Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Medicines Mechanisms

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medicine's Mechanisms Team as a 6 month secondment opportunity in the role as Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Medicines Mechanism. As a member of the team, with flexibility to be based on on either the Royal or Aintree hospital sites, you will work alongside the Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Mechanisms to deliver the Medicines Mechanisms agenda across University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG). The role will achieve the coordination, assurance and continuous improvement of systems and processes that underpin safe, effective and legally compliant supply and administration of medicines to individuals, including protocols, formularies, delegation arrangements and associated governance. The post holder will provide specialist technical advice and leadership within their agreed scope, contributing to education, audit and service improvement activity, working collaboratively with pharmacy and multidisciplinary colleagues to embed a strong medicines governance culture across the organisation.Main duties of the job Support the achievement of statutory, regulatory and best-practice standards underpinning the administration and supply of medicines to individuals across UHLG. Maintain robust systems for assurance that the administration and supply of medicines to individuals across UHLG meets statutory, regulatory and best practice standards. Proactively identify and appropriately escalate issues and risk relating to the administration and supply of medicines to individuals across UHLG. Ensure that Trust guidelines, policies, and procedures relating to the supply and administration of medicines to individuals are regularly reviewed, harmonised and updated in line with the latest clinical evidence and national guidance, Ensure the supply and administration of medicines to individuals is underpinned by an appropriate legal mechanism, and therefore complaint with necessary legislation. This includes: - Managing PGDs to ensure they are accurate and up to date preventing patient harm from incorrect information. - Ensuring that non-medical prescribers undertake the correct assurances processes to deliver safe, effective and timely prescribing. - Establishing protocols for the safe and effective supply and administration of medicines under other exemptions than PGD. - Addressing inappropriate medicines use for which there is no legal mechanism. Advise and support staff members looking to develop protocols / formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals and ensure that any submitted applications meet the necessary governance and regulatory requirements. Develop and maintain effective systems processes and databases for protocols and formularies for the supply and administration of medicines to individuals. Ensures compliance with best practice, legislation and guidance relating to medicines management. Supports continuous quality improvement through audit, data analysis and implementation of change. Be a designated lead point of contact and resource for any medicines governance / legal mechanisms issues and related performance / assurance concerns. Support the Medicines Mechanisms Lead Pharmacist in the formulation of long-term plans to optimise processes for the safe and effective supply and administration of medicines to individuals., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. 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We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust's supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

• Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy
• Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable criteria
• MRPharmS, Post registration hospital experience
• Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a range of specialties
• Commitment to continuing professional development/education, Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills, Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
Desirable criteria
• Ability to affect and manage change
• Computer literate, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.