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 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. Advert · 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 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. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Detailed job description and main 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 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 [email protected] or call 0151 282 4599 Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.