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Specialist Frailty Pharmacist
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 2440822
Job summary
NHS Band 8a Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months
Main duties of the job
- To be the lead pharmacist for Urgent Care Frailty utilising specialist clinical knowledge to provide a high quality pharmaceutical service to patients
- Support medicines optimisation of patients with frailty within the Emergency Department, the Older Persons Medicine and Frailty Same Day emergency Care (OSDEC) service, and the Acute Medical Unit.
- Play an integral role in the planning, development and delivery of the Trusts restructuring of patient pathways within frailty and elderly care. This will involve working with members of the MDT in order to provide excellent clinical care as well as developing the Trusts ability to meet the demands of an ageing population.
- Provide expert clinical knowledge and advice on frailty medicine to enable the Pharmacy department to continue to develop its links with local Primary Care Networks (PCNs), including expanding the opportunity to create integrated roles across the secondary care and primary care boundary.
- To integrate the de-prescribing tool for use on frailty and elderly care wards which enables pharmacists and medical teams to de-prescribe in a structured and evidenced based manner therefore addressing the issue of polypharmacy.
- Practice as a non-medical prescriber focusing on frailty in the Emergency Department, OSDEC and the Acute Medical Unit.
- To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters when carrying out clinical pharmacy services to wards
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Details
Date posted
21 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
REF2691Q
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Shared Core Functions
- Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.
- Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
- Ensure that resources are used effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
- Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
- Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
- Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims
- Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
- Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
- Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learnings and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
- Dissemination of knowledge, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
- Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders internationally, nationally, regionally and across sectors.
For full job details and person specification please refer to the Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Shared Core Functions
- Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.
- Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
- Ensure that resources are used effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
- Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
- Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
- Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims
- Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
- Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
- Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learnings and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
- Dissemination of knowledge, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
- Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders internationally, nationally, regionally and across sectors.
For full job details and person specification please refer to the Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy.
- Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training.
- Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services.
- Experience of dispensary working.
Desirable
- Previous experience of Frailty services.
- Bank Holiday and weekend working experience.
- Working as a specialist pharmacist in an MDT.
- Working in a busy hospital ward environment.
- Implementing change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy.
- Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training.
- Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services.
- Experience of dispensary working.
Desirable
- Previous experience of Frailty services.
- Bank Holiday and weekend working experience.
- Working as a specialist pharmacist in an MDT.
- Working in a busy hospital ward environment.
- Implementing change.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)