Lead Pharmacist - Dermatology

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's health care provider in Liverpool seeks a Lead Pharmacist for dermatology. The successful candidate will provide clinical pharmacy services to paediatric patients, supervise staff, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Requirements include an MPharm, GPhC registration, and substantial clinical experience. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on child health, making a significant impact in pharmaceutical care.

Benefits

Outstanding benefits package

Friendly work environment

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Substantial post graduate clinical experience is required.
• Ability to assess risk and provide clinical advice on medical therapies.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized paediatric clinical pharmacy services to dermatology patients.
• Supervise Clinical Pharmacists and support their training.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Ability to communicate complex written and verbal information

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to negotiate positive outcomes

Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Demonstrated ability to work under pressure

Education

MPharm

GPhC Registration

RPS membership

Job description

Go back Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Pharmacist - Dermatology

The closing date is 17 October 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a new role within the department to lead on our dermatology services. Post holder will also work closely with the adult team to ensure dermatology services across the ICB are efficient and have correct access to medicines.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible as advanced specialist for providing clinical pharmacy services to paediatric patients under the care of the dermatology team and for developing pharmaceutical services for this patient group both in the hospital and in the wider ICB

To supervise and support Clinical Pharmacists providing pharmaceutical care to paediatric patients and provide training for pre-registration students and other staff.

To provide training to medical and nursing staff on medicine related issues

Take part in the specialist ward rounds

Provide advice to clinical teams on the management of patients admitted to Alder Hey

About us

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To provide a specialized paediatric clinical pharmacy service to patients referred to the dermatology service in accordance with professional, departmental & Trust policies. This will include:-

Taking drug histories on admission

Reviewing medication to ensure safe & effective use

Formulating individual pharmaceutical care plans & reviewing & updating these plans based on response, results of investigations and adverse effects.

Providing advice on therapeutic drug level monitoring of specific drugs and interpreting drug levels based on clinical condition and response

Educating patients & carers on aspects of drug therapy

Participating & providing advice at multidisciplinary team meetings and ward rounds

Facilitating implementation of local & national drug therapy guidelines

Providing advice on drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, drug administration and formulation

Documenting clinical information in patient notes when appropriate

Providing clinical advice on multidisciplinary ward rounds or team meetings

Identifying & reporting adverse reactions to the prescriber and where necessary via the Yellow Card Scheme

To provide advice on drug administration and formulation

• To provide expert paediatric pharmaceutical information and advice to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust. This may be in areas where there is little information and experienced clinical judgement needs to be exercised.
• To work in accordance with the Code of Ethics, Medicines Act and local policies & procedures, applying specialist professional judgement where required.
• To be responsible for the development of relevant drug related policies or guidelines.
• To provide expert advice when submitting new drug requests to the Medicines Management and Optimisation Committee (MMOC) or Clinical Development and Evaluation Committee (CDEG).
• To review prescribing trends and give advise on the cost effective use of drugs within medical specialities teams
• To develop pharmacist prescribing within the service
• Provide support around commissioning processes and implementation of Blueteq for relevant specialist medicines
• To write relevant clinical guidelines for the dermatology team

ADVANCED PHARMACIST PRACTITIONER duties included within role (following successful training and accreditation)

• Run clinics in dermatology service under supervision of consultant
• Assessment, examination and formulation of management plan
• Follow-up and ongoing care of inpatients/outpatients referred to medical specialities team
• Independent prescribing
• Referral to other colleagues/departments
• Administration of medicines (excluding IV medicines) within competency

R & D RESPONSIBILITIES

• To participate in relevant research projects and clinical trials.
• To undertake clinical audit or practice research projects
• To supervise undergraduate, pre-registration or diploma student projects if required

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

• To perform regular ward based training and assessment of clinical pharmacists using local or nationally recognized competency frameworks
• To provide training in safe and effective use of medicines for nursing and medical staff
• To tutor junior pharmacists undertaking a post-graduate diploma or pre-registration students.
• To participate in Continuing Professional Development as per national guidance from the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• To provide education for parents and patients on safe use of medicines when required.
• To provide support and guidance to pharmacy technicians working on inpatient wards

COMMUNICATION

• To contribute specialized clinical advice at multidisciplinary team meetings or consultant ward rounds
• To communicate complex drug related information to patients and carers on the safe and effective use of their medicines.
• To ensure effective liaison with GPs and community pharmacists to promote seamless patient discharge in relation to their pharmaceutical care needs.
• To attend and contribute to relevant meetings within the service.
• To develop effective communication about medicine related issues with the Divisional lead nurses and ward managers regarding medicines in use by specialty teams

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

• To work in accordance with procedures to ensure that medicine supply is safe, efficient and in accordance with current legislation and local guidelines.
• To ensure that any medicine related risks are identified and propose methods of minimizing error within the service

GENERAL

• To participate in the on call rota if required. This will include provision of paediatric medicines advice to all areas of the Trust if required and dispensing of medicines. It could also include providing clinical advice to other hospitals if required and responding to drug alerts.
• To participate in flexible working hours between the hours of 8am & 6pm.
• To provide clinical pharmacy services to critical care or the dispensary at weekends

Person Specification

Education and training

• MPharm
• GPhC Registration
• RPS membership

Experience

• Substantial post graduate clinical experience

Skills

• Ability to communicate complex written and verbal information
• Demonstrated ability to asses risk
• Ability to negotiate positive outcomes
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage own work and that of others
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Financial awareness of drug charges
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work flexible hours
• Full driving license

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.

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