Urgent Community Response/Hospital @ Home Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Urgent Community Response/Hospital at Home Advanced Clinical Pharmacist. You will provide advanced clinical pharmacy leadership, independent prescribing and medicines optimisation for patients managed at home and in Virtual Ward settings.

You will lead medicines governance, support service development and deliver patient-centred care across primary, community and secondary care.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical pharmacy leadership and independent prescribing.
• Medicines optimisation and governance across community and hospital-at-home services.
• Provide education, supervision and clinical support to pharmacy and medical colleagues.
• Monitor prescribing quality and medicines expenditure to support cost-effective care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services for UCR, Hospital at Home and Virtual Ward.
• Lead medicines governance, audits and quality improvement programmes.
• Provide expert medicines advice to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support development of clinical pathways and policies across services.
• Collaborate with primary care and hospital teams to ensure safe transfer of care.

Skills

Advanced clinical pharmacy

Independent prescribing

Medicines optimisation

Medicines governance

Education and training

Job description

Urgent Community Response/Hospital @ Home Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

A Vacancy at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Join our innovative Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home team as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist. You will provide expert clinical pharmacy, independent prescribing and medicines optimisation support for patients receiving acute care at home and within Virtual Ward services. Working as a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will lead on medicines governance, support service development, deliver patient-centred care, and collaborate across primary, community and secondary care settings to improve patient outcomes and ensure the safe, effective use of medicines.

This role offers the opportunity to shape and develop pharmacy services within expanding community and virtual care pathways while supporting high-quality care closer to home.

• Provide advanced clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services for patients receiving care through Urgent Community Response (UCR), Hospital at Home and Virtual Ward pathways.
• Act as an Independent Prescriber, undertaking medication reviews and supporting safe, effective, evidence-based prescribing.
• Lead medicines reconciliation, medicines management and continuity of care across primary, community and secondary care services.
• Provide expert medicines advice to the multidisciplinary team, including medical, nursing and allied health professionals.
• Lead on medicines governance, audit, quality improvement, incident review and implementation of safe medication practices.
• Support the development of pharmacy services, clinical pathways, policies and standard operating procedures across UCR and Hospital at Home services.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, community pharmacists, primary care networks and hospital teams to optimise patient outcomes and reduce avoidable admissions.
• Deliver education, training and clinical support to pharmacy, nursing and medical colleagues.
• Monitor prescribing quality, medicines expenditure and service performance to support efficient and cost-effective patient care.

Why Join Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust?

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Disability Confident Employer and recipient of the Gold Award in the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively champion equality, diversity and inclusion, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to build rewarding careers within the NHS.

We also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. By supporting flexible working arrangements wherever possible, we enable our colleagues to balance their professional and personal commitments while continuing to deliver outstanding care to our patients. Whether flexibility means adjusted hours, part-time working, hybrid arrangements or alternative working patterns, we work in partnership with our staff to meet both individual and service needs.

Join Us

Whether you're at the start of your career or looking for your next challenge, Frimley Health offers the opportunity to be part of a inclusive, forward-thinking organisation that is committed to excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Together, we can shape the future of healthcare and make a real difference to the lives of the communities we serve.

Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist within the Urgent Community Response (UCR), Hospital at Home and Virtual Ward services, you will provide expert clinical pharmacy leadership, medicines optimisation and prescribing support to patients receiving acute care in their own homes. Working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will ensure the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines while supporting patients to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating earlier discharge from hospital.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering advanced clinical pharmacy services, including clinical assessment, medicines reconciliation, medication review and optimisation for patients managed within UCR, Hospital at Home and Virtual Ward pathways.
• Practising as an Independent Prescriber where appropriate, initiating, reviewing and adjusting treatment plans to improve patient outcomes.
• Providing specialist medicines advice and support to medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues across community and acute care services.
• Leading on medicines governance, quality improvement, audit, incident investigation and implementation of best practice to ensure compliance with regulatory and organisational standards.
• Supporting the development and implementation of clinical pathways, policies, procedures and service improvements across the Virtual Ward and Hospital at Home services.
• Working collaboratively with primary care, community services, hospital teams and care providers to ensure seamless transfer of care and continuity of medicines management.
• Providing education, supervision and training to pharmacy, nursing and medical colleagues to enhance multidisciplinary working and medicines safety.
• Contributing to service evaluation, performance monitoring and innovation to support the continued development of community-based acute care services.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality acute care closer to home, improving patient outcomes, strengthening medicines governance and supporting the ongoing growth of innovative community healthcare services.

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Nov 2026