Medicines as per doctor’s prescriptions.
- Resolves stock discrepancies and action drug alerts.
- Is involved in the ordering of medicinal products as required.
- Participates in the timely, accurate and cost-effective dispensing of medication which may include clinical trials, and unlicensed medicines.
- Creates, manages and analyses databases as required.
- Liaises with nursing, other clinical staff and deals with patients and their relatives/carers, including those with language problems or other disabilities which may be in the department.
- Counsels patients on medication use.
- Participates in maintaining correct stock levels & to ensure correct stock levels in the relevant area and that quality of the data is of a high standard.
- Carries out any other duties as may be required within the nature and grade of post.
- Preparing ppt’s & present in the Director’s meeting.
As an employee you have a responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of any confidential information which comes into your possession regarding patients, employees or any other business relating to the Trust.
