Band 8a Frailty Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

BHRUT are committed to changing the model of care for our increasing elderly and frail population by shifting to a more proactive care approach. By doing so we want to identify those people at risk of developing frailty and initiate early interventions to improve management, prevent deterioration and even reverse a person's level of frailty.

At the heart of this will be a multi-professional comprehensive geriatric assessment. We will be implementing further measures to proactively manage patients who may be heading towards a crisis that would otherwise result in attendance to hospital, by providing same and next day urgent assessment appointments. Where patients require short term intravenous therapy, we will provide the facility to rapidly respond to this need.

We have big ambitions to radically change the provision of care for the ageing population of Barking, Havering, and Redbridge and we are looking to recruit a skilled workforce to help us deliver the vision. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team who will develop and deliver exceptional integrated care pathways. If you are passionate about providing pharmaceutical care to our ageing patients, and looking to develop and further your own skills and capabilities within this specialty then, please apply to be part of our vision to create a centre of outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing and developing comprehensive, patient orientated services for frailty across Barking Havering and Redbridge University Trust. They will work closely with the lead Pharmacist for Frailty and out of hospital care to further innovate and develop the frailty service with the aim of reducing attendances to the emergency department, reduce acute admissions into hospital and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for our elderly population.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-6930-AV

Job locations

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM7 0AG

Job description Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• First 18 months of the JBP (UCL) Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent qualification) working towards full completion.

Desirable

• Pharmacist Independent Prescriber

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner - this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice.

Desirable

• Substantial post registration experience of UK hospital pharmacy practice
• Change management and quality improvement experience and direct involvement of redesign within a service, including promoting evidence-based practice.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement and able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems.

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 UK Visas and Immigration website.

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. Guidance can be found here.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/