Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Gynaecology & Fertility

Job overview

Great things are happening in our Hospital Pharmacy Services across University Hospitals Liverpool Group. UHLG is one of the largest and most complex NHS organisations in the UK, serving a large, diverse and deprived population.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Lead Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic pharmacy team at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal clinical leadership role across the Gynaecology Care Group (Gynaecology, Fertility & Surgical Services) and manage improvement work for the benefit of patients.

As the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Gynaecology, you will lead the clinical service across the Care Group with support from junior and senior pharmacists and ward based pharmacy technicians. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an inspiring professional ready to drive innovation, efficiency, and patient-centred care. You’ll be a role model for excellence, with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for collaborative improvement. Your leadership will ensure the right medicines reach the right patients at the right time, while fostering a culture of continuous development. Join us at an exciting time as we continue to evolve our pharmacy services to meet future challenges. If you’re ready to shape the future of pharmacy services in a progressive NHS environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time, or flexible working, we’ve got options to suit your worklife balance.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will assist the Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist in the development and evaluation of Pharmacy and Medicines Management Services across the Gynaecology Care Group (Gynaecology, Fertility & Surgical Services).

The postholder will also be a member of the LWH Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team (SLT) and will work alongside other members of the SLT to manage the day to day running of the Pharmacy Services on site and ensure interfaces between portfolios and sites are managed seamlessly.

Key responsibilities of the postholder will include;

• Provide leadership and be responsible for the gynaecology clinical pharmacy service.
• Lead and provide clinical expertise in the delivery and development of pharmacy services to the Gynaecology Care Group developing exemplary clinical practice.
• Develop and manage the gynaecology pharmacy team to ensure safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service for patients and staff.
• Lead the strategic direction and implementation of pharmacy services to the Gynaecology Care Group.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Ensure multi disciplinary working in the gynaecology team to identify and optimise patient co-morbidities and to refer to other specialties or services in a timely manner when required.

Provide highly specialist pharmacist input to patient care, promoting medicines optimisation for patients

Provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the gynaecology care group

Liaise with appropriate healthcare professionals within other secondary care trusts to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources during the transfer of babies and where necessary, develop relevant protocols

Support the Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist and other senior pharmacy managers in developing and implementing the strategic goals for the department.

Participate in other management responsibilities including, performance review, sickness and absence monitoring, formal investigations as delegated.

Be involved in the development or review of all policies and guidelines relating to gynaecology care group

Ensure that all Trust guidelines, policies and procedures relating to medicines used in gynaecology are regularly reviewed and updated in line with the latest clinical evidence and regional and national guidelines.

Co-operate with objective setting, individual personal assessment and continuing education and training programmes, to ensure continuing professional development and competence to practice as required by clinical governance

For full details, please refer to the attached job description