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    Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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    Job summary

    The paediatric pharmacy team at Leeds Childrens Hospital have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, friendly, and forward-thinking team as the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for Paediatric General Medicine.

    To be successful you will be an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist who can lead and develop the pharmacy service within the paediatric general medicine team. This exciting and diverse role covers a variety of conditions within the Leeds Childrens Hospital.

    You will have a passion for making a difference to patient care and be committed to working collaboratively with both pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team. Paediatric experience is preferred but not essential and you would be supported by the team to develop knowledge in the area.

    Main duties of the job

    You will provide expert clinical pharmacy input and oversight to the areas you work.

    The post will give you the opportunity to be an integral part of the MDT. You will monitor and report on clinical and financial governance of medicines, advise on potential improvements and lead on these where appropriate. The role will cover areas of gastroenterology, diabetes and general medicine.

    Education and training is integral to how we work as a team and you will undertake clinical supervision of rotational pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists and have an active role in the education and training of both pharmacy staff and other health care professionals

    About us

    Based within Leeds General Infirmary, in the centre of Leeds, the Leeds Childrens Hospital is one of the largest childrens hospitals in the UK and treats patients from across Yorkshire and the North of England as a secondary and tertiary referral centre.

    The pharmacy department at Leeds is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. Our vision is making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and we are continually innovating to improve our services for patients and staff.

    Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    JOB DETAILS

    Job Title: Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

    Reports to: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

    Accountable to: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

    Band: 8a

    Unit/Department: Pharmacy

    Clinical Services Unit: Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services

    Location Trustwide

    2. JOB PURPOSE

    To deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Leeds Childrens Hospital within the Trust, through provision of.

    3. JOB DIMENSIONS

    There are no line management responsibilities attached to this post.

    Reporting to the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader the post holder will be responsible for the day today clinical pharmacy service to inpatients ward at LTH. The post holder will communicate across multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist advice on appropriateness of medicines prescribed, across paediatric clinical specialities.

    Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation.

    Monitors use of medicines within inpatient prescribing. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions, risk management and some basic financial aspects.

    Support other members of the team with specialist advice regarding the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinical areas.

    Responsible for training pharmacists, and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug use within the outpatient clinics.

    Provides service cover in the dispensary, aseptics with ward cover when and if required. Participates in the departments weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and where appropriate, out of hours services.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Masters degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy.
  • Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.
  • Non-Medical Prescriber
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies.
  • Hospital pharmacy experience.
  • Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge over a wide range of specialities.
  • Understanding of NHS/ government policies and their applications.
  • Desirable

  • Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge of paediatrics
  • Understanding and appreciation of drug budgets and financial implications of medicines management.
  • Skills & Behaviours

    Essential

  • Team Player
  • Self motivated
  • Embraces change
  • Desirable

  • Good negotiation skills
  • Good prioritisation skills
  • Other Criteria

    Essential

  • Highly developed patient counselling skills.
  • Computer literate eg Word, Excel, PowerPoint.


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