JOB DIMENSIONS Provide a specialist clinical pharmacist service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given specialty. Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation. Monitors drug use within their clinical area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions, risk management, and some basic financial aspects. Supervise, along with other members of their multidisciplinary team, the development and implementation of treatment protocols, and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinical area. Responsible for the training and induction of pharmacists, and other health care professionals, to medicines information and on aspects of drug use within the clinical area. To act as the Responsible Pharmacist in line with local procedure THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values. Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: Professional attitude. Communicate with patients, colleagues, and other professionals in an honest and open manner with integrity. Strict adherence to patient confidentiality. Committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD). PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Provide specialist clinical service to patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team within the given specialty Organisation and planning of own workload on an on-going basis Pharmacists who are registered as prescribers will, with the agreement of the clinical director of the speciality, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patient care. Supervise, teach, and assess junior pharmacy staff completing training modules within the clinical area. Lecturing on clinical issues relevant to the specialty, as part of the pre-registration training program, the clinical diploma, and any other in service training. The post holder is also expected to participate in the training of other clinical professionals within their specialist area as requested. Participate in any medicines related clinical trials in the specialty. Propose and carry out clinical pharmacy practice research within their clinical area, and participate in any larger pharmacy research and audit. Work within standard operational procedures, Trust policy, and wider professional guidelines. Provide a service commitment (typically one 4 hour session) to a specified area within the pharmacy department i.e dispensary, aseptics, or medicines information. Participate in evening, weekend and bank holiday pharmacy service on a rotational basis, and where contracted, the emergency duty service.