Common use of Responsibilities of Key Pharmacist Clause in Contracts

Responsibilities of Key Pharmacist. The Key Pharmacist must: • Maintain their competency to practice in this speciality by successfully completing all specified training requirements especially the mandatory element of this Agreement (Appendix 1). • Ensure that a NHS GGC Medication Incident Record Form or company specific error reporting form is completed for all medication incidents involving OSTs, whether prescribing, dispensing or administration. • Ensure that any medication incident is promptly reported to Treatment Services, the relevant ADRS or prescriber and CPDT with anonymised details to be disseminated across the network highlighting the remedial action being taken to minimise the risk of reoccurrence. A Significant Event Analysis (SEA) may have to be completed in certain circumstances. • Provide a professional clinical check for all prescriptions prior to dispensing and supply. • Develop and maintain a close working relationship with the prescriber and treatment services. This should include a process to allow information sharing where required. • Ensure a Treatment Agreement is signed by the patient and the pharmacist. It is recommended that a copy is provided to the patient. The patient should fully understand the terms of the Agreement. • Ensure that a Pharmaceutical Care Record (PCR) is created and maintained for each patient, which will include monitoring the response to treatment and medicine information and advice provided. • Ensure that patient medication records are maintained and that the Controlled Drugs register is completed in accordance with current legal requirements. • Ensure that a verifiable audit trail of administered doses is available for those controlled drugs not legally subject to recording requirements. • Provide a verbal/written/electronic summary of progress as per local agreements and in response to patient issues and concerns. • Provide information and advice (and signposting as appropriate) on: o Safe storage and disposal of medicines; o Overdose prevention and Naloxone provision; o Alcohol awareness; o Injecting Equipment Provision and Harm Reduction; o Blood Borne Virus prevention, testing and treatment; o Advice on polypharmacy of prescribed medications; o Smoking cessation (where appropriate); o Healthy eating and exercise; o Sexual health advice and condom provision (where appropriate); o Oral health. • Provide referral and/or signposting to other health services and agencies e.g.