Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Oct 28, 2024

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Senior Level
Research & Development
Healthcare
Leeds

Requirements

Provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given clinical speciality.
Supports the Trust's Prescribing Standards and challenges practice where prescribers have not adhered to the Medicines Code.
Demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation. This will include individual prescription review to optimise therapy, advising on dosage and side effects and on safe administration of medicines. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieve in specific circumstances.
Pharmacists who are registered as prescribers will, with the agreement of the clinical director of the speciality, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patient care.
Plan, manage, monitor and review individual patient care plans.
Participate in consultant ward rounds and multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Manage difficult and ambiguous problems, often when information is limited.
Undertake risk management, including investigating clinical incidents in the clinical area and ensuring compliance with medicine legislation.
The post holder will be expected to identify, where necessary, areas that require service changes and develop a strategy to carry out the change through consultation with senior colleagues within and outside the cardiology.
Manage the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed drugs, into the clinical speciality.
Manage the clinical pharmacist input into clinical trials.
Develop and update policies for the safe, effective and economic use of medicines through discussion with medical and nursing staff.
Communication with Primary Care about medicines policies or guidelines specific for their area of practice.
Lead on specific aspects of the Medicines Safety agenda and provide expert opinion, both within and outside cardiology within the Trust to ensure the safe and effective delivery of drug therapy.
Take an active role in review of incidents and sharing learning from these in cardiology and across the Trust.
Project manage the development and maintenance of specific Trustwide polices/guidelines and other action plans that are necessary for effective Medicines Safety eg. Trust Injectable Medicines Code.
Play a key role in the investigation of medicine related incidents and agreement of action plans.
To work across the Medicines Advisory Service team as required.
Assist the Lead Pharmacist - Innovative CaReMe Medicines Optimisation Services in developing and delivering medicines-risk related education and training to healthcare professionals.
Monitor and interpret expenditure on medicines within own clinical speciality. Provide the Directorate with regular reports to assist in the management of the drug budget
Attend the monthly Clinical Speciality Management meetings to advise on medicine use and financial implications
Horizon scan for new drugs and advise the clinical speciality meetings on the financial implications
Co-ordinate Medicines Use Savings Projects
Review prescribing data from out-patient clinics
Write or respond to business cases for service development to secure additional funding.
Responsible for day to day supervision / management of specialist clinical pharmacists in clinical speciality (some staff)
Participate in research and development within clinical speciality
Undertakes own research/audit within clinical speciality
Supervise, Teach, And Assess Staff Completing Training Modules Within The Clinical Area. This Input Varies, Mostly Based On The Experience Of The Post Holder, And Will Typically Include
Acting as a trainer to pre-registration and other junior healthcare professionals in their area of specialist practice
Lecturing on clinical issues relevant to the specialty, as part of the training program, the clinical diploma, and any other in service training.
The post holder is also expected to participate in the training of other clinical professionals within their specialist area as requested.
Develop the role of a specialist pharmacist through national links.
Perform other duties as directed by manager
Liaise with West Yorkshire ICB and Health Innovation around collaborative projects

Responsibilities

Provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given clinical speciality.
Supports the Trust's Prescribing Standards and challenges practice where prescribers have not adhered to the Medicines Code.
Demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation. This will include individual prescription review to optimise therapy, advising on dosage and side effects and on safe administration of medicines. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieve in specific circumstances.
Pharmacists who are registered as prescribers will, with the agreement of the clinical director of the speciality, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patient care.
Plan, manage, monitor and review individual patient care plans.
Participate in consultant ward rounds and multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Manage difficult and ambiguous problems, often when information is limited.
Undertake risk management, including investigating clinical incidents in the clinical area and ensuring compliance with medicine legislation.
The post holder will be expected to identify, where necessary, areas that require service changes and develop a strategy to carry out the change through consultation with senior colleagues within and outside the cardiology.
Manage the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed drugs, into the clinical speciality.
Manage the clinical pharmacist input into clinical trials.
Develop and update policies for the safe, effective and economic use of medicines through discussion with medical and nursing staff.
Communication with Primary Care about medicines policies or guidelines specific for their area of practice.
Lead on specific aspects of the Medicines Safety agenda and provide expert opinion, both within and outside cardiology within the Trust to ensure the safe and effective delivery of drug therapy.
Take an active role in review of incidents and sharing learning from these in cardiology and across the Trust.
Project manage the development and maintenance of specific Trustwide polices/guidelines and other action plans that are necessary for effective Medicines Safety eg. Trust Injectable Medicines Code.
Play a key role in the investigation of medicine related incidents and agreement of action plans.
To work across the Medicines Advisory Service team as required.
Assist the Lead Pharmacist - Innovative CaReMe Medicines Optimisation Services in developing and delivering medicines-risk related education and training to healthcare professionals.
Monitor and interpret expenditure on medicines within own clinical speciality. Provide the Directorate with regular reports to assist in the management of the drug budget.
Attend the monthly Clinical Speciality Management meetings to advise on medicine use and financial implications.
Horizon scan for new drugs and advise the clinical speciality meetings on the financial implications.
Co-ordinate Medicines Use Savings Projects.
Review prescribing data from out-patient clinics.
Write or respond to business cases for service development to secure additional funding.
Responsible for day to day supervision / management of specialist clinical pharmacists in clinical speciality (some staff).
Participate in research and development within clinical speciality.
Undertakes own research/audit within clinical speciality.
Supervise, Teach, And Assess Staff Completing Training Modules Within The Clinical Area. This Input Varies, Mostly Based On The Experience Of The Post Holder, And Will Typically Include
Acting as a trainer to pre-registration and other junior healthcare professionals in their area of specialist practice.
Lecturing on clinical issues relevant to the specialty, as part of the a training program, the clinical diploma, and any other in service training.
The post holder is also expected to participate in the training of other clinical professionals within their specialist area as requested.
Develop the role of a specialist pharmacist through national links.
Perform other duties as directed by manager.
Liaise with West Yorkshire ICB and Health Innovation around collaborative projects.

FAQs

What are the main clinical responsibilities of the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist?

The main clinical responsibilities include providing a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service, supporting the Trust's Prescribing Standards, conducting individual prescription reviews, participating in consultant ward rounds, and managing patient care plans.

Will I be involved in prescribing medications?

Yes, pharmacists registered as prescribers may prescribe within their level of competence with the agreement of the clinical director of the specialty to support patient care.

How does the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist contribute to medication safety?

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist leads on specific aspects of the Medicines Safety agenda, participates in the review of incidents, develops Trustwide policies and guidelines, and plays a key role in investigating medication-related incidents.

Is there a management aspect to this role?

Yes, the role includes monitoring and interpreting expenditure on medicines, attending management meetings to advise on medicine use, coordinating medicines use savings projects, and supervising other specialist clinical pharmacists.

Will there be opportunities for research and education?

Yes, the post holder is expected to participate in research and development, undertake their own research/audit, supervise and teach staff completing training modules, and engage in lecturing as needed.

Are there opportunities for professional development within this role?

Yes, the role provides opportunities to develop as a specialist pharmacist through national links and participation in educational activities.

What is expected in terms of communication with primary care?

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will communicate with Primary Care regarding medicines policies or guidelines specific to their area of practice.

How often will I need to engage with multidisciplinary teams?

You will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and consultant ward rounds regularly to support patient care.

What type of problem-solving will be required in this job?

The post requires managing difficult and ambiguous problems, often with limited information, to ensure safe and effective medication use.

Will I need to write business cases for service development?

Yes, writing or responding to business cases for service development to secure additional funding is part of the responsibilities.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Science & Healthcare

Industry

10,001+

Employees

1948

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We are one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in Europe and we provide healthcare and specialist services for people from the city of Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. We play an important role in the training and education of medical, nursing and dental students, and are a centre of world-class research and pioneering new treatments. Leeds Teaching Hospitals has a budget of £1.4 billion and employs around 20,000 people. Our care and clinical expertise is delivered from seven hospitals on five sites, and they are all joined by our vision to be the best for specialist and integrated care. This includes St James's University Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Children's Hospital, Leeds Dental Institute, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Seacroft Hospital and Wharfedale Hospital. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to, and this has become known as The Leeds Way. This forms the foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.