JOB DETAILS Job Title: Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Reports to: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader Accountable to: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader Band: 8a Unit/Department: Pharmacy Clinical Services Unit: Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services Location Trustwide 2. JOB PURPOSE To deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Leeds Childrens Hospital within the Trust, through provision of. 3. JOB DIMENSIONS There are no 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. 4. ORGANISATIONAL CHART Clinical Director - Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services Lead Clinician - Clinical Services Associate Lead Clinican - Unplanned Care Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader Advanced Clinical Pharmacist 5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Master of Pharmacy degree (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1 year pre-registration training. Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council. Ability to demonstrate competency in all domains of the General Level Framework (GLF) Substantial post-registration experience as practising pharmacist. Experience of dealing with complex clinical issues, that require the analysis of a variety of sources of information, these may not be in agreement when reaching an appropriate response. The pharmacist will have experience in negotiating with and persuading other members of the multidisciplinary clinical team, or patients/clients, to agree on a course of action Experience of dealing with clinical and non-clinical staff, typically at junior grades, but occasionally at higher consultant and managerial levels. Ability to comprehensively counsel patients on use or sales of medication ensuring appropriate advice is supported by written information using patient information leaflets.