Job summary Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge in Elderly Care and Frailty? We're seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Elderly Care and Frailty Team. You'll help deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to our Elderly Care Wards and Departments. You will work across our Elderly Care Wards and support the development of the clinical service to our Frailty Emergency Assessment Unit and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care, at our Royal Stoke University Hospital site, supporting admission avoidance and de-prescribing. You'll work closely with our multidisciplinary teams and with pharmacy colleagues across both UHNM sites, benefiting from extensive training, development, research, and networking opportunities. You'll also train and support the development of junior pharmacists completing Elderly Care and Frailty rotations. We're looking for someone who: Has proven experience in delivering evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care Can support team development and contribute to financial and risk management Is enthusiastic about improving the care of older adults Main duties of the job Utilise expert pharmaceutical knowledge to manage elderly & frail patients. Utilise the independent prescriber skill daily within your scope of practice (or work towards obtaining). Provide prescriber support for complex medicine regimes e.g. gentamicin, vancomycin, aminophylline infusions. Support flow with efficient discharge medication supply routes in and out of hours. Review adverse incident reports and educate medical and nursing teams on pharmaceutical issues to lessen risk. Review and develop guidelines and PGDs. Develop cost improvement initiatives. Train, develop and line manage junior and trainee pharmacists. Work with the Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for Medicine on the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service. Please see attached job description and personal specification for further information. About us University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve. Job description Job responsibilities For further duties about this role please contact Daniel or Vikki as detailed below, further detailed can also be found in the attached job description and person specification Job description Job responsibilities For further duties about this role please contact Daniel or Vikki as detailed below, further detailed can also be found in the attached job description and person specification Person Specification Qualifications Essential Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC Register (or willing to undertake) Desirable Formal management and / or leadership qualification Experience Essential Extensive hospital pharmacy experience Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties. Education and training experience including supervision and appraisal, with feedback, of junior staff and students Desirable Have recent clinical pharmacy experience in Elderly Care and Frailty Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal / presentation at a national conference. Experience of managing a team Management experience and / or experience of undertaking appraisals Person Specification Qualifications Essential Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC Register (or willing to undertake) Desirable Formal management and / or leadership qualification Experience Essential Extensive hospital pharmacy experience Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties. Education and training experience including supervision and appraisal, with feedback, of junior staff and students Desirable Have recent clinical pharmacy experience in Elderly Care and Frailty Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research Publication of research in a peer reviewed journal / presentation at a national conference. Experience of managing a team Management experience and / or experience of undertaking appraisals 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. 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.. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. 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.. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Employer details Employer name University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust Address UHNM Newcastle Road Stoke on Trent ST4 6QG United Kingdom Employer's website