Specialist Pharmacist - Care of the Elderly Progressional Post

Job overview

This post supports the Lead Pharmacist for Care of the Elderly in the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to care of the elderly wards at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital, as well as specialist provision of end of life care at the hospices.  The care of the Elderly Pharmacist work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team, including consultants, junior doctors and a range of specialist nurses, specialist pharmacists, junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide a robust clinical service.

This role can be started as a Band 6 and moved to Band 7 once objectives have been met.

Main duties of the job

Providing a core clinical pharmacy service to Care of the Elderly inpatients in line with the Trust’s clinical pharmacy standards.

Ensuring high quality, patient centred, and cost effective pharmaceutical care is provided for the patients from admission, during the inpatient stay and right through to the successful discharge from hospital.  This includes the transfer of key information on to the patient’s primary care providers when appropriate.

Providing a clinical pharmacy service to hospices  as defined by our service level agreements

Actively providing medicines information and medication counselling to health care professionals, patients and/or carers.

Working with multiprofessional teams across the care of the elderly speciality to produce, and review, medication guidelines that promote rational, economical and evidence based prescribing; with appropriate monitoring practice to ensure policies and guidelines are adhered to

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.