Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Jobs; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for neonatal pharmacist roles across two units. We are expanding to meet national priorities on medication safety in neonates; roles include both full-time and part-time options, with cross-cover to obstetrics as needed.

You will join a highly skilled paediatric pharmacy team at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital, participate in ward rounds with the MDT, and contribute to governance, education, and quality

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience within neonates or paediatrics.
• Team player with collaborative mindset.
• Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Cover neonatal units at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital.
• Join ward rounds for ICU/HDU patients and prescribe parenteral nutrition.
• Provide cross-cover to obstetrics wards when needed and support paediatric pharmacy team.
• Lead governance on safe medication usage, and contribute to research, audits and training.
• Develop guidelines and drive quality improvement within the service.

Skills

Neonatal/paediatric clinicalExperience

Team player

Leadership skills

Strategic understanding

Job description

For questions about this job, contact: Name - Luke Price Position - Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader Email - [e-mail] Phone number - 01133926133 Shortlisting Date: 9/11/26 Interview Date: TBC

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

• 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

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

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. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.