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1. To be responsible for implementing the Medicines Management strategy in the Trust.2. To deputise for a higher grade of pharmacist as required3. Participation in rota at specialist level which will include Medicines Information and providing professional and legal supervision to the dispensary services.4. To participate in the Trust-wide Out of Hours Medicines Advice Service and 7 day supply service.5. Completing with the support of technicians the process of medicines reconciliation following admission or transfer of service users within the trust. This involves collating information from patients and carers and liaising with professionals from other healthcare organisations to ascertain presenting complaint, past medical and medication history, working diagnosis and relevant biomedical and psychiatric testresults to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines.6. Ensuring that each medicine has an appropriate indication and each diagnosis has appropriate therapy.7. Ensuring that existing therapy is safe to take with, and has not contributed to, the presenting complaint.8. Ensuring that new treatments are compatible with the patients conditions. Refer to the job description and person specification for full details.