Job Description

Are you looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and be part of a multi-disciplinary team?



NHFT is looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead and support the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service to their community inpatient beds.



The post holder will act as clinical lead for pharmacy services to Community Beds within NHFT.

Our community hospitals offer inpatient specialist services for adult patients who need 24-hour inpatient care. The service is for sub-acute medicine and a combination of medical, physical and neurological needs.

The patients may:

Have had a severe illness Had a decline in their health after a long-term illness Need medical, physical or specialist rehabilitation Have had a stroke or a brain injury Require end-of-life care

This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the pharmacy team. Travel between sites will be necessary and you must be able to travel independently to other bases in the Trust across Northamptonshire.



As the Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty your duties will include:



To be responsible for leading, delivering and evaluating clinical pharmacy services to patients within Community Beds To provide a clinical pharmacy service to Community Beds inpatient areas, working with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the team To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policy To facilitate and support the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines To be part of the Pharmacy team and work with staff within the Pharmacy department and across the Trust, to enable the objectives of the Trust to be achieved To cascade to the members of Community Beds decisions made by Medicines Management Committee To contribute to the Trust compliance with Controlled Drugs, Pharmacy procedures, Medicines Management standards, Clinical Governance and Risk Management

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire



For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the 'About You' Section of the document.