Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Older People and SDEC-Frailty

Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Older People and SDEC-Frailty

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Job summary

Under the direction of theLead Care of Older People and Stroke Pharmacist in conjunction with the Pharmacy Lead for Clinical Services at Ealing Hospital, the post holder will:

Provide an enhanced clinical pharmacy service to the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)-Frailty (Northwick Park Hsopital) and Older People wards

SDEC-Frailty Pharmacy service is a referral based enhanced service for complex medicines optimisation and review

To work as part of the SDEC-Frailty team and wider Older People teams and liaise with community-based services to ensure the seamless transfer of patient care on discharge.

Provide daily ward pharmacy service to Care of Older people wards and SDEC-Frailty team when referrals are made

Main duties of the job

o To lead and develop the specialist pharmacy service to the acute geriatric wards and services (SDEC-Frailty) and where applicable, under the direction of Lead Pharmacist for Older People and Stroke for the Trust, be involved in Virtual Ward and /or Hospital@Home service, when set up.

o To provide highly specialised advice on all medicine related issues in area of responsibility i.e, cost effective optimal treatment either for individual patients or groups of patients in line with local, regional and national guidance and policies

o Provides high level of pharmaceutical care to patients on the ward, obtaining accurate medication history, reviewing choice of treatment and dosage to ensure safe and effective use of medicines in individual patients in line with Trust guidelines and Formulary. Using PCC, to support patients in decision making involving their care, and what is important to them.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-8743KS

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA0 3UJ




Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
• Non-Medical Prescriber (or willing to achieve qualification upon attainment of post)

Desirable

• Frailty Course
• Evidence of formal management training

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Older people hospital experience
• Wide range of ward pharmacy experience
• Previous relevant specialist clinical experience e.g. emergency, acute or older people medicine
• Experience in multidisciplinary team working
• Demonstrate up to date knowledge of treatment guidelines

Desirable

• Experience of working in frailty and ambulatory care units
• Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff's work to drive and deliver improvements in service quality
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
• Non-Medical Prescriber (or willing to achieve qualification upon attainment of post)

Desirable

• Frailty Course
• Evidence of formal management training

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Older people hospital experience
• Wide range of ward pharmacy experience
• Previous relevant specialist clinical experience e.g. emergency, acute or older people medicine
• Experience in multidisciplinary team working
• Demonstrate up to date knowledge of treatment guidelines

Desirable

• Experience of working in frailty and ambulatory care units
• Evidence of evaluating own and pharmacy staff's work to drive and deliver improvements in service quality

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA0 3UJ




Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA0 3UJ




Employer's website

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

National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.