Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care in a dynamic multidisciplinary team environment. The position involves overseeing pharmacy services in inpatient settings, shaping clinical practices, and implementing medication management strategies. Ideal candidates will be registered pharmacists with a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy and experience in a team-based health setting. This role offers an opportunity to make significant contributions to patient safety and outcomes while working across various sites in Northamptonshire.

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist.
• Post‑graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Shape clinical pharmacy services and implement pharmacist prescribing.
• Work independently and as part of the pharmacy team.
• Contribute to patient safety and care.

Skills

Independent prescriber

Team collaboration

Planning and analysis

Teaching and mentoring

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 25 January 2026.

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?

At NHFT, we’re looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to help lead and deliver outstanding care to our community inpatient beds. We have two posts available, covering sites in Northampton and Daventry or Rushden and Wellingborough.

About the Service

NHFT community inpatient services provide accommodation and care for individuals requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation, delivered by a dedicated multi‑disciplinary team. Admissions typically follow an acute hospital stay or emergency attendance, helping patients regain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions.

Patients may:

• Have had a severe illness
• Have 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
• Be experiencing frailty
• Be experiencing confusion or delirium

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

Why Join Us?

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.

Who can apply?

We welcome applications from registered pharmacists working in all sectors of pharmacy. The organisation has a strong commitment to the learning and development of their pharmacy team. Please do get in touch with us to discuss your suitability for this role.

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.

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 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