Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time options

NHS pension

Professional development

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is expanding its neonatal pharmacy team to provide expanded coverage across Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. The role involves leading neonatal pharmacotherapy, prescribing parenteral nutrition, and collaborating closely with the MDT to improve safety and outcomes for neonates.

The successful candidate will join a large paediatric pharmacy service, with opportunities for professional development, research involvement, and leadership

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience within neonates or paediatrics.
• Demonstrated leadership and team collaboration skills.
• Understanding of national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies.

Responsibilities

• Cover neonatal units at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital.
• Prescribe parenteral nutrition and support MDT collaboration.
• Provide cross-cover to obstetrics wards and paediatric pharmacy team.
• Contribute to service rota and aseptics unit/paediatric warfarin clinic.
• Lead on safe medication usage, quality improvement, and governance.

Skills

Neonatal pharmacology

Team player

Leadership

Clinical governance

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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 paediatricsTeam playerUnderstanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategiesA demonstration of strong leadership skillsPlease see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities

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

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.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.