Hospital at Home Lead Pharmacist inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED
TUE 19 NOV 2024
Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), hold a postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent, and possess significant experience in hospital or primary care, ideally as an Independent Prescriber or in progress toward that designation. The role also involves supporting the Community Medicines Optimisation Service and contributing to the training of Local Care Organisation staff. The Trust is committed to diversity and encourages individuals from various backgrounds to apply.
Hospital at Home Lead Pharmacist Band 8a Permanent, Part time 22.5 hours
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the team in developing the Hospital at Home and Medicines case management services across Manchester
We are looking for an experienced pharmacist to promote innovative ways of working and positively contribute to local residents remaining in their own homes. You should be confident working as part of a multidisciplinary team with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills as well as advanced clinical knowledge.
The successful candidate will become an integral part of the well supported and award-winning CMOS team in providing an advanced patient facing pharmaceutical service in working closely with pharmacy teams and other services across MFT
You must be registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist, hold a post graduate clinical diploma or equivalent and have substantial hospital or primary care experience. Ideally, you will be an Independent Prescriber or at least working towards achieving this.
Lead and oversee the medicines optimisation support to Hospital at Home (H@H)
Supervise pharmacists and technicians working in H@H
Work in the H@H multidisciplinary team to:
o Provide better co-ordinated care to patients
o Reduce hospital re-admissions
o Improve medicines safety
o Improve medicines compliance
Deputise for lead pharmacists in the Community Medicines Optimisation Service where appropriate.
Support the development of good practice and safe medicines management across LCO and its partner organisations
Provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy knowledge and medicines advice to LCO staff and partner organisations, including cost-effective prescribing and clinical guidelines for disease treatment
Work as an Independent Prescriber in extended hours or 7-day service.
About us
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
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