Job Summary
The Leeds Formulary Pharmacist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals is responsible for supporting the safe and timely introduction of new and innovative medicines into practice, as part of our Medicines Advice Service. This role acts as the professional secretary for the Trust’s Drug and Therapeutics Group, ensuring evidence‑based decision making around new medicines, coordinated across the Trust and wider Integrated Care System, and achieving efficient, timely, and safe implementation for the benefit of patients.
Main Duties of the Job
* Provide a highly specialised enquiry answering service from the Leeds Medicines Information Service.
* Provide a Clinical Pharmacy service or undertake a lead operational role to support medicines optimisation activity in the Trust.
* Deliver the Medicines Information and formulary related objectives identified in the Medicines Optimisation strategy.
* Work across the Trust to ensure information required for formulary and commissioning meets the needs of the process.
* Provide trust‑wide proactive information to support effective medicines management, including e‑formulary.
* Plan the information needs for the introduction of new medicines and ensure the information is available as needed.
* Develop and deliver processes that enable effective use of information so that a consensus can be reached regarding the managed entry of new drugs.
* Plan and provide information that supports Horizon Scanning in LTHT and support the national role for MI in this area.
About the Trust
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. We are a large acute trust with a forward‑thinking Pharmacy department, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services (MMPS). Our values – Patient‑centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable, Empowered – guide all our actions.
Contact for the Application
For questions about this job, contact Dave Abbott, Highly Advanced Pharmacist – Medicines Advice, email david.abbott2@nhs.net, phone 0113 2066073.
Person Specification – Qualifications
* Registrant of the GPhC
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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