At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Hospital at Home team to optimise medicines and improve patient outcomes.
- Company: Leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK.
- Benefits: NHS Pension, discounts, mental health support, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunities and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while working with a dynamic multidisciplinary team.
- Qualifications: Masters in Pharmacy, clinical pharmacy experience, and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 45900 - 56100 $ per year.
As a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 8a) you will be part of our valued Hospital at Home team working across our BSW hubs, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 8a AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers.
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
- Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing.
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development.
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care.
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards.
Are you an experienced clinical pharmacist looking to play a key role in transforming care for older and frail patients closer to home? We have an exciting opportunity to join our innovative Hospital at Home (H@H) service, supporting the delivery of high-quality acute care within patients' own homes across the BSW system. As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will be at the heart of a multidisciplinary team, helping to optimise medicines, improve patient outcomes and support personalised care for some of the most complex patients in our communities.
Main Responsibilities:
- Lead, deliver and continuously develop a safe, effective and high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service for patients receiving acute care at home.
- Provide expert pharmaceutical advice, attend Hospital at Home MDT meetings, and support personalised care planning for older people living with frailty and complex health needs.
- Champion safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing, ensuring medicines are optimised to improve patient outcomes and experience.
- Support clinical governance, developing policies and guidance, and ensure compliance with medicines legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice standards.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Essential: Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent, registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist.
- Clinical Pharmacy Diploma (2 years) or equivalent experience, with evidence of continuing professional development.
- At least 2 years experience working in a clinical pharmacy role.
- Good knowledge of medicines legislation and national standards.
- Excellent clinical knowledge and effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Empathic, diplomatic and able to respond professionally to emotional or confrontational situations.
- Good manual dexterity and sufficient IT literacy.
- Clinical audit skills; able to critically appraise and evaluate evidence.
Desirable:
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
- Independent Prescriber.
- Experience of community health and social care.
- Knowledge and experience of patient safety, specifically relating to medicines safety.
- Experience of training and mentoring pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
About the Company:
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance.
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