Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
18/11/2025
Planned Interview
Date
26/11/2025
Are
you an exceptional clinical pharmacist ready for a new challenge? Our pharmacy team needs capable and
enthusiastic individuals with the right values to be a key part of our
dynamic teams in the following areas: Hepatology (including liver
transplant); Renal Medicine/Transplantation; Surgical specialties including
Acute Surgery, Upper GI/Pancreas; Surgical Oncology, and Urology. The posts comprise a continuous, one year
clinical rotational programme, designed to steer you through the Advanced
Level Framework.
You
will have clinical pharmacy experience and a diploma. If you are not already
a prescriber, we would support you to gain this qualification.
Post
holders will provide medicines optimisation services to patients whilst
integrating into the multidisciplinary team day-to-day. As part of our support to Abdominal
Medicine & Surgery CSU we also provide clinical pharmacy services to
Gastroenterology and Colorectal Surgery. We also offer experience in
anticoagulation clinics, including warfarin bridging, and Aseptic dispensing
in our busy Aseptic & Production Unit.
The
way in which our team works supports close working with specialty teams and
ward round attendance to make a difference to patient care through MDT
working.
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy
Services at LTHT is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. The CSU responsibilities span the provision
and use of medicines across all patient pathways.
You
will receive support to develop from our advanced clinical pharmacists, and
appropriate training. You will offer
ideas and collaborate to improve patient care and experience, and will be a
key part of the implementation of service developments.
Your
role will include supervising rotational junior pharmacists and supporting
pharmacy technicians in their emerging clinical roles.
We
are a modern and diverse service, well embedded in multi-disciplinary
teams. Our focus is holistic, ensuring
that our patients receive the right treatment, at the right time and place. We enable recovery from illness, and help
give patients the confidence to get home safely, and sooner, and retain their
independence.
Our
vision is Making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines
and we are continually innovating to improve our services for patients and
staff.
If
you're keen to know more, we'd encourage you to come and meet us and see for
yourself how we could support you into the next step in your career.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.
Employing 20, 000 staff we offer a range of both general and specialist
hospital services with excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We have an
international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and
academic training. Our Clinical Pharmacy Teams cover a wide variety of
medical & surgical specialities from Paediatrics to Elderly Medicine.
Our
vision as a Trust is to be the best for specialist and integrated care. This
is underpinned by our values - The Leeds Way. The Leeds Way defines who we
are, what we believe and how we work together to deliver the best outcomes
for our patients.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary
team within each rotation, as part of a team of pharmacists working in that
speciality being professionally accountable for their actions.
Provide
drug-related advice and information to patients, consultants and other
health-care professionals within a Clinical Management Team.
Monitor
the clinical use of drugs in patients.
Advising
medical and nursing staff how to optimize drug therapy.
Reporting
prescribing and administration near misses, and risk management issues
Provide
education to healthcare professionals within the speciality
Participate
in the training of junior pharmacy staff within the speciality
Support
the Lead Pharmacist for the area with the production and implementation of
drug related policies and procedures, with the production of financial
reports and with horizon scanning activities.
Participate
in operational service commitments to dispensaries, Medicines Information and
aseptic services
The
post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on
a rotational basis and participate in the on-call from home pharmacists
rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary
team within each rotation, as part of a team of pharmacists working in that
speciality being professionally accountable for their actions.
Provide
drug-related advice and information to patients, consultants and other
health-care professionals within a Clinical Management Team.
Monitor
the clinical use of drugs in patients.
Advising
medical and nursing staff how to optimize drug therapy.
Reporting
prescribing and administration near misses, and risk management issues
Provide
education to healthcare professionals within the speciality
Participate
in the training of junior pharmacy staff within the speciality
Support
the Lead Pharmacist for the area with the production and implementation of
drug related policies and procedures, with the production of financial
reports and with horizon scanning activities.
Participate
in operational service commitments to dispensaries, Medicines Information and
aseptic services
The
post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on
a rotational basis and participate in the on-call from home pharmacists
rota.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to walk moderate distances to wards
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations and when to refer to others for advice
- Dispensing and checking skills ability to follow procedures and accurately supply medication.
- Team player with ability to work flexibly
- Motivated worker - able to work alone and under pressure
- Lateral thinker
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification, plus completion of pre-registration training.
- Pharmacist Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification
- Member of a relevant Professional Development Body e.g. RPSGB, BOPA, NPPG
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Moderate or significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist.
- The ability to interpret information and provide advice.
- Knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice
- Legal requirements of handling medicines
- Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of Aseptic dispensing
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to walk moderate distances to wards
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations and when to refer to others for advice
- Dispensing and checking skills ability to follow procedures and accurately supply medication.
- Team player with ability to work flexibly
- Motivated worker - able to work alone and under pressure
- Lateral thinker
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification, plus completion of pre-registration training.
- Pharmacist Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification
- Member of a relevant Professional Development Body e.g. RPSGB, BOPA, NPPG
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Moderate or significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist.
- The ability to interpret information and provide advice.
- Knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice
- Legal requirements of handling medicines
- Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of Aseptic dispensing
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
