Job Description

As a pharmacist member of the Medicines Management Team, the post holder will help develop medicines related procedures, provide training for nursing colleagues on safe handling of medicines, undertake clinical audit and investigate medicines related patient safety incidents.



In addition, the post holder will have a responsibility for providing clinical pharmaceutical support to the Trust's intermediate care beds, supporting the ward-based clinical pharmacist. Ideally the post holder will be a prescriber, or be willing to undertake training to become a prescriber



To support the ward-based clinical pharmacist, providing pharmaceutical carer for the Trust's intermediate care beds

To promote and monitor safe evidence-based prescribing, handling and administration of medicines

To investigate medicines related incidents and disseminate learning

To provide services with training and evidenced based medicines information

To lead on specialist areas of medicines management, protocols and audit as specified in yearly objectives and at management supervision



Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.



As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.



Please see attached Person Specification and for more details about this exciting role