Senior Pharmacist - Medicine for the Older Person (MfOP)

Job overview

There is an opportunity to join our brilliant pharmacy team as a Senior Pharmacist working within the Medicines for Older People (MfOP) specialty.

You will:

• Work within the MfOP directorate to support the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service across the MfOP wards and any associated clinical areas.
• Be responsible for leading and developing the clinical pharmacy service to the Medicines and Emergency Care (MEC) Division in accordance with the objectives set by the Divisional Lead Pharmacist, with particular emphasis on the Medicines for Older People directorate.
• Deputise for the Divisional Lead Pharmacist as delegated and as designated in their absence.

Main duties of the job

• Personally deliver a high-level clinical pharmacy commitment to the medicine for older person ward(s) including practicing as a non-medical prescriber.
• Lead specialist clinical and rotational pharmacists team to ensure, safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines taking into account national and corporate priorities.
• Work closely with senior pharmacist within the MEC division and develop joint priorities and protocols where applicable.
• Answer complex problems regarding patient’s medication and advise medical, nursing and other healthcare staff on drug related issues including prescription review, medicines reconciliation and discharge planning.
• Work with key staff in both primary and secondary care to promote evidence-based treatments and ensure high quality prescribing and cost-effective use of medicines, including guideline development, implementation and review.
• Actively engage and collaborate with the department’s senior pharmacists and wider workforce to ensure the delivery of an integrated pharmacy service.
• Provide line management support to band 7 and band 6 pharmacists according to Trust personnel procedures, carrying out sickness reviews, grievance and disciplinary matters when required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached documents for full details of the job description and person specification.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Please contact:

Hannah Robinson (Divisional Lead Pharmacist) on 01254 732551, or Emma Watson (Divisional Lead Pharmacist) 01254 734545.