Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead services for Community Beds, ensuring effective patient care and compliance. The ideal candidate will be registered with the GPhC and hold a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy. This role includes responsibilities like advising on pharmaceuticals and supporting a multidisciplinary team. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacist.
• Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver clinical pharmacy services to patients within Community Beds.
• Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters.
• Support efficient and cost-effective use of medicines.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Team collaboration

Independent prescribing

Audit and reporting

Pharmaceutical advice

Education

Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist

Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Job description

Go back Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty

The closing date is 27 October 2025

Are you looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and be part of a multi-disciplinary team?

NHFT is looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead and support the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service to their community inpatient beds.

The post holder will act as clinical lead for pharmacy services to Community Beds within NHFT. 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.

• 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

This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the pharmacy team. Travel between sites will be necessary and you must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for leading, delivering and evaluating clinical pharmacy services to patients within Community Beds
• To provide a clinical pharmacy service to Community Beds inpatient areas, working with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the team
• To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policy
• To facilitate and support the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines
• To be part of the Pharmacy team and work with staff within the Pharmacy department and across the Trust, to enable the objectives of the Trust to be achieved
• To cascade to the members of Community Beds decisions made by Medicines Management Committee
• To contribute to the Trust compliance with Controlled Drugs, Pharmacy procedures, Medicines Management standards, Clinical Governance and Risk Management

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

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.

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 planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
• 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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust