Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for Elderly Care & Frailty

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to manage services for the Elderly Care & Frailty Clinical Service Line. You will lead in medicines optimisation, support patient safety projects, and mentor junior staff. The ideal candidate will have clinical pharmacy expertise and excellent leadership skills. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive leadership

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical pharmacy services for elderly care.
• Ability to lead and develop pharmacy services.
• Strong communication skills with the multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of clinical pharmacy service for Elderly Care & Frailty.
• Deliver specialist pharmaceutical care for defined patient caseload.
• Supervise junior pharmacists and provide mentoring.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Leadership skills

Non-medical prescribing

Mentoring and supervision

Education

Pharmacy degree

Registered pharmacist status

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist – Elderly Care & Frailty

We are seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic, patient-focused and motivated clinical pharmacist to join our high-performing pharmacy team to manage the service provision to the Elderly Care & Frailty Clinical Service Line.

The post holder will lead in all aspects of medicines optimisation in the Elderly Care & Frailty areas and will further develop our well-established role in the transfer of care around medication and the Discharge Medicines Service.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive leadership: Collaborate with your Elderly Care Lead pharmacist counterpart and Principal Pharmacist to enhance your service and development.
• Influential role: Drive our Elderly Care/Frailty agenda, shape policy, and deliver exceptional care by participating in the falls, dementia and palliative care steering groups.
• Exciting opportunities: Participate in ward and board rounds and provide expert advice to the multidisciplinary team, directly impacting patient care.
• Innovative culture: Be part of a team that values ambition, innovation, and dedication while putting patients first.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an advanced specialist clinical pharmacy service in line with local and national policies and best practice for the Elderly Care & Frailty Service Line.
• Deliver specialist pharmaceutical care, including non‑medical prescribing, for the defined caseload of patients in accordance with the agreed scope of practice and risk management.
• Support the Principal Pharmacist – Complex and Frailty in risk, financial management and clinical governance around the use of medicines.
• Lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research, and take an active part in projects supporting patient safety.
• Undertake clinical supervision of junior pharmacists, medicines management pharmacy technicians and pre‑registration pharmacists.
• Act as a professional role model to all clinical pharmacy staff, demonstrating integrity, ownership and leadership.
• Work closely with other Lead Pharmacists to deliver the defined service Key Performance Indicators.

Leadership & Development

• Supervise and be a role model for other pharmacists, providing clinical supervision and mentorship to foundation pharmacists, pre‑registration pharmacists, MSc students and pharmacy undergraduates.
• Provide active support and mentorship to rotational pharmacists to further develop their leadership potential.
• Develop, implement and monitor pharmacy services to ensure consistency with Trust priorities and requirements.
• Provide high quality clinical supervision and mentorship for foundation pharmacists, pre‑registration pharmacists, MSc students and pharmacy undergraduates.

Organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We recruit based on qualifications and experience and also on behaviours that underpin our Trust’s core values. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering the first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job. Vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received.

Note: This is a new role within the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.