Frailty Advanced Specialist Pharmacist (County Hospital )

NHS; Stafford; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for an experienced pharmacist to enhance the clinical pharmacy service at a new Frailty Assessment Unit in Stafford. The role involves working in a dynamic environment, providing proactive patient care, and developing junior pharmacy staff while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist including specialties.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Ability to discuss clinical guidelines with senior clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily clinical pharmacy service at the Frailty Assessment Unit.
• Train and manage junior and trainee pharmacists.
• Contribute to the strategic development of clinical pharmacy services.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy experience

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc

Independent Prescriber qualification

Tools

Windows applications

Job description

Job summary

Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge, passionate about leading on the development of the clinical pharmacy service to the new Frailty Assessment Unity at County site? This is a novel and rare opportunity to introduce a new pharmacy service to an expanding front door field, alongside a pro-active multidisciplinary team.

This role is ideal for those who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, providing exceptional care to high acuity, complex patients. You'll be at the forefront of delivering a responsive, proactive, and person-centred clinical pharmacy service, working within your professional boundaries.

You will work alongside other Advanced Specialist Pharmacists and be part of the wider University Hospital of North Midlands Team, bringing unrivalled training, development, networking and practice research opportunities. Primarily you will work at our smaller (and very friendly) County Hospital site, situated next to the beautiful Staffordshire countryside.

You will contribute to the training and development of our dynamic team of junior pharmacists, as they complete their County Hospital rotations.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a daily clinical pharmacy service to new Frailty Assessment Unit at our Stafford (County Hospital) site, ensuring patients on time critical medicines are identified, prescribed and administered in a timely manner, providing safe and effective clinical pharmacy advice to medical and nursing colleagues, aiding trust flow.

Utilise the prescribing skill daily within your scope of practice (or work towards obtaining).

Review adverse incident reports and educate medical and nursing teams on pharmaceutical issues. Review and develop guidelines and PGDs.

Review expenditure reports and develop cost improvement initiatives.

Work with the Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for Acute & Emergency Medicine on the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service to County Emergency Department .

Contribute to the operational site leadership of County site.

Train, develop and line manage junior and trainee pharmacists rotating through County Hospital site.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Details Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

205-7280297

Job locations

County Hospital

Weston Road

Stafford

ST16 3SA

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.

Person Specification Essential Qualifications Essential

• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification
• Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Desirable

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Formal management and / or leadership qualification

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience Essential

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties
• Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting
• Clinical pharmacy experience within medicine and an enthusiasm to develop this
• Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet
• Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
• High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
• Able to demonstrate good leadership skills
• Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
• Confidence in being able to discuss clinical guidelines and patient management plans with senior clinicians and provide clinical challenge as required
• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Able to influence senior clinicians and managers in the resolution of difficult and / or ambiguous problems
• Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development including networking within the speciality

Desirable

• Experience providing education, training and supervision of staff
• Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines
• Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference
• Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal

Person Specification Essential Qualifications Essential

• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification
• Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Desirable

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Formal management and / or leadership qualification

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience Essential

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties
• Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting
• Clinical pharmacy experience within medicine and an enthusiasm to develop this
• Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet
• Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
• High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
• Able to demonstrate good leadership skills
• Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
• Confidence in being able to discuss clinical guidelines and patient management plans with senior clinicians and provide clinical challenge as required
• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Able to influence senior clinicians and managers in the resolution of difficult and / or ambiguous problems
• Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development including networking within the speciality

Desirable

• Experience providing education, training and supervision of staff
• Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines
• Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference
• Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

County Hospital

Weston Road

Stafford

ST16 3SA

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

County Hospital

Weston Road

Stafford

ST16 3SA

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)