Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, patient centred pharmacist to join our specialist frailty clinical pharmacy team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. With the recent expansion of frailty services within the Trust, including a new Acute Frailty Admissions Unit and a new Virtual Hospital at Home Frailty Ward, this is an ideal time to come and join our team to help shape and develop our frailty pharmacy services. You will be joining a team that is well respected and well integrated into the frailty multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation.
If you share our values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality then this role will provide you an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within a supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and high quality pharmaceutical care as part of the clinical pharmacy service to the frailty wards including the Acute Frailty Unit and the Virtual Ward.
To develop and deliver training and supervision of various members of the pharmacy team and to support training of other members of the MDT in managing frail patients medications.
To actively participate in a speciality consultant led ward rounds and pharmacy led out-patient clinics.
To develop and lead on quality improvement programmes within frailty specialty.
To provide and contribute to the anticoagulant service.
This role includes the opportunities to be involved in a variety of trust-wide speciality groups including the management of Parkinson's Disease, Falls Prevention and Palliative Care Services.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work closely with the frailty lead pharmacist to support the development, delivery and evaluation of the clinical pharmacy service to the frailty wards including the Acute Frailty Unit and the Virtual Ward.
To supervise and develop other members of the pharmacy staff in the provision of pharmacy services to the frailty specialty.
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to members of the frailty MDT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work closely with the frailty lead pharmacist to support the development, delivery and evaluation of the clinical pharmacy service to the frailty wards including the Acute Frailty Unit and the Virtual Ward.
To supervise and develop other members of the pharmacy staff in the provision of pharmacy services to the frailty specialty.
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to members of the frailty MDT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registration
- MPharm Degree (4yrs) or equivalent
- Completed at least Year 1 of Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice and studying for completion of year 2
Desirable
- Independent prescriber or working towards
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Experienced in managing patients in a range of specialties including elderly care and medicine
- Minimum of 1yr post registration hospital experience or equivalent clinical experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience in developing guidelines/drug policies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registration
- MPharm Degree (4yrs) or equivalent
- Completed at least Year 1 of Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice and studying for completion of year 2
Desirable
- Independent prescriber or working towards
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Experienced in managing patients in a range of specialties including elderly care and medicine
- Minimum of 1yr post registration hospital experience or equivalent clinical experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience in developing guidelines/drug policies
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.
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.
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).
