JOB PURPOSE To deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Leeds Childrens Hospital within the Trust, through provision of. JOB DIMENSIONS There are line management responsibilities attached to this post. Reporting to the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader the post holder will be responsible for the day today clinical pharmacy service to inpatients ward at LTH. The post holder will communicate across multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist advice on appropriateness of medicines prescribed, across paediatric clinical specialities. Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation. Monitors use of medicines within inpatient prescribing. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions, risk management and some basic financial aspects. Support other members of the team with specialist advice regarding the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinical areas. Responsible for training pharmacists, and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug use within the outpatient clinics. Provides service cover in the dispensary, aseptics with ward cover when and if required. Participates in the departments weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and where appropriate, out of hours services. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Comprehensive knowledge of current government legislation relating to pharmacy and patient care. Thorough understanding of medicine legislation. Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge in clinical pharmacy practice, over a wide range of specialities. Be professionally accountable for action and advice. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Provide specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team over a wide range of specialities. This will include: Individual prescription review to optimise therapy. Utilising patient medication records to support review of medicines suitable for use. Advice on dosage and side effects. Advise on safe administration of medicines of both prescribed and over the counter sales. Responsibility for medicines risk management in a variety of clinical areas, including investigating clinical incidents, recording significant clinical interventions/near misses, and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation, and local policies. Assist in the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed medicines, into the clinical specialty. Organisation and planning of own workload on an on-going basis e.g. ward cover, training and CPD, audit, project work, attendance of meetings etc. Supervise, teach and assess junior pharmacy staff completing training in outpatient dispensaries. This could involve: - Providing support for student technicians. Being a named tutor for a pre-registration pharmacist. Being a mentor to junior pharmacists. Participate in any medicines related clinical trials relating to outpatient services speciality. Propose and carry out clinical pharmacy practice research within outpatient areas and participate in any larger pharmacy research and audit. Work within standard operational procedures, Trust policy and wider professional guidelines. Involvement in reviewing and implementing clinical policies and procedures relating to outpatient services. Advise on over the counter sales of medicines to customers and patients. Deals with prescription charges and sales from patients. Provide a service commitment within the pharmacy department i.e the dispensary Provide clinical ward cover when and if required. Participate in weekend and bank holiday pharmacy service and contribute to the emergency out of hours service where appropriate.