Job summary Expected Shortlisting Date 27/01/2025 Planned Interview Date 11/02/2025 The paediatric pharmacy team at Leeds Childrens Hospital have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, friendly, and forward-thinking team as the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for Paediatric and Neonatal Nutrition. To be successful you will be an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist who can lead and develop the pharmacy service within the paediatric nutrition team. The nutrition service sees Children from Leeds and around Yorkshire with a wide range of disorders, such as intestinal failure, feeding difficulties, poor growth gastroesophageal reflux, gut dysmotility, coeliac disease, Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis. You will have a passion for making a difference to patient care and be committed to working collaboratively with both pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team. Paediatric nutrition experience is preferred but not essential and you would be supported by the team to develop knowledge in the area. Main duties of the job You will lead the specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients within paediatric nutrition. You will provide expert clinical pharmacy input and oversight to the areas you work. You will organise, prescribe and advise on patients requiring parenteral nutrition within the Leeds Childrens Hospital alongside our paediatric home parenteral nutrition patients. The post will give you the opportunity to be an integral part of the MDT. You will monitor and report on clinical and financial governance of medicines, advise on potential improvements and lead on these where appropriate. You will be responsible for recording and interpreting blood results and adjusting formulations to meet both clinical need and formulation compounding stability. Education and training is integral to how we work as a team and you will undertake clinical supervision of rotational pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists and have an active role in the education and training of both pharmacy staff and other health care professionals Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, alongside a postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience is required. Ideally you will have paediatric experience and you will be a qualified independent prescriber. You will be committed to leading and developing a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and take an active role in the education and training of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals. About us Based within Leeds General Infirmary, in the centre of Leeds, the Leeds Childrens Hospital is one of the largest childrens hospitals in the UK and treats patients from across Yorkshire and the North of England as a secondary and tertiary referral centre. The pharmacy department at Leeds is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. Our vision is making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and we are continually innovating to improve our services for patients and staff. For informal enquires or to arrange a visit please contact; Caroline Richardson, Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader ( Tel: 0113 3926133, caroline.richardson19nhs.net) Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Date posted 24 December 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number C9298-MMP-334 Job locations St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Job description Job responsibilities 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. Job description Job responsibilities 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. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Masters degree (or equivalent ) in Pharmacy Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent Non-Medical Prescriber Skills & Behaviours Essential Lateral thinker Confident Good problem solver Adaptable Negotiation and influencing skills Additional Requirements Essential IT skills Experience Essential Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies. Substantial post registration experience as a practising pharmacist. Highly developed patient counselling skills. Hospital pharmacy experience. Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge over a wide range of specialities. Desirable Specialist clinical pharmacy experience in nutrition Specialist clinical pharmacy experience in nutrition Person Specification Qualifications Essential Masters degree (or equivalent ) in Pharmacy Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent Non-Medical Prescriber Skills & Behaviours Essential Lateral thinker Confident Good problem solver Adaptable Negotiation and influencing skills Additional Requirements Essential IT skills Experience Essential Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies. Substantial post registration experience as a practising pharmacist. Highly developed patient counselling skills. Hospital pharmacy experience. Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge over a wide range of specialities. Desirable Specialist clinical pharmacy experience in nutrition Specialist clinical pharmacy experience in nutrition 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)