Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as a Highly Specialist Pharmacist for Endocrinology and Renal Transplant. This post presents a unique opportunity to work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient centred care. This post will provide the chance for a dynamic individual to utilise their clinical experience and prescribing, whilst building on their leadership and service development skills. This is an exciting time for clinical services in the pharmacy department, as we implement enhanced roles in the established patient-facing clinical pharmacy team. Our highly specialist pharmacists have dedicated SPA time (Supported Professional Activities) in education and training, workforce development, research and audit, governance and finance, which provides valuable experience and the opportunity to develop leadership skills. The use of pharmacist non-medical prescribers is well-established in the department and seen as instrumental in achieving our key performance indicators, so the successful candidate will hold their independent prescribing qualification. The pharmacy department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust is an innovative and welcoming place to work, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement. We also recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of our workforce, and we are fully committed to providing flexible working opportunities within our team. Main duties of the job You will provide prescribing and clinical pharmacy services to the renal transplant service and endocrinology directorate, leading the pharmacy team across the specialties to ensure effective service delivery. The renal transplant team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals provides post-transplant care to over 850 renal transplant patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria. You will work alongside an established team of consultants, specialist nurses and another prescribing pharmacist to prescribe and monitor immunosuppressive medications for patients following renal transplantation, through multidisciplinary clinic attendance and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. You will also have the opportunity to use your clinical expertise within endocrinology, and work within the multidisciplinary team to steer safe and effective prescribing and medicines management agenda. You will ensure key performance indicators are achieved and work with the directorate and governance teams to review and manage themes in the safe management of medicines. You will be integral to the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to our patients, forging relationships within the multidisciplinary team. You will support the delivery of training and education both within, and outside of the pharmacy department. You will be a strong leader and have the ability to motivate, develop and manage others in a positive and supportive working environment within a team that believes this is a great place to work. About us We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns. You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of. Date posted 21 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 438-PB2556 Job locations Royal Preston Hospital Sharoe Green Lane Preston PR2 9HT Job description Job responsibilities The pharmacy department at Lancashire teaching hospital employs over 200 staff. A licensed manufacturing unit, stores and distribution with wholesale dealer's license, growing clinical trials activity and a proactive medicines management team supporting medical education make it an exciting and diverse department. The clinical pharmacy team provide the service to the wards including tertiary specialties: renal medicine, oncology, plastics, vascular, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery. Electronic prescribing is live in over 90% of the hospital. Outpatient services are delivered by a wholly independent subsidiary. Duties include but are not limited to: Undertake all independent prescribing duties in line with the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Policy Work within the renal transplant service to prescribe and monitor immunosuppressive medications for patients following renal transplantation, through multidisciplinary clinic attendance and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify patients who are planned for discharge and generate the medication aspect of the discharge prescription to support timely discharge. This must include ensuring all medicines prescribed are safe and appropriate, with an accurate record of medicines started, stopped, and changed during admission. Work with the Pharmacist Team to develop Key Performance Indicators relating to the Pharmacist independent prescribing of discharges and clinical verification of medicines, and devise and implement a system to monitor and improve performance. Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify new patient admissions and ensure the safe and timely generation of an in-patient prescription that accurately reflects the medicines the patients were taking prior to admission, accounting for current clinical needs and reasons for admission (including ADRs). Work with the Prescribing Pharmacist Team to identify opportunities to expand the role of the independent prescribing pharmacist to enhance the patient experience and develop business cases to support this. Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a designated group of wards and specialty in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. Provide advanced level pharmaceutical information to staff and patients in the Trust. Monitor monthly drug expenditure in a clinical directorate, identify and implement actions to support adherence to budget. This will include promoting adherence to the Trust prescribing formulary, guidelines, and policies to ensure cost effective prescribing, and horizon scanning to identify new pressures or opportunities. Investigate medicines related incident reports or complaints in the named speciality and input in to Root Cause Analysis investigations, identifying and implementing measures to minimise future risk. Job description Job responsibilities The pharmacy department at Lancashire teaching hospital employs over 200 staff. A licensed manufacturing unit, stores and distribution with wholesale dealer's license, growing clinical trials activity and a proactive medicines management team supporting medical education make it an exciting and diverse department. The clinical pharmacy team provide the service to the wards including tertiary specialties: renal medicine, oncology, plastics, vascular, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery. Electronic prescribing is live in over 90% of the hospital. Outpatient services are delivered by a wholly independent subsidiary. Duties include but are not limited to: Undertake all independent prescribing duties in line with the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Policy Work within the renal transplant service to prescribe and monitor immunosuppressive medications for patients following renal transplantation, through multidisciplinary clinic attendance and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify patients who are planned for discharge and generate the medication aspect of the discharge prescription to support timely discharge. This must include ensuring all medicines prescribed are safe and appropriate, with an accurate record of medicines started, stopped, and changed during admission. Work with the Pharmacist Team to develop Key Performance Indicators relating to the Pharmacist independent prescribing of discharges and clinical verification of medicines, and devise and implement a system to monitor and improve performance. Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify new patient admissions and ensure the safe and timely generation of an in-patient prescription that accurately reflects the medicines the patients were taking prior to admission, accounting for current clinical needs and reasons for admission (including ADRs). Work with the Prescribing Pharmacist Team to identify opportunities to expand the role of the independent prescribing pharmacist to enhance the patient experience and develop business cases to support this. Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a designated group of wards and specialty in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. Provide advanced level pharmaceutical information to staff and patients in the Trust. Monitor monthly drug expenditure in a clinical directorate, identify and implement actions to support adherence to budget. This will include promoting adherence to the Trust prescribing formulary, guidelines, and policies to ensure cost effective prescribing, and horizon scanning to identify new pressures or opportunities. Investigate medicines related incident reports or complaints in the named speciality and input in to Root Cause Analysis investigations, identifying and implementing measures to minimise future risk. Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential MPharm or equivalent Registration with the GPhC Post graduate clinical qualification Qualified Prescribing Pharmacist Desirable MRPharmS Knowledge and Experience Essential Substantial post registration hospital experience with experience in a senior clinical pharmacist role Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of specialities Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going CPD Service / personnel management / supervision Experience of training others Experience of audit and research Desirable Acute Trust/tertiary referral centre experience Experience of project management Formulary management Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential MPharm or equivalent Registration with the GPhC Post graduate clinical qualification Qualified Prescribing Pharmacist Desirable MRPharmS Knowledge and Experience Essential Substantial post registration hospital experience with experience in a senior clinical pharmacist role Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of specialities Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going CPD Service / personnel management / supervision Experience of training others Experience of audit and research Desirable Acute Trust/tertiary referral centre experience Experience of project management Formulary management 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Royal Preston Hospital Sharoe Green Lane Preston PR2 9HT Employer's website https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)