Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Stephen Ashmore
Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader
stephen.ashmore@nhs.net
0113 2064300
Job Summary
Are you looking for an exciting and challenging role in nephrology and renal transplantation which will improve the pharmaceutical care provided to renal patients in both in-patient and out-patient settings? Due to the current postholder undertaking a secondment we have an opportunity for a suitable pharmacist to join our team for 1 year from August 26.
Based at St James's University Hospital you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team. Our specialist renal pharmacists and renal pharmacy technicians are integral to the safe and effective use of medicines. The successful post holder with contribute to significant developments and innovative strategies to improve the pharmacy services experienced by our patients and other service users.
Supported by our team of renal pharmacists and technicians, you will have the chance to develop your ambitions in the field of renal medicine and transplantation as we support you to develop as an expert pharmacist. There are numerous opportunities for development including contributing to outpatient clinic development, clinical guideline review, quality improvement streams and progression of renal knowledge to name a few.
Why you should join our Team
The LTHT Renal service provides high quality care for the population of Leeds and the surrounding areas as one of the largest regional, specialised services for pre-dialysis, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The Leeds Renal Department is also the regional centre for kidney transplantation and performs around 200 transplants per year. Our renal pharmacy team now support the prescribing of all post-discharge renal transplant immunosuppression medication for LTHT patients. We are involved with the care of patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and are currently setting up pharmacist led renal transplant clinics.
As a team we are passionate about improving our patients’ experience of the service and look forward to working with people with the same passion.
Pharmacy Services at LTHT 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.
Our specialist pharmacists and technicians are integral to the safe and effective use of medicines. You will contribute to developments and innovative strategies to improve the medicines service available to all our patients and other users.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals has an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training. Our Clinical Pharmacy Teams cover a wide variety of medical & surgical specialities from Paediatrics to Elderly Medicine.
What you will bring to the role
- Provide a specialist clinical pharmacist service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given specialty. Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation.
- Monitors drug use within their clinical area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions, risk management, and some basic financial aspects.
- 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.
- Responsible for training pharmacists, and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug use within the clinical area.
- Provides minimum of at least one 4 hour session of service cover in the dispensary or aseptic dispensary per week.
- To act as the Responsible Pharmacist in line with local procedures.
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.