Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to join a friendly and enthusiastic pharmacy team? Are you keen, committed and looking for a challenging role to develop and expand your skills and knowledge? Then why not come and join us at LUHFT. You will be based at either Aintree University Hospital or The Royal Liverpool Hospital with rotations to either Broadgreen Hospital, The Walton Centre or The Liverpool Womens.
The pharmacy service has a well-developed clinical directorate structure with an established mentoring system for junior staff. We're at the forefront of technological developments, as well as clinical pharmacy, with electronic prescribing and administration deployed across the hospital. This post consists of rotations across a wide variety of clinical areas including acute medicine, respiratory, cardiology, diabetes, general surgery, vascular, TPN, medicines information, care of the elderly, neurology and gastroenterology.
Main duties of the job
Deliver proactive clinical pharmacy services to patients across the Trust. Work will be based mainly on the clinical wards working with the multidisciplinary team to review medication to ensure it's safe and effective.
Some of the time will be spent in the dispensary clinically checking prescriptions.
There will be some weekend commitments on a rota basis and also to provide an on call service as part of the team.
To do this role you need to be enthusiastic, motivated, have good communication skills and be committed to improving patient care and enjoy working as part of a team.
Applications are welcomed from Hospital Trainee Pharmacists who will register in July/August as well as current registered pharmacists.
About us
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a proactive clinically orientated pharmacy service, in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policiesResponsible for the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to a clinical specialty or patient group as agreed. Duties will include;
- Taking Medication histories from patients on admission
- Review patients' medication to ensure safe and effective use
- Formulate individual patient pharmaceutical care plans
- Therapeutic level monitoring fort specific medicines
- Education of patients about their medicinal therapy
- Participation in consultant ward rounds
- Facilitate implementation of local and national guidelines where appropriate
- Challenging inappropriate prescribing
Deliver clinical & where appropriate, final dispensing checks within the systems for dispensing & issuing medication from the pharmacy, in accordance with the prevailing safe systems of work.
Provide professional and legal clinical supervision in the dispensary as allocated.
Participate in, and supervise technical staff in, patient counselling to outpatient, inpatients and day-case patients.
Provide counselling and information about the use of medicines to all grades of healthcare staff and patients
Provide Medicines Information services to health care professionals from within and outside the trust and to members of the general public
Undertake where appropriate, post graduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy
Please refer to the full job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a proactive clinically orientated pharmacy service, in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policiesResponsible for the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to a clinical specialty or patient group as agreed. Duties will include;
- Taking Medication histories from patients on admission
- Review patients' medication to ensure safe and effective use
- Formulate individual patient pharmaceutical care plans
- Therapeutic level monitoring fort specific medicines
- Education of patients about their medicinal therapy
- Participation in consultant ward rounds
- Facilitate implementation of local and national guidelines where appropriate
- Challenging inappropriate prescribing
Deliver clinical & where appropriate, final dispensing checks within the systems for dispensing & issuing medication from the pharmacy, in accordance with the prevailing safe systems of work.
Provide professional and legal clinical supervision in the dispensary as allocated.
Participate in, and supervise technical staff in, patient counselling to outpatient, inpatients and day-case patients.
Provide counselling and information about the use of medicines to all grades of healthcare staff and patients
Provide Medicines Information services to health care professionals from within and outside the trust and to members of the general public
Undertake where appropriate, post graduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy
Please refer to the full job description and person specification
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Computer literate
- Logical thought processes
- Ability to thrive in a changing environment
- Appropriately assertive
- Innovative thinking
- Integrity
Skills
Essential
- Able to effectively communicate with patients/clients
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise appropriately
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Teaching/training/mentoring skills
Knowledge
Essential
- General level knowledge of medical and surgical medicines issues
- Knowledge of the law relating to pharmacy and medicines
Desirable
- Appreciation of pharmacoeconomic principles
Experience
Essential
- Delivery of patient orientated clinical pharmacy services
Desirable
- Previous hospital experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of relevant and on-going personal CPD
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Computer literate
- Logical thought processes
- Ability to thrive in a changing environment
- Appropriately assertive
- Innovative thinking
- Integrity
Skills
Essential
- Able to effectively communicate with patients/clients
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise appropriately
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Teaching/training/mentoring skills
Knowledge
Essential
- General level knowledge of medical and surgical medicines issues
- Knowledge of the law relating to pharmacy and medicines
Desirable
- Appreciation of pharmacoeconomic principles
Experience
Essential
- Delivery of patient orientated clinical pharmacy services
Desirable
- Previous hospital experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of relevant and on-going personal CPD
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree University Hospital or Royal Liverpool Hospital Sites
Lower Lane Liverpool
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
