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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Compressed hours
34 hours per week
Job ref
159-LWH-165-26
Employer
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Women's Hospital and Alder Hey Children's Hospital (LNP)
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2026 23:59

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Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Neonates

Band 8a

Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.

We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work:  https://vimeo.com/556197652 

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Job overview

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust (LWH) and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are working in partnership to change and improve how neonatal services are delivered to families across the Northwest.

Improvements have already been made to the way neonatal care is being delivered, including colleagues from both hospitals working more closely together across both sites under the formation of the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership (LNP). The Neonatal Unit at Liverpool Women’s Hospital has also been recently redeveloped and a newly built Neonatal Intensive and High Dependency Care Unit opened in 2020. The next phase in the development is a new 22 cot Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) at Alder Hey. The unit is expected to be open at the end of 2026. 

As post holder, you will cover 12 months maternity leave and support neonatal services in Liverpool across both sites under the partnership. You will become part of the well-established multidisciplinary team and will be involved in the delivery of core pharmacy and enhanced clinical services to the neonatal speciality. 

If you share our commitment to provide excellent healthcare for women, babies and their families in a safe, friendly and caring environment, and share our values, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with senior colleagues within LWH and Alder Hey pharmacy departments and the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership, to deliver and develop the clinical pharmacy service. 

When the new unit opens the post holder will support the day to day organisation of the clinical pharmacy services for medical and surgical neonates at Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey Children's Hospital; participate in the multidisciplinary ward rounds to provide an advanced clinical service; and liaise with the relevant medical and nursing staff to promote safe, effective and cost effective use of medication in neonatology. 

 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. 

By working in partnership with Alder Hey Children's Hospital, we will be able to provide the very best neonatology and surgical expertise, ensuring the highest standards of care and the best clinical outcomes for young babies and their families. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities.

Provide a highly specialist level of pharmaceutical care to babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and will support other health care professionals with regards to the use of medicines in this area,

Develop and deliver high quality training for medicines use in neonates to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals to promote the safe and effective use of medicines.

Take part in the neonatal MDT ward rounds and provide non-medical prescribing support as appropriate.

For full details, please refer to the attached job description

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Masters degree, or equivalent, in pharmacy
  • Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group
  • Independent Prescribing qualification
  • Leadership training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience in a hospital setting, across a variety of clinical specialties or equivalent post diploma experience
  • Experience of providing support to the management of a pharmacy service to a designated directorate
  • Experience of providing pharmacy services to neonatal and/or specialist paediatric services
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an acute teaching or tertiary specialist centre
  • Experience of working with high cost drugs and Blueteq
  • Experience of working as a specialist neonatal pharmacist
  • Experience of undertaking audit and/or research and using the results to effect positive change
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or mentoring
  • Line management, mentoring and experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical pharmacy knowledge, including knowledge of the use of medicines in paediatrics/neonates
  • Able to work positively and calmly under pressure to meet deadlines
  • Committed to developing and enhancing pharmacy services
  • Committed to error reporting and learning
  • Good IT skills, able to learn new programmes quickly
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of NHS priorities
  • Knowledge of HR procedures and policies
  • Knowledge and understanding of financial issues, including CIP or QUEP initiatives
  • Demonstrable management abilities
  • Demonstrable experience of developing pharmacy services

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoInvestors in People: GoldCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lauren Daniels
Job title
Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Neonates
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01517024144
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