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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Paediatric Pharmacist - Critical Care

The closing date is 16 September 2025

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Job summary

This is a rare opportunity to join our advanced paediatric pharmacist team helping to run our Critical Care service.

We have a 48 bedded Critical Care unit with 24 PICU beds 16 HDU beds and 8 regional burns unit beds.

Post holder will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist for the surgical division and the associate chief pharmacist for clinical services to continue to modernise and transform our critical care service going forward.

Our aim is for post holder to work towards consultant accreditation over the next five years.

Main duties of the job

  • To be responsible as advanced specialist for providing clinical pharmacy services to patients within the critical care wards (PICU and HDU)

  • To supervise and support Clinical Pharmacists providing pharmaceutical care to paediatric patients and provide training for pre-registration students and other staff.

  • To provide training to medical and nursing staff on medicine related issues

  • Take part in and lead sedation ward round and any other related activities

  • Provide advice to clinical teams on the management of patients in critical care area

About us

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

Details

Date posted

02 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-MED-25-7372106

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L122AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide a specialised paediatric clinical pharmacy service to patients in the critical care service in accordance with professional, departmental & Trust policies. This will include:-

  • Taking drug histories on admission

  • Reviewing medication to ensure safe & effective use

  • Formulating individual pharmaceutical care plans & reviewing & updating these plans based on response, results of investigations and adverse effects.

  • Providing advice on therapeutic drug level monitoring of specific drugs and interpreting drug levels based on clinical condition and response

  • Educating patients & carers on aspects of drug therapy

  • Participating & providing advice at multidisciplinary team meetings and ward rounds

  • Facilitating implementation of local & national drug therapy guidelines

  • Providing advice on drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, drug administration and formulation

  • Documenting clinical information in patient notes when appropriate

  • Providing clinical advice on multidisciplinary ward rounds or team meetings

  • Identifying & reporting adverse reactions to the prescriber and where necessary via the Yellow Card Scheme

  • To provide advice on drug administration and formulation

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide a specialised paediatric clinical pharmacy service to patients in the critical care service in accordance with professional, departmental & Trust policies. This will include:-

  • Taking drug histories on admission

  • Reviewing medication to ensure safe & effective use

  • Formulating individual pharmaceutical care plans & reviewing & updating these plans based on response, results of investigations and adverse effects.

  • Providing advice on therapeutic drug level monitoring of specific drugs and interpreting drug levels based on clinical condition and response

  • Educating patients & carers on aspects of drug therapy

  • Participating & providing advice at multidisciplinary team meetings and ward rounds

  • Facilitating implementation of local & national drug therapy guidelines

  • Providing advice on drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, drug administration and formulation

  • Documenting clinical information in patient notes when appropriate

  • Providing clinical advice on multidisciplinary ward rounds or team meetings

  • Identifying & reporting adverse reactions to the prescriber and where necessary via the Yellow Card Scheme

  • To provide advice on drug administration and formulation

Person Specification

Education and training

Essential

  • MPharm
  • GPhC Registration
  • NMP qualification
  • RPS membership

Desirable

  • ACP qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post graduate clinical experience

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex written and verbal information
  • Demonstrated ability to asses risk
  • Ability to negotiate positive outcomes
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage own work and that of others
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Financial awareness of drug charges
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work flexible hours
  • Full driving license
Person Specification

Education and training

Essential

  • MPharm
  • GPhC Registration
  • NMP qualification
  • RPS membership

Desirable

  • ACP qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post graduate clinical experience

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex written and verbal information
  • Demonstrated ability to asses risk
  • Ability to negotiate positive outcomes
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage own work and that of others
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Financial awareness of drug charges
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work flexible hours
  • Full driving license

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L122AP


Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L122AP


Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services

Andrew Lilley

andrew.lilley@alderhey.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

02 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-MED-25-7372106

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L122AP


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