Clinical Pharmacist - End of Life Care

Job summary

This vacancy is open to applicants currently employed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, or the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is shaping a new vision for Community and Palliative End of Life Care across the county. Our goal is to support people nearing the end of life to have a calm, peaceful, and dignified death in the place of their choice.

Cornwall currently has one of the highest rates in the country for hospital stays during the last 90 days of life. This highlights the need for a patient-centred, community-based service that allows more people to receive the care they need at home.

We're building a service that reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, offers a single point of access, and delivers personalised care plans for home-based support.

In partnership with the Macmillan Social Investment Fund and local organisations, we're expanding services, including a 24/7 Rapid Community Response and Care Service, and a dedicated phone line for both the public and professionals focused on End of Life Care.

These developments will complement our existing Hospital@Home virtual service and new partnerships with the voluntary sector to enhance local care.

We are currently recruiting for several roles. Join us and help shape the future of End of Life Care in Cornwall.

Interview date: Friday 4th July 2025

Main duties of the job

The pharmacist, with the support of the lead pharmacists, will provide highly specialist,advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients admitted to theCommunity Assessment and Treatment Units (CATUs), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)Units and community medicine areas (including minor injuries units) under the care of CornwallPartnerships Foundation Trust to promote the optimised, safe and cost-effective use ofmedicines. You will be a core member of the Trust's urgent care team, providing professionalpharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance,education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and the service'spatients. You will build relationships and work with internal stakeholders and external partnersto support the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to all patients.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.