This is an fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist to join our dynamic, innovative children's pharmacy team in Leicester in a newly funded Neonatal Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner role.
You will be working closely with key stakeholders across several clinical areas, patient safety and primary care on both trust and system wide initiatives. Key contacts will be our CMG lead pharmacist, neonatal consultant team, neonatal matrons and ward manager. The post holder will be expected to liaise with East Midlands neonatal network.
The post holder is expected to be a role model and contribute and lead on ongoing development of pharmacy services in neonatology (depending on experience) as well as having an active role on relevant regional and national neonatal projects.
An independent prescribing qualification will be required for the role, or a commitment to work towards one. Key to this role is collaborative working and excellent communication skills, good insight into clinical governance related to neonatal medicine and pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
We believe in investing on our team. In this role we will support you with dedicated time to train, leadership development opportunities, independent prescribing training and regular opportunities for innovation and improvement. The role will have a bespoke job plan.
• The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a highly specialised pharmacy service to patients across the Trust.
• They will be expected to provide expertise to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff (within the Trust and externally) on the management of individual patients, ensuring the safe and efficient provision of medicines and pharmacy services to our neonatal areas.
• They will be expected to integrate with the relevant clinical teams to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
• They will take overarching responsibility for all pharmacy research and audit projects within the service and be responsible for overseeing training including undergraduate placements, trainee pharmacists and diploma including independent prescribing.
• Will provide pharmacy clinical services to neonatal areas at the trust
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
Responsible for the provision of pharmacy services to the neonatal units across UHL.
Specific responsibilities include:
• To ensure the provision of high quality, safe, comprehensive (clinical, supply, financial and operational) pharmaceutical service to the Trust.
• Delivery of high quality, innovative, advanced practice pharmacy clinical services in both in-patient and outpatient settings
• If a prescriber, to undertake clinics within a specific area
• Clinically screen prescriptions
• Provide expert clinical advice to the neonatal areas.
• Provide pharmacy input to MDT and ward rounds.
• Provide pharmacy suport to the neonatal transport service where required.
• Ensure pharmacy care is delivered in line with the NPPG guidelines for neonatal services
• Oversee training of staff, including undergraduate placements, trainee and foundation pharmacists, diploma and IP students
Please see Job Description for further details
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025