Lead Pharmacist - Elderly Care (Worthing and St Richards)

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with a passion for working within elderly care to join our clinical pharmacy team at University Hospitals Sussex as the lead pharmacist for Elderly Care at Worthing and St Richards Hospital. The successful candidate will be engaged in actively reviewing patients across our elderly care wards alongside our junior pharmacist team and will have close contact with the MDT to provide excellent standards of care. We seek a clinically experienced pharmacist with a passion to develop their skills in this area. As a senior member of the pharmacy team, you will be an integral part of the department and help support and promote our pharmacy and clinical strategies.

We are a department that seeks to be a pioneer with the use of technology with electronic prescribing present on all our elderly care wards.

You will have delegated responsibility for all our elderly care wards and supervision of the team within your rotations. We are committed to providing opportunities for you to develop your clinical & management skills. The Trust holds research as one of its key pillars you will have the opportunity to be involved with and develop skills in this area.

We are a friendly very supportive team both within pharmacy and the wider team. We welcome contact from any interested parties to discuss the role and visit the department to find out more.

We welcome applications for Band 7 pharmacists looking for a Band 7 to 8a progression role.

Main duties of the job

To have delegated responsibility for leading the provision of a specialist clinical pharmacy service to elderly care patients; admissions, inpatients and discharges within the Trust.

• Will provide an expert level of clinical pharmacy services to elderly care (including acute frailty if required) across Worthing and St Richards Hospitals as part of UHSussex NHS Foundation Trust
• Will lead specialist clinical pharmacy practice for acute frailty and elderly care and be responsible for the delivery, development, evaluation and co-ordination of clinical pharmacy services to Elderly Care in line with the objectives of the division and the UHSussex pharmacy strategy in collaboration with any cross site counterparts.
• Is responsible for all aspects of medicines management to optimise patient’s care involving the use of medication in elderly care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about the main responsibilities within this role.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria.