Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Rheumatology

Lead specialist clinical pharmacy services

Provide expert advice for complex patients

Prescribe independently within agreed scope

Attend and contribute to ward and board rounds

Lead medicines optimisation and patient safety

Develop and implement clinical guidelines

Drive service improvement and innovation

Support clinical governance and risk management

Line manage and develop pharmacy staff

Support education, training and supervision

Manage specialist medicines budgets

Horizon scan new treatments and technologies

Promote cost-effective use of medicines

Represent pharmacy at internal and external forums

Deputise for senior pharmacy leaders as required

as attached

Main duties

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are 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 that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: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 several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.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 Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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