Job summary The Frailty Service at LUHFT is progressive and forward-thinking. A recent expansion in the Aintree Frailty Service and improv The Aintree Frailty Service is expanding And we are looking to recruit someone who is passionate about the care of older patients to join our team. The Aintree Frailty Service delivers front-door assessment to patients over the age of 65, presenting with frailty symptoms. Each patient receives a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment delivered by a multidisciplinary team, including pharmacy. LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties. This post is based on the Aintree site of the Trust. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and forward thinking clinical pharmacist to work as a team and help lead our established clinical pharmacy team within the Department of Medicine for Older People. We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing system along with unique in-house systems to help you deliver excellent clinical care to your patients. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and delivery of a high quality, proactive and patient focused clinical pharmacy service. Main duties of the job Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist- Medicine in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Frailty Service and Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP). To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Frailty Service. Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist-Medicine in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to the Frailty Service. Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Frailty Service. To work with the current Advanced Specialist Pharmacist in Frailty and DMOP Services in delivering the key responsibilities. About us Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page. Date posted 07 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 287-DSS-506-24-A Job locations Aintree Lower Lane Liverpool L9 7AL Job description Job responsibilities To provide an advanced clinical service to the Frailty Service within the Division of Medicine in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staff and patients within the Directorate and to General Practitioners and other staff within the Trust where appropriate. To act as an independent prescriber in accordance with the Trust's Non-Medical Prescribers policies and guidelines (once registered as a non-medical prescriber) Participate in Consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings relevant to the designated wards and or directorate, For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification Job description Job responsibilities To provide an advanced clinical service to the Frailty Service within the Division of Medicine in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staff and patients within the Directorate and to General Practitioners and other staff within the Trust where appropriate. To act as an independent prescriber in accordance with the Trust's Non-Medical Prescribers policies and guidelines (once registered as a non-medical prescriber) Participate in Consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings relevant to the designated wards and or directorate, For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification Person Specification Skills Essential Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others Desirable Ability to affect and manage change Qualifications Essential Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented experience NMP Qualification (or registered as a NMP within 3 months with the GPHC) Desirable MRPharmS UKCPA Member Experience Essential Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role Antimicrobial stewardship experience Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education and training. Desirable Experience as a NMP Knowledge Essential Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills Other Essential Computer literate Person Specification Skills Essential Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others Desirable Ability to affect and manage change Qualifications Essential Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented experience NMP Qualification (or registered as a NMP within 3 months with the GPHC) Desirable MRPharmS UKCPA Member Experience Essential Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role Antimicrobial stewardship experience Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education and training. Desirable Experience as a NMP Knowledge Essential Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills Other Essential Computer literate Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Aintree Lower Lane Liverpool L9 7AL Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)