Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; Ledston; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds General Infirmary is seeking a neonatal pharmacist to join our expanding team. The post supports two neonatal units, with flexible options for full-time or part-time working to align with national priorities on medication safety for neonates.

You will work with a well‑established paediatric pharmacy service, participate in ward rounds for ICU/HDU, manage parenteral nutrition, and contribute to quality improvement, education and guideline development

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience within neonates or paediatrics.
• Team player with ability to work collaboratively with the MDT.
• Understanding of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Cover neonatal units at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital.
• Join daily ward rounds for ICU and HDU patients and prescribe parenteral nutrition.
• Provide cross-cover to obstetrics wards and support the paediatric pharmacy team.
• Contribute to service rota and participate in aseptics unit and paediatric warfarin clinic.
• Lead on safe medication usage, education, training, and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Extensive clinical experience

Team player

Understanding of pharmaceutical/clin-

Job description

Job reference: 001866

Salary: Band 8a - £57,528-£64,750

Closing date: 09/11/2026

Department: Medicines Management and Pharmacy CSU Management

Location: Leeds General Infirmary

Division: Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services CSU

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Job Summary

This is an exciting time to join the neonatal pharmacy team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. We have the opportunity to increase our workforce in line with a planned expansion of our two neonatal units. We have funding available for both a full-time and part-time member of staff. So, for the right candidate(s), we will consider all requests for part-time working. Our goal is to align ourselves with national priorities regarding medication safety initiatives in neonates by working towards NPPG standards for pharmacy staffing and playing our part in vital quality improvement work.

The successful candidate(s) will spend the majority of their clinical time covering our neonatal units at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. You will be joining a well embedded team who join daily ward rounds for ICU and HDU level patients, prescribe parenteral nutrition and have a close working relationship with the MDT. There will also be some expectation to provide cross cover to our obstetrics wards as well as offering support to the wider paediatric pharmacy team and regularly contributing to our service rota, including working in our aseptics unit and paediatric warfarin clinic.

Clinical governance and leadership responsibilities to neonates will be divided between the team members at the conclusion of the recruitment process. These responsibilities will include but are not limited to, leading on safe medication usage within your clinical area, research and audit, overseeing safe storage of medicine, education and training, guideline and monograph development and driving quality improvement work.

Why you should join our Team

Based within the Leeds General Infirmary, the Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK and treats patients from across Yorkshire and the North of England as a secondary and tertiary referral centre. Leeds is the level 1 surgical centre for the Yorkshire & Humber Congenital Heart Disease Network and a quaternary paediatric liver unit including liver transplant. Other specialist services delivered include renal transplant, cancer services and trauma.

The pharmacy department at Leeds is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. The paediatric pharmacy team is a highly skilled and dedicated group of professionals committed to delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care to paediatric patients with acute and chronic conditions. Working within one of the largest and most advanced paediatric hospitals in the UK, the team fosters a collaborative and supportive atmosphere, where pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy support workers work closely with the MDT to optimise medication usage and improve clinical outcomes. Our vision is making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and our work ethic is one of excellence, innovation and compassion in delivering the highest quality of care to children. Leeds Teaching Hospitals offers fantastic opportunities for professional development, research involvement and career progression, with a culture that encourages continuous learning and innovation. Being part of this team means joining a forward thinking, dynamic and highly respected paediatric pharmacy service.

What you will bring to the role

We are looking for a candidate(s) who can bring a passion for caring for neonatal patients.

A successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of:

• Extensive clinical experience within neonates or paediatrics
• Team player
• Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies
• A demonstration of strong leadership skills

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible, Open and Honest, One Team, Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities: People, Improvement and Innovation, Partnerships, Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility: To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route.