Specialist Pharmacist - Frailty and Care of the Elderly
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Title: Specialist Pharmacist- Frailty and Care of the Elderly Department: Pharmacy Band 7, £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata Hours: Full time, 37.5...
As the Specialist Pharmacist - Frailty and Care of the Elderly, you will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist to provide expert clinical pharmacy services to older adult inpatients. You will undertake comprehensive medication reviews, supporting the safe and effective use of medicines to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. The role focuses on optimising medicines, reducing inappropriate polypharmacy, improving adherence, and enhancing patients' understanding of their medicines to support safe, person-centred care.
You will have the opportunity to work in our newly built specialist inpatient wards, purpose-designed to provide high-quality care for older adults, including those living with dementia. You will also work closely with our experienced Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Virtual Ward multidisciplinary frailty teams, delivering comprehensive, patient-centred geriatric care to older people across Milton Keynes. In addition, there is also an opportunity to support the pharmaceutical care of older patients within a rehabilitation unit associated with the Trust, providing a diverse and rewarding clinical experience across the frailty pathway.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- B.Sc. / B.Pharm. / M.Pharm
- Registered with GPhC
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Evidence of on-going CPD (in line with GPhC requirements)
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or evidence of equivalent experience e.g. GLF
- Member of RPS
- Evidence of a good understanding of medicines management issues at the interfaces between primary, secondary and tertiary care
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in a hospital-based clinical post
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Experience of clinical audit work.
- An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues
- Experience of Medicines Information
- Knowledge of the medical management of disease in a range of the specialties
Desirable
- At least 2 years post registration experience in a hospital-based clinical post
- Evidence of influencing medicines use to optimise care and help clinicians manage expenditure
- Evidence of experience managing prioritisation in relation to the use of new drugs and new uses for drugs
- Evidence of significant contribution to innovative or developmental roles and activities within pharmacy
Skills
Essential
- Effective and safe pharmaceutical skills
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others and deal effectively with unexpected demands
- I.T. skills such as computer literacy, word processing and spreadsheet skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with other staff, patients and members of the public
- Good presentation skills
- Good written communication skills
- Problem solving
- Good team work and ability to work alone
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
Personal and people development
Essential
- Experience of supervising and developing colleagues
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development to meet GPhC standards
- Evidence of leadership
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of effective and timely project delivery
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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