About this role
Job summary An excellent opportunity has arisen for an aspirational and motivated individual to join the Urgent Care Pharmacy Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist.
You will be a core member of our Urgent Care Pharmacy Team providing advanced clinical and pharmaceutical services to our both our Emergency departments, Same Day Emergency Care unit and Acute medicine wards.
Our Emergency departments are split over two sites. Leeds General Infirmary specialising in Cardiology, Neurology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Paediatrics. Our St James's site specialises in Elderly medicine, Oncology, Haematology, Respiratory and General Medicine. Our fast paced medical SDEC and acute medicine services are based at the St James's site.
Main duties of the job You will be responsible for supporting the evolution of the service working alongside other team members including Advanced Clinical pharmacists, Specialist Clinical Pharmacists, Foundation and Trainee Pharmacists, Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians.
There will be an opportunity to line manage and support junior members of staff.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Liz Grosvenor Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader [email protected] 0113 206 6981
Job Summary An excellent opportunity has arisen for an aspirational and motivated individual to join the Urgent Care Pharmacy Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist.
You will be a core member of our Urgent Care Pharmacy Team providing advanced clinical and pharmaceutical services to our both our Emergency departments, Same Day Emergency Care unit and Acute medicine wards.
Our Emergency departments are split over two sites. Leeds General Infirmary specialising in Cardiology, Neurology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Paediatrics. Our St James's site specialises in Elderly medicine, Oncology, Haematology, Respiratory and General Medicine. Our fast paced medical SDEC and acute medicine services are based at the St James's site.
You will be responsible for supporting the evolution of the service working alongside other team members including Advanced Clinical pharmacists, Specialist Clinical Pharmacists, Foundation and Trainee Pharmacists, Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians.
There will be an opportunity to line manage and support junior members of staff.
Why you should join our Team Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services. The Trust has an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training.
You will be joining an inclusive and supportive team with the wider Pharmacy Department and the Urgent Care Clinical Service. We are forward thinking and support individuals to develop both personally and professionally and to progress along the advance practice framework.
What you will bring to the role Lead and collaborate with other Advanced Clinical Pharmacists to provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within Urgent Care. Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieved in specific circumstances.
Manage, train and support other pharmacists providing specialised clinical pharmacy service within the wider team.
Work directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff and managers within the clinical speciality. Monitors and interpret expenditure on medicines and provide the Urgent care and MMPS CSU with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines, the management of the drug budget and clinical governance issues. The report also includes risk management such as the recording of significant clinical interventions and near misses.
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.
Participate in sessions of service cover in the dispensary or aseptic dispensary as per the team rota. Participates in evening, weekend and bank holiday rota.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust 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
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registrant of the GPhC Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent
Experience Essential
Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies
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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address St James’s University Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)