Principal Pharmacist - Surgical Division (Band 8b) - Pharmacy - Alder Hey Children's NHS Founda[...]

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 8b Pharmacist, where you'll lead the development of paediatric pharmacy services within surgery. This permanent role offers a commitment to flexible working, providing crucial clinical support and guidance while managing a dedicated pharmacy team. Support the care of young patients with complex needs in a nurturing and collaborative environment, all while enjoying a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Lease car scheme

Generous annual leave

Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with a strong clinical focus in paediatrics.
• Experience in clinical specialties with at least 2 years in paediatric pharmacy.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a clinical team and manage audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop paediatric Pharmacy services across the division of surgery.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy advice to multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead the surgical Pharmacy team, ensuring optimal drug therapy practices.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Audit and research skills

Pharmacy computer and IT skills

Education

Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy

Postgraduate Masters Degree in Clinical Pharmacy

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent: 18.75 hrs per week Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Commitment to Bank Holiday, late nights and weekend working as required - to be agreed) Job ref 411-MED-25-7161703-A

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Childrens NHS FT Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2025 23:59

Band 8b

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and 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 Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

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 Children's 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:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

• The delivery, management and development of paediatric Pharmacy services within the division of surgery (including critical care) throughout the Trust in accordance with professional standards and Medicines Management Frameworks.

• Providing expert paediatric clinical pharmacy advice, undertaking risk management assessments and ensuring compliance with relevant medicines legislation and CQC standards.

• Leading and developing audit and research within the surgery division with regards pharmacy services

• Leading and managing the surgical Pharmacy team (including critical care)

• To manage and develop the provision of a safe and effective paediatric pharmacy service to the division of surgery.

• To provide expert advice on paediatric drug therapy to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff across the division of surgery.

• To lead the surgical Pharmacy Team, including pharmacists and technicians and ensure the provision of in-house specialist paediatric medicine training for all pharmacists and technicians relative to their needs

• To liaise with senior clinicians across Division of Surgery regarding safe medication practice and risk management

• To develop, implement and monitor pharmaceutical standards of care, undertake audit and research within the Division of Surgery pharmacy service

Main duties of the job

• To represent Division of Surgery Pharmacy Services at relevant Trust meetings.

• To represent Alder Hey on the Regional Safety Subgroup and Northwest Pharmacy Forums.

• To regularly provide education and training to pharmacy, medical, nursing and other health care professionals using a variety of methods e.g. classroom teaching, small-group tutorials, lectures, one-to-one coaching.

• To provide highly specialist paediatric pharmaceutical information and advice to medical, nursing staff and other staff within the Division of Medcine when there is a lack of evidence and experienced clinicaljudgement needs to be exercised

• To critically review medical literature and use this information to prepare clinical guidelines for use across the Division of Surgery.

• To communicate with the Pharmacy MSOs, wider Pharmacy team, and the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team; to provide detailed analysis of medication errors, potential risks and solutions and report to the relevant departmental group(s) as required.

• To provide a ‘consultant’ pharmacist role for other pharmacists, medical and nursing staff on drug use in Division of surgery services both within and external to the Trust

• To provide expert paediatric pharmaceutical advice to the Medicines Management and Optimisation Committee

• To contribute to updates of the Trust Medicines Management Code.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read attached Job Description for full details of the the role

Contracted hours per week to be worked flexibly between the core hours of 8:00am and 6;00pm Monday to Friday, or part time as agreed, with commitment to Bank Holiday, late nights, and weekend working (Saturdays and Sundays) as required

Person specification

Education and Training

• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• pre-registration training and experience
• Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy
• Postgraduate Masters Degree in Clinical Pharmacy
• Member of NPPG
• Training or Teaching Qualification
• Leadership Training

Experience of...

• Significant post registration experience including experience working in a clinical speciality
• Advanced clinical knowledge of pharmaceutical care of paediatric patients with at least 2 years in paediatric pharmacy
• Experienced Pre registration and/or diploma pharmacist tutor
• Line management or supervisory experience
• Previous pharmacy teaching experience
• Previous experience of induction training for new clinical staff
• Risk Management and promotion of the Medication Safety agenda
• Experience of the business planning cycle
• Experience of working with EPMA system(s)

Knowledge of

• Good understanding of the place of the clinical pharmacist in the context of the NHS
• Demonstrated awareness of, and a commitment to, the Clinical Governance Agenda

skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrable ability to lead a clinical team
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively on own initiative and as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to prepare reports
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to affect and manage change
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate a positive outcome with senior pharmacy and medical staff
• Demonstrated skills in identifying and meeting clinical pharmacists’ training needs
• Demonstrated ability to perform and supervise audit and research projects
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development/education of self and others
• Demonstrated ability to teach junior pharmacists the delivery of paediatric pharmaceutical care
• Ability to use research findings to develop clinical services/patient care
• Demonstrated ability to undertake appraisal, objective setting and reviewing performance objectives
• Pharmacy computer and IT skills

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivating with a drive to develop clinical pharmacy services and to motivate/inspire others
• Published pharmaceutical research in peer reviewed journals

We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [e-mail] or call 0151 282 4599

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