Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Maneet Gill

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Medicines Advice

maneet.gill@nhs.net 0113 2066073

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist looking to develop their specialist clinical skills at one of the largest acute trusts within England. The medicines management and pharmacy services (MMPS) team are a highly forward thinking and well- respected department within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

This role will allow the post holder to get a holistic view of the pharmacy service at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and opens up a significant opportunity for growth and development within MMPS.

This is a full-time split role, with 0.5WTE spent in the Leeds Medicines Advisory Service (LMAS) and the other 0.5WTE supporting the TRACT service - abdominal medicine and surgery.

The post holder would be expected to contribute to the running of the medicines advice service and will play a key role in supporting rotational staff in the medicines advice hub. There will also be opportunities to get involved in governance work and service development, both through LMAS and TRACT.

As part the TRACT team, the post holder will have exposure to variety of abdominal medicine and surgical specialities, with their clinical area being in urology. They will be responsible for medicines management of the ward and provide clinical pharmacy services. They will have the opportunity to collaborate with many well-respected multidisciplinary teams and clinics.

The post holder should have completed a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent), and independent prescribing is desirable but not essential. Previous hospital experience is desirable, but again not essential.

The job largely involves team working, both within pharmacy and the wider clinical teams. The post holder will also have a lot of interaction with patients, both at ward level and within medicines advice, and therefore they will need to demonstrate effective communication and be highly adaptable. They will also be heavily involved in supporting training and supervision of junior staff, so previous experience of this is desirable.

We would encourage the post holder to be proactive and have the ability to recognise areas for improvement and implement service development projects.

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

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Pharmacist Registrant of
• GPhC

Experience

Essential

• Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and
• clinical strategies

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)