Pharmacist
NHS Professionals Limited
READING, RG30 2BA
Salary
£28.90 to £33.11
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
18 September 2026
18 days left
Job description
Job Title: Pharmacist - 90407 Grade: Band 7/8a Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: 57-59 Bath Road, Reading RG30 2BA Ward: Virt...
- Work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) to contribute to the care of frail adults in the community setting.
- Be the pharmaceutical expert on medicines use within their area of responsibility and provide a special referral point for healthcare professionals working within the UCR patients in own home and Virtual Frailty Ward teams.
- Lead the Pharmacy aspect of the Trust UCR patients in own home and Virtual Frailty Wards programmes ensuring all legal and professional aspects, as well as robust governance processes are met and in place.
- Provide medicines reconciliation and counselling to improve medication usage and patient understanding of own medicines in the community setting (includes appropriate assessment for compliance aids).
- Clinically assess UCR patients in their own home and Virtual Frailty Wards prescription charts to ensure safe and effective prescribing, including identifying significant drug interactions, providing advice for clinical monitoring.
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience is Essential.
- Experience of working within elderly care or a frailty service.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Good Pharmacy Honours Degree (BPharm or MPharm).
Travel
Essential
- UK Drivers Licence and access to a vehicle.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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