Specialist Frailty Pharmacist

Portsmouth Hospitals University Nhs Trust; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a Band 8a Pharmacist to lead frailty services across ED, OSDEC, and Acute Medical Unit. You will drive medicines optimisation and collaborate with the MDT to improve elderly care pathways.

You will also provide expert clinical advice on frailty pharmacotherapy, support de-prescribing initiatives, and work as a non-medical prescriber within a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Masters/Bachelors in Pharmacy
• Registered with GPhC
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy
• Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacist for Urgent Care Frailty using specialist clinical knowledge to provide high quality pharmaceutical service
• Support medicines optimisation for frailty patients in ED, OSDEC, and Acute Medical Unit
• Contribute to planning and delivery of frailty/elderly care pathways within the Trust
• Provide expert clinical advice on frailty medicine to link with Primary Care Networks
• Integrate de-prescribing tool for frailty/elderly wards to address polypharmacy
• Practice as a non-medical prescriber focusing on frailty in ED/OSDEC/AMU
• Offer expert pharmaceutical advice during clinical pharmacy services on wards

Skills

Clinical leadership

Frailty medicine

MDT collaboration

Education

Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (completed or studying)

Job description

Main duties of the job

• To be the lead pharmacist for Urgent Care Frailty utilising specialist clinical knowledge to provide a high quality pharmaceutical service to patients
• Support medicines optimisation of patients with frailty within the Emergency Department, the Older Persons Medicine and Frailty Same Day emergency Care (OSDEC) service, and the Acute Medical Unit.
• Play an integral role in the planning, development and delivery of the Trusts restructuring of patient pathways within frailty and elderly care. This will involve working with members of the MDT in order to provide excellent clinical care as well as developing the Trusts ability to meet the demands of an ageing population.
• Provide expert clinical knowledge and advice on frailty medicine to enable the Pharmacy department to continue to develop its links with local Primary Care Networks (PCNs), including expanding the opportunity to create integrated roles across the secondary care and primary care boundary.
• To integrate the de-prescribing tool for use on frailty and elderly care wards which enables pharmacists and medical teams to de-prescribe in a structured and evidenced based manner therefore addressing the issue of polypharmacy.
• Practice as a non-medical prescriber focusing on frailty in the Emergency Department, OSDEC and the Acute Medical Unit.
• To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters when carrying out clinical pharmacy services to wards

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Closing date: 03 November 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract: Fixed term, 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: REF2691Q

Essential qualifications

• Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy.
• Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.

Desirable qualifications

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training.
• Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA.

Essential experience

• Minimum 3 years hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services.
• Experience of dispensary working.

Desirable experience

• Previous experience of Frailty services.
• Bank Holiday and weekend working experience.
• Working as a specialist pharmacist in an MDT.
• Working in a busy hospital ward environment.
• Implementing change.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager, Chloe Shoushtarizadeh, [e-mail]