Senior Pharmacist for Care of Older Adults

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wolverhampton is seeking a Senior Pharmacist for Care of Older Adults to oversee clinical pharmacy services. The role involves supervising staff, supporting older adults in a multidisciplinary setting, and improving pharmacy services. Ideal candidates will have substantial clinical experience and be a GPhC registered pharmacist with additional qualifications. This position offers a supportive work environment focused on mentorship and professional development.

Benefits

Mentorship and training opportunities

Supportive work environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Pharmacist must be registered with GPhC and have relevant qualifications.
• Experience in General and Older Adult Medicine is essential.
• Ability to work independently as well as in teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support for the Care of Older Adults Directorate.
• Supervise junior pharmacy staff at ward level.
• Manage clinical pharmacy advice and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Recent clinical pharmacist experience

Knowledge of Older Adult Medicine

Supervisory skills

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Education

Pharmacist registered with the GPhC

Post Graduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent

Independent Prescriber qualification

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Required to work weekends, bank holidays and late nights on a rota basis within Pharmacy team.) Job ref 225-DIV3-7523092

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Town Wolverhampton Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/01/2026 23:59

Senior Pharmacist for Care of Older Adults

Band 8a

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic senior clinical pharmacist who is keen to support medicines optimisation of older adults with complex disease. The post holder will be responsible for the senior oversight of the Care of Older Adults Directorate. They post holder will also participate in multidisciplinary team working on wards and in clinics, delivering high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.

The individual will act as a clinical role model within the Pharmacy department and supervise junior and pharmacy support staff at ward level. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery and further development of pharmacy services to the Care of Older Adults Directorate.

At RWT we are passionate about developing and training our Pharmacy workforce and identifying new ways of working. This role is a unique opportunity to further develop your leadership abilities, whilst still maintaining a high level of clinical practice. You will have the support of an experienced Pharmacy Leadership Team. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their own skills through mentorship and training and education.

We have well established links with the clinical teams and work closely to provide clinical support for our patients to achieve optimal care.

We welcome applications from candidates who:

• Have recent and relevant experience working as a clinical pharmacist in secondary care.
• Have a passion for Care of Older Adult medicine

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical and directorate support to the Care of Older Adults Directorate and wards. The directorate is located across all 3 sites at RWT.

Support the Principal pharmacists for Division 2 with developing relevant clinical services and the Principal pharmacist for Division 3 in the provision of clinical input to virtual wards.

To provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice to patients and liaise with the consultants and nursing teams to support safe and appropriate prescribing in this patient group.

To ensure that developments in the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to patients who are treated in line with the strategic direction for the development of clinical pharmacy services within the Trust.

To continuously monitor the drug expenditure against budgets for the Care of Older Adults Directorate. To analyse expenditure information, seeking and investigating changing trends and making recommendations for savings, without compromising patient care, to appropriate consultants and departments. To assist consultants and departments in implementing the agreed changes required to make cost savings.

To manage any medicine-related switch schemes or CIPs that may arise, in conjunction with the wider pharmacy and Care of Older Adults teams ensuring as far as possible a safe, efficient and comprehensive service.

To work under the supervision of the Principal Pharmacist for Division 2 (medicine).

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.

We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualification

• Pharmacist registered with the GPhC
• Post Graduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent
• Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards this qualification (score 2 if course ongoingt)

Experience and skills

• Significant post registrational experience
• Knowledge and experience of General and Older Adult Medicine
• Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and independently.
• Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff
• Experience working in an outpatient clinic

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications

Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website:Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.