Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty

NHS; Duston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health trust in the UK is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to lead pharmacy services for elderly care. The role requires strong clinical skills and the ability to work autonomously in a team-oriented environment. Candidates should be registered pharmacists with experience in rehabilitation or frailty services. This position offers a chance to impact patient recovery and independence significantly.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in elderly care, rehabilitation, or frailty services.
• Strong clinical knowledge and ability to work autonomously.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site clinical pharmacy services.
• Conduct medicines reviews to optimise therapy.
• Prescribe and adjust medication within agreed competence.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist

Job description

Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty

The closing date is 05 December 2025

Join Our Team as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Elderly Care, Rehabilitation & Frailty

Are you ready for a role that makes a real difference?

At NHFT, we're looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to lead and support the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service to our community inpatient beds.

Our community hospitals offer inpatient specialist services for adult patients who need 24‑hour inpatient care. The service is for sub‑acute medicine and a combination of medical, physical and neurological needs.

The patients may:

• Have had a severe illness
• Had a decline in their health after a long‑term illness
• Need medical, physical or specialist rehabilitation
• Have had a stroke or a brain injury
• Require end‑of‑life care

Admissions typically follow an acute hospital stay, helping patients regain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions.

This is a varied and autonomous role where you will work both independently and as part of the wider pharmacy team. You'll have the opportunity to shape clinical pharmacy services, implement pharmacist prescribing and make a real difference to patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from registered pharmacists from all sectors. Don't worry if you have limited clinical experience—we have a strong commitment to learning and developing staff—we'll support you to grow.

Travel between sites is required, so you must be able to travel independently across Northamptonshire.

Flexible approach to working.

Main duties of the job

As the Advanced Pharmacist for Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty you will:

• Lead and deliver on‑site clinical pharmacy services across our community bed inpatient wards
• Lead, evaluate, and improve clinical pharmacy services for patients in these units.
• Conduct medicines reviews to rationalise complex regimes and optimise therapy.
• Provide expert advice on safe and effective use of medicines within the inpatient areas.
• Prescribe and adjust medication (where qualified), within agreed competence, and monitor patient progress.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job responsibilities

What We’re Looking For

• A qualified clinical pharmacist with experience in elderly care, rehabilitation, or frailty services.
• Strong clinical knowledge and ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• A prescribing qualification (desirable but not essential).

What We Offer

• A supportive and forward‑thinking team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and prescribing practice.
• The chance to make a tangible impact on patient recovery and independence.

Make a real impact on patient care and join a team that values your skills and development.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
• Post‑graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Independent prescriber

Experience

• Post registration experience within the NHS setting
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
• Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
• Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
• Management qualification relevant to the NHS
• Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
• Experience of managing staff

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.