Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TG338-CORP-C
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Berrywood Hospital
- Town
- Duston
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty
Band 8a
Job overview
Join Our Team as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Elderly Care, Rehabilitation & Frailty
Are you ready for a role that makes a real difference?
At NHFT, we’re looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to lead and support the delivery of a clinical pharmacy service to our community inpatient beds.
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
Admissions typically follow an acute hospital stay, helping patients regain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions.
This is a varied and autonomous role where you will work both independently and as part of the wider pharmacy team. You’ll have the opportunity to shape clinical pharmacy services, implement pharmacist prescribing, and make a real difference to patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from registered pharmacists from all sectors. Don’t worry if you have limited clinical experience—we have a strong commitment to learning and developing staff - we’ll support you to grow.
· Travel between sites is required, so you must be able to travel independently across Northamptonshire.
· Flexible approach to working
Main duties of the job
As the Advanced Pharmacist for Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty you will:
- Lead and deliver on-site clinical pharmacy services across our community bed inpatient wards
- Lead, evaluate, and improve clinical pharmacy services for patients in these units.
- Conduct medicines reviews to rationalise complex regimes and optimise therapy.
- Provide expert advice on safe and effective use of medicines within the inpatient areas.
- Prescribe and adjust medication (where qualified), within agreed competence, and monitor patient progress.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
- A qualified clinical pharmacist with experience in elderly care, rehabilitation, or frailty services.
- Strong clinical knowledge and ability to work autonomously.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working within multi-disciplinary teams.
- A prescribing qualification (desirable but not essential).
What We Offer
- A supportive and forward-thinking team environment.
- Opportunities for professional development and prescribing practice.
- The chance to make a tangible impact on patient recovery and independence.
Make a real impact on patient care and join a team that values your skills and development.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
- MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
- Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience within the NHS setting
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
- Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
Desirable criteria
- Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
- Experience of managing staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Fasham
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730 192717
- Additional information
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, innovative, and supportive Pharmacy Department, so for further details please contact Natalie Fasham, Deputy Chief Pharmacist ([email protected]) or Theresa Moor (existing post holder [email protected])
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