Specialist Clinical Pharmacist; XR

An opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and motivated pharmacist to join the Haematology Pharmacy Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

Thisrole offers the candidate the chance to build significant clinical knowledge in the management of patients with haematological conditions (both malignant and non-malignant) alongside developing a range of advanced pharmacy skills including clinical trials, medicines governance and finance.

Withinour team the Specialist Clinical Pharmacists are enrolled into our highly recommended Systemic Anti-Cancer Verification Training Programme supported bythe national British Oncology Pharmacy Association Passport. Prior experience in these fields is not required and the support you receive from your mentor's will be adapted based on your previous experience and current skills.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside leading clinical specialists on our inpatient wards and day case units gaining skillsand knowledge valuable for future progression to advanced roles.

• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient haematology and oncology wards
• Undertake medicines reconciliation, targeted medicines review and facilitation of discharge for our patients
• Have oversight of medicines management for both in and outpatient areas
• Undertake ongoing training to develop your competency in the validation of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) ensuring safe, effective and efficient use and supply of haematology related SACT to the patients of Leeds andbeyond.
• Work alongside our pharmacy aseptics unit producing SACT and Parenteral Nutrition to the patients of LTHT
• Support Advanced Clinical Pharmacists in other clinical work including medicines governance, finance and clinical trial implementation and oversight
• Take on projects and ''link roles'' with other parts of the pharmacy team suchas medicines safety or antimicrobial stewardship
• Supervise and support Foundation Pharmacists and Trainee Pharmacists currently on rotation within the Cancer Team

Thecancer services pharmacy team work together on a daily basis to ensure thatsome of our most complex and challenging treatments within Leeds Teaching Hospitals are delivered safely, efficiently and in a patient centered manner.

Our team is made up of some highly experienced cancer pharmacists who have strong working relationships with the wider multi-disciplinary team. These pharmacists will support you in your development as a cancer pharmacist anddue to our wide range of work our team provides lots of avenues for persona land professional development.

Wehave a strong ethos of workforce development. Junior pharmacists are assigneda mentor to support them in their SACT verification training. Our Consultant Pharmacist conducts trainee driven development sessions and finally we continue to support our pharmacists to undertake the independent prescribing qualification with multiple pharmacist led clinics now in operation.

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• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within each rotation, as part of a team of pharmacists working in that speciality being professionally accountable for their actions.
• Provide drug-related advice and information to patients, consultants and other health-care professionals within a Clinical Management Team.
• Monitor the clinical use of drugsin patients. Advising medical and nursing staff how to optimize drug therapy.
  
  Reporting prescribing and administration near misses, and risk management issues
• Provide education to healthcare professionals within the speciality
• Participate in the training ofjunior pharmacy staff within the speciality
• Support the Lead Pharmacist for thearea with the production and implementation of drug related policies and procedures, with the production of financial reports and with horizon scanning activities.
• Participate in operational service commitments to dispensaries, Medicines Information and aseptic services
• The post holder will be required towork evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis and participate in the on-call from home pharmacists rota.

• Pharmacist Registrant of GPhC
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Non-Medical Prescriber

• Team Player
• Ability to work alone and under pressure
• Motivated
• Adaptable
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure

• Completion of training in core elements of clinical pharmacy practice as part of a clinical diploma
• Knowledge of…