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Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty
The closing date is 01 December 2025
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 help deliver outstanding care at our Spinneyfields and Recovering Independence Unit (RIBU) inpatient units, which provide accommodation for people requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation.
About the Service
Spinneyfields and RIBU provide accommodation and care for individuals requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation, delivered by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team.
Admissions typically follow an acute hospital stay or emergency attendance, helping patients regain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions.
Why Join Us?
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.
Who can apply?
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.
What you'll need
o Travel between sites is required, so you must be able to travel independently across Northamptonshire.
o Flexible approach to working
Interviews will take place on 11 December 2025
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Role
As the Advanced Pharmacist for Elderly Care, Rehabilitation & Frailty, you will:
o Develop and deliver on-site clinical pharmacy services at Spinneyfields and Turn Furlong.
o Lead, evaluate, and improve clinical pharmacy services for patients in these units.
o Conduct medicines reviews to rationalise complex regimes and optimise therapy.
o Provide expert advice on safe and effective use of medicines within the inpatient areas.
o Prescribe and adjust medication (where qualified), within agreed competence, and monitor patient progress.
What We're Looking For
o A qualified clinical pharmacist with experience in elderly care, rehabilitation, or frailty services.
o Strong clinical knowledge and ability to work autonomously.
o Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working within multi-disciplinary teams.
o A prescribing qualification (desirable but not essential).
What We Offer
o A supportive and forward-thinking team environment.
o Opportunities for professional development and prescribing practice.
o 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.
About us
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
Job responsibilities
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
* Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
* Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
* Evidence of recent continuing professional development
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Independent prescriber
Experience
* 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 planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
* Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
* 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
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.
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