Frailty Medicines Lead Pharmacist (Band 8a) – 37.5h, On-Call

Wye Valley; Hereford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking a Band 8a Senior Pharmacist – Frailty to lead medicines optimisation across the Frailty Directorate in Hereford. You will champion safe and evidence-based medicines use, support care across hospital and primary care settings, and drive service development, safety, audits and quality improvement.

You will have substantial post-registration clinical experience, a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, and hold an independent prescribing qualification or be

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered pharmacist with NHS hospital experience.
• Postgraduate clinical pharmacy training or equivalent.
• Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to obtain within 12 months.
• Commitment to CPD and lifelong learning.
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation for the Frailty Directorate.
• Collaborate with consultants, nurses and pharmacy staff to provide safe, patient-centred medicines use.
• Lead on service development, medicines safety, audit and quality improvement.
• Develop junior pharmacy staff and provide multidisciplinary training.
• Support 7-day clinical services via weekend, bank holiday and on-call rotas.

Education

MPharm & registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist

Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Independent Prescribing Qualification or prepared to achieve within 12 months

CPD and lifelong learning

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Post Graduate qualifications relating to Frailty

Job description

Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking a Band 8a Senior Pharmacist – Frailty to lead medicines optimisation across the Frailty Directorate in Hereford. You will champion safe and evidence-based medicines use, support care across hospital and primary care settings, and drive service development, safety, audits and quality improvement.

You will have substantial post-registration clinical experience, a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, and hold an independent prescribing qualification or be