Anexciting opportunity for a pharmacist with an interest in paediatric medicineto join our dynamic and diverse paediatric pharmacy team based at LeedsChildrens Hospital at Leeds General Infirmary. Being part of the paediatricteam will present excellent opportunities for continued learning anddevelopment, alongside challenges and job satisfaction. No two days are thesame!
Youwill deliver an excellent clinical pharmacy service to the Leeds ChildrensHospital, involving optimising patient care with respect to medicines andcollaborating with the multi-disciplinary teams. This is a fantasticopportunity for someone with an interest in paediatrics looking to developspecialist knowledge and skills, whilst being supported by both Medical andPharmacy teams.
Thispost is suitable for resolute and enthusiastic pharmacists with clinicalpharmacy experience (paediatric experience not essential). We would belooking to support you to gain the non-medical prescribing qualification ifyou are not currently a prescriber.
Ifyou are excited about being part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team,delivering improvements in paediatric patient care and experience, then wewould love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Thepost holder will provide a specialist optimisation service to paediatricinpatients, both specialty and general patients, daily. You will be reviewingmedication and facilitating patients to manage their medications. Workingalongside an Advance Clinical Pharmacist you will provide an excellent levelof service to the Paediatric Medicine team and their patients. Thisrotational post will give you the opportunity to be an integral part of theMDT collaborating with advanced practitioners and national and internationalexperts across a range of specialities such as neonates, renal, oncology,haematology, cardiology, PICU, general/specialist medicine. You will beresponsible for delivering high-quality clinical care alongside the safe andcost-effective use of medicines within paediatrics. There is an advantage ofannual rotation amongst the sub specialities within Paediatrics which allowyou to further your knowledge base while becoming an integral member of thewider MDT. The rotations steer you through the RPS Advanced PharmacyFramework. Development will be supported by a team of ACPs and will receivetraining to conduct your role. You will have the opportunity to superviseundergraduate students, rotational trainees, and foundation levelpharmacists.
About us
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in thecountry, MMPS is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. The CSU responsibilities span the provisionand use of medicines across all patient pathways.
Thepaediatric pharmacy team are passionate about providing exemplary care forall children, working together to share expertise and knowledge amongst theteam and with multi-disciplinary teams.We are a supportive team, working collaboratively to provide the bestpossible service to all areas. If youre keen to know more, wed encourageyou to come and meet us and see for yourself how we could support and welcomeyou into the next step in your career. For informal enquires or to arrange avisit please contact us.
Pleasenote this job may close if a highnumber of applications are received. Interviews will be held w/c 5/5/25
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Job responsibilities
JOBPURPOSE
Todeliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the LeedsChildrens Hospital within the Trust, through provision of.
3. JOB DIMENSIONS
Thereare no line management responsibilities attached to this post.
Reporting to the Advanced ClinicalPharmacist the post holder will be responsible for the day today clinicalpharmacy service to inpatients ward at LTH. The post holder will communicateacross multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist advice on appropriatenessof medicines prescribed, across paediatric clinical specialities.
Ensure medicines are usedappropriately, safely, and cost effectively in accordance with Trust policy,standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation.
Monitors use of medicines withininpatient prescribing. This includes recording of significant clinicalinterventions, risk management and some basic financial aspects.
Support other members of the teamwith specialist advice regarding the development and implementation oftreatment protocols and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinicalareas.
Responsible for trainingpharmacists, and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug usewithin the outpatient clinics.
Provides service cover in thedispensary, aseptics with ward cover when and if required. Participates inthe departments weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and where appropriate, out ofhours services.
4. ORGANISATIONAL CHART
ClinicalDirector - Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services
AssociateLead Clinican - Unplanned Care
5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEREQUIRED
Master of Pharmacy degree (4years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1 year pre-registration training.
Registrant of the GeneralPharmaceutical Council.
Ability to demonstrate competencyin all domains of the General Level Framework (GLF)
Substantial post-registrationexperience as practising pharmacist.
Experience of dealing with complexclinical issues, that require the analysis of a variety of sources ofinformation, these may not be in agreement when reaching an appropriateresponse. The pharmacist will have experience in negotiating with and persuadingother members of the multidisciplinary clinical team, or patients/clients, toagree on a course of action
Experience of dealing with clinicaland non-clinical staff, typically at junior grades, but occasionally athigher consultant and managerial levels.
Ability to comprehensively counselpatients on use or sales of medication ensuring appropriate advice issupported by written information using patient information leaflets.
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Professional attitude.
Deal with patients, colleagues, andother customers in an honest and open manner with integrity.
Strict adherence to patientconfidentiality.
Committed to CPD.
Reliable.
Support, advise and value others.
Empathy to patients, carers, andother service users.
Commitment to high standards ofservice delivery.
7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Work within standard operationalprocedures, Trust policy, and wider professional guidelines
Team player
Lateral thinker
Confident
Good time management
Adaptable
Use initiative
Negotiation and influencing skills
Self-directed management of ownworkload
Works accurately under pressure
8. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Comprehensive knowledge of currentgovernment legislation relating to pharmacy and patient care.
Thorough understanding of medicinelegislation.
Specialist theoretical andpractical knowledge in clinical pharmacy practice, over a wide range ofspecialities.
Be professionally accountable foraction and advice.
9. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OFRESPONSIBILITY
Provide specialist clinicalpharmacy service to patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary teamover a wide range of specialities. This will include:
Individual prescription review tooptimise therapy.
Utilising patient medication recordsto support review of medicines suitable for use.
Advice on dosage and side effects.
Advise on safe administration ofmedicines of both prescribed and over the counter sales.
Responsibility for medicines riskmanagement in a variety of clinical areas, including investigating clinicalincidents, recording significant clinical interventions/near misses, andensuring compliance with medicines legislation, and local policies.
Assist in the introduction of newdrugs, including unlicensed medicines, into the clinical specialty.
Organisation and planning of ownworkload on an on-going basis e.g. ward cover, training and CPD, audit,project work, attendance of meetings etc.
Supervise, teach and assess juniorpharmacy staff completing training in outpatient dispensaries. This couldinvolve: -
Providing support for studenttechnicians.
Being a named tutor for apre-registration pharmacist.
Being a mentor to juniorpharmacists.
Participate in any medicinesrelated clinical trials relating to outpatient services speciality.
Propose and carry out clinicalpharmacy practice research within outpatient areas and participate in anylarger pharmacy research and audit.
Work within standard operationalprocedures, Trust policy and wider professional guidelines.
Involvement in reviewing andimplementing clinical policies and procedures relating to outpatientservices.
Advise on over the counter sales ofmedicines to customers and patients.
Deals with prescription charges andsales from patients.
Provide a service commitment withinthe pharmacy department i.e the dispensary
Provide clinical ward cover whenand if required.
Participate in weekend and bankholiday pharmacy service and contribute to the emergency out of hours servicewhere appropriate.
Healthand Safety/Risk Management
Allstaff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain andimprove the quality of services provided to our patients and other serviceusers. This always includes complyingwith the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health andSafety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures,and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.
InfectionControl
Thejobholder must always comply with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustInfection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal InfectionControl Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contactwith patients and their environment.
Equalityand Diversity
Thejob holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensureequality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet theindividual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patientor visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender,ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Patientand Public Involvement
TheTrust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating andplanning services. All staff have aresponsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute toservice improvements based on patient feedback.
Trainingand Personal Development Continuous Professional Development
Thejob holder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line managerfor his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment remains a priority. Thejobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
Respectfor Patient Confidentiality
Thejob holder should always respect patient confidentiality and not divulgepatient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
10. COMMUNICATION & WORKINGRELATIONSHIPS
Communicatecomplex information about medicine use to pharmacy staff, consultants andjunior doctors, nursing staff, patients, managers, and other members of themulti-disciplinary team.
11. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
i) PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Thepost requires a combination of sitting, standing, and walking with littlerequirement for physical effort, excepting an occasional need to movepharmacy boxes, fluids, enteral nutrition packs. These typically weighapproximately 10kg per box.
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ii) MENTAL EFFORT:
Thepost required frequent amounts of concentration for clinical and accuracychecking, reviewing prescriptions, performing complicated calculations etc.Post holders will frequently be interrupted by urgent or non-urgent clinicalenquiries, received verbally, or by telephone or bleep, at any time,including during breaks.
Alsoby members of the public and outpatients requiring additional advice.
iii)EMOTIONAL EFFORT:
Thepost holder may be exposed to distressing or emotional circumstances due totheir work with very ill patients. More occasionally, they may be exposed toemotional or distressing circumstances when investigating drug misadventuresor explaining to relatives or patients an unpleasant drug regime.
iv)WORKING CONDITIONS:
Thepost holder will spend a significant part of their working day in adispensary. If covering wards, they may be in the vicinity of, but not havingto deal with, body fluids, smells, foul linen etc.
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
* Team Player
* Enthusiatic
* Self-motivated
* Able to work under own inittive
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Highly Adaptive to changing circumstances
Qualifications
* Registrant of GPhC
* Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
* Non-medical prescriber
* Hospital Pharmacy Experience
Additional Requirements
* Lateral thinker
* Exceptional communication skills
Experience
* Substantial post qualification experience as a practicing pharmacist
* Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge over a wide range of specialities.
* Hospital Pharmacy Experience
* Paediatric pharmacy
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.
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