We are looking for an exceptional pharmacist to join our team as consultant pharmacist for Nephrology services. The successful applicant will be a team player who has significant clinical leadership experience at a senior level. They will be able to describe a strategy for the delivery of Nephrology pharmacy services locally and across the system and be willing and able to develop and deliver research.
Applications are encouraged from both existing consultant pharmacists & aspiring pharmacists looking to be accredited.
The post is also in the process of being submitted for Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) approval for recognition as a Consultant Pharmacist position.
Pharmacist yet to complete their credentialing would join as Lead Clinical Pharmacist-Nephrology and once credentialed would be awarded the Consultant Pharmacist Title.
You must be credentialed with the RPSGB as a Consultant Pharmacist (If not you MUST be credentialed within 18 months of starting the role).
The post holder will be the Consultant Pharmacist for Nephrology across Liverpool Hospitals Group and will work with other local healthcare economy organisations to influence the strategic management of medicines used in Nephrology.
Lead across sites and ensure delivery of a high quality, proactive and patient focused clinical pharmacy service to Nephrology and its satellite units.
Work with other local healthcare economy organisations to influence the strategic management of Nephrology prescribing across the ICB
Provide clinical training and supervision to the multidisciplinary team relevant to Nephrology.
Identify the clinical and economic impact of medicines use, develop and implement clinical guidelines, monitor drug expenditure and support the area to meet their clinical and financial targets.
Assist the Deputy Chief Pharmacists and the Lead Divisional Pharmacists to support the development of pharmacy clinical services and provide key clinical leadership on medicines optimisation across the Trust.
See job description for further details.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Provide cross site leadership and clinical expertise in the delivery and development of pharmacy services to the Directorates of Nephrology and Renal Transplant. Developing an exemplary renal clinical pharmacy service.
Lead across the ICS as a expert, upskilling Pharmacists' across primary and secondary care.
Develop and manage the renal pharmacy team to ensure safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service for patients and staff.
Work in conjunction with renal consultants, transplant surgeons and nurses in the nephrology clinics to identify and optimise patient co-morbidities and to refer to other specialties or services in a timely manner.
Provide Consultant Pharmacist level input to patient care, promoting and providing medicines optimisation for all renal in/outpatients and dialysis patients’.
Lead the strategic direction and implementation of a harmonised approach to pharmacy services to Directorates of Nephrology and Renal Transplant.
Develop, manage, implement, and evaluate the renal pharmacy team services to the Directorates of Nephrology and Renal Transplant
Lead and/ or contribute to local, regional, and national nephrology workstreams which will focus on optimising the management of patients with kidney disease.
Use innovation to support effective patient outcomes, safety and experience aligned with relevant national agenda.
Work with external agencies to develop service delivery pathways to address unmet clinical needs in renal medicine
Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources across the primary/secondary care interface and where necessary develop relevant protocols.
Line manage, coach, and develop pharmacists’ working within renal medicine and transplant
Develop and deliver education and training to pharmacy, medical, nursing and other staff related to renal medicines optimisation at both a local, regional and national level.
To lead and maintain a portfolio of research, audit and service improvement within renal medicine across LUHFT.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025