Clinical Pharmacist Frailty Virtual Ward and Community Services

NHS; United States; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to provide medicines optimisation and clinical pharmacy services to the frailty virtual ward team and community services in Sheffield.

This will require enthusiasm, self- motivation and commitment to forge excellent communication between community and secondary care teams and to help to drive the pharmacy service to the virtual ward forward.

The postholder will be an independent prescriber or willing to start the course within the first year of post.

The post will encompass close working with hospital pharmacy teams, community services teams, and the STH Community Agile Pharmacy Service (CAPS). CAPS provides pharmacy support for patients in their own homes either on the virtual ward or following acute hospital discharge or to prevent avoidable admissions during periods of acute illness within STH community services.

In addition to providing pharmacy support to the virtual ward, the CAPS team work closely with a range of community services, Active Recovery Assessment Team, Community Nursing, Community Stroke Service and Community Therapy teams.

This post involves:

1. Opportunity to be part of a developing clinical pharmacy service
2. Close links with hospital pharmacy
3. Professional development opportunities
4. Working as part of a virtual ward Pharmacy team

Main duties of the job:

1. Provision of clinical pharmacy services to the frailty virtual ward and patients under the care of STH community services.
2. Attendance at MDT meetings.
3. Contribute to the development of the clinical pharmacy virtual ward service.
4. You will work within the Community Agile Pharmacy Service (CAPS) alongside the lead clinical pharmacist and medicines management technicians and be part of the multidisciplinary frailty virtual ward team. This includes consultants, and community ACPS.
5. You will be responsible for delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients on the virtual ward and under the care of the CAPS team.

About us:

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. It is an energetic and vibrant organisation that places patients and staff at the heart of everything they do. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services.

As a teaching hospital, we have a great commitment to education, training, and development of staff, including undergraduates from many professions. The NHS offers a wide range of benefits including pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance and career, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

Date posted: 14 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata for part time staff

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 190-0177-DIR

Job locations:

Northern General Hospital

Community House, Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Job description Job responsibilities:

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

The trust will give you time to use your skills and help you develop a fulfilling career as well as a commitment to support flexible working and can support such things as part time hours, condensed hours, or job share. These options are not exhaustive, and we would encourage candidates to state any forms of flexible working they would like to explore in their application.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential:

• MPharm degree in pharmacy
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Studying for Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification or evidence of equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Completed a diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent or equivalent advanced practice supported by training
• Registered Independent Prescriber.

Experience Essential:

• Significant Experience Post Registration
• Experience providing pharmacy care to older people
• Broad clinical pharmacy experience and knowledge of therapeutics

Desirable:

• Experience of pharmacy service development and/or audit
• Experience of attendance at consultant MDT meetings

Skills and Knowledge Essential:

• Have excellent communication skills; non-verbal, verbal and written in order to communicate with a broad spectrum of people (from senior directorate managers to members of the public).
• Able to develop good working relationships across traditional boundaries

Desirable:

• Proven experience in the ability to appropriate recommend, substantiate and communicate highly complex therapeutic options.

Other Factors Essential:

• Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to an alternative means of transport.

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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration:

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

Employer details:

Employer name: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address:

Northern General Hospital

Community House, Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Employer's website: https://www.sth.nhs.uk