Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TG263-CORP-C
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Spinneyfields
- Town
- Rushden
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist Elderly Care, Rehabilitation and Frailty
Band 8a
Job overview
Join Our Team as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Elderly Care, Rehabilitation & Frailty
Are you ready for a role that makes a real difference?
At NHFT, we’re looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to help deliver outstanding care at our Spinneyfields and Recovering Independence Unit (RIBU) inpatient units, which provide accommodation for people requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation.
About the Service
Spinneyfields and RIBU provide accommodation and care for individuals requiring health and social care recovery and rehabilitation, delivered by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team.
Admissions typically follow an acute hospital stay or emergency attendance, helping patients regain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital readmissions.
Why Join Us?
This is a varied and autonomous role where you will work both independently and as part of the wider pharmacy team. You’ll have the opportunity to shape clinical pharmacy services, implement pharmacist prescribing, and make a real difference to patient outcomes.
Who can apply?
We welcome applications from registered pharmacists from all sectors. Don’t worry if you have limited clinical experience—we have a strong commitment to learning and developing staff - we’ll support you to grow.
What you’ll need
• Travel between sites is required, so you must be able to travel independently across Northamptonshire.
• Flexible approach to working
Interviews will take place on 11 December 2025
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Role
As the Advanced Pharmacist for Elderly Care, Rehabilitation & Frailty, you will:
• Develop and deliver on-site clinical pharmacy services at Spinneyfields and Turn Furlong.
• Lead, evaluate, and improve clinical pharmacy services for patients in these units.
• Conduct medicines reviews to rationalise complex regimes and optimise therapy.
• Provide expert advice on safe and effective use of medicines within the inpatient areas.
• Prescribe and adjust medication (where qualified), within agreed competence, and monitor patient progress.
What We’re Looking For
• A qualified clinical pharmacist with experience in elderly care, rehabilitation, or frailty services.
• Strong clinical knowledge and ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working within multi-disciplinary teams.
• A prescribing qualification (desirable but not essential).
What We Offer
• A supportive and forward-thinking team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and prescribing practice.
• The chance to make a tangible impact on patient recovery and independence.
Make a real impact on patient care and join a team that values your skills and development.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
- MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
- Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience within the NHS setting
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
Desirable criteria
- Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
- Experience of managing staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Fasham
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730 192717
- Additional information
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, innovative, and supportive Pharmacy Department, so for further details please contact Natalie Fasham, Deputy Chief Pharmacist on 07730192717 or email [email protected] or Dawn Watts, Head of Service - Adult Community Inpatients [email protected]
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