Medicines Management Pharmacist
Rvi Newcastle
Co-ordinated the day to day organisation of the out-patient dispensary as well as helping in the in-patient pharmacy in liaison with the Chief technician in in-patients.Clinically screen HIV prescriptions Clinical screening of in and out patients prescriptions liaising with medical, nursing and pharmacy colleagues where appropriate including chemotherapy and hospital at home discharges.Ward based clinical pharmacy service monitoring prescriptions and providing pharmaceutical advice/drug information (on choice of medicines/dosage/side effects etc.) as appropriate, to health care professionals and patients/carers.Clinical Trials Trained and dispensing of clinical trials. Seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care for patients liaising with the other acute Trusts, GPs, Community and PCT pharmacists as appropriate. (Emergency assessment unit).Ward based clinical pharmacist (MAU, CDU ,A+E, acute medical, respiratory and medical elderly) - 3 hour dispensary slot per week.- rest ward basedTherapeutic drug monitoring and advice on gentamicin and vancomycin dosing.Take medication histories to provide accurate information about which medicines patients are taking on admissions to hospital.Provide advice and education to medical students and junior doctors on drug history taking.Identify at an early stage, potential difficulties that patients may have with their medication, drug related problems or drug related admissions.Participated in ward rounds, clinical unit meetings in order to provide specialist advice to prescribers and other health care professionals.Worked with other pharmacists within the Medicine Clinical Pharmacy team to provide a clinical pharmacy service to Acute General Medicine.Manage MMT’s within the MAU and at ward level.