Principal Pharmacist, Frailty and Community Hospitals
Location
Epsom, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/4/2025
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Description
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team on a fixed term basis as the Principal Pharmacist, Frailty and Community Hospitals. The successful candidate will join the multi-disciplinary teams, working on a frailty unit at Epsom General Hospital, and Community Hospital sites at Dorking Community Hospital and Molesey Hospital.
Mary Seacole Unit is a community-facing frailty unit based within Epsom General Hospital. The unit supports patients who have Frailty, complex needs and/or rehabilitation needs and offers enhanced Multidisciplinary team support in order to support the patients' transition of care back to their place of residence as soon as possible. The Community Hospitals provide care for people needing rehabilitation. They aim is to help patients return to living independently, or with care or other support.
As the pharmacist in the teams you will lead on medicines management on the wards. You will provide advanced pharmaceutical knowledge of frailty and polypharmacy. You will also conduct in-depth, personalised and goal orientated medication reviews with patients to improve understanding of medicines, address adherence issues and reduce inappropriate polypharmacy. Ensuring seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care across interfaces will also be a key part of the role.
If you are a motivated, autonomous individual who enjoys direct working with patients and being part of an MDT then this is the role for you.
Main duties of the job
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about ESTH and SDHC.
Details
Date posted
01 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£61,631 to £68,623 a year pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
343-7275982-FM-AG-A
Job locations
Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)
Dorking Rd
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
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.
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.
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
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)
Dorking Rd
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)
Dorking Rd
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team on a fixed term basis as the Principal Pharmacist, Frailty and Community Hospitals. The successful candidate will join the multi-disciplinary teams, working on a frailty unit at Epsom General Hospital, and Community Hospital sites at Dorking Community Hospital and Molesey Hospital.
Mary Seacole Unit is a community-facing frailty unit based within Epsom General Hospital. The unit supports patients who have Frailty, complex needs and/or rehabilitation needs and offers enhanced Multidisciplinary team support in order to support the patients' transition of care back to their place of residence as soon as possible. The Community Hospitals provide care for people needing rehabilitation. They aim is to help patients return to living independently, or with care or other support.
As the pharmacist in the teams you will lead on medicines management on the wards. You will provide advanced pharmaceutical knowledge of frailty and polypharmacy. You will also conduct in-depth, personalised and goal orientated medication reviews with patients to improve understanding of medicines, address adherence issues and reduce inappropriate polypharmacy. Ensuring seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care across interfaces will also be a key part of the role.
If you are a motivated, autonomous individual who enjoys direct working with patients and being part of an MDT then this is the role for you.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the frailty unit in conjunction with other clinical and junior pharmacists.
- Providing a well-integrated, comprehensive, patient-oriented specialist clinical pharmacy service at ward level throughout the frailty unit and SDHC Community Hospital wards
- To provide advice and day to day clinical supervision for the pharmacy team working in the frailty unit and community hospital sites, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines
- To promote safe, responsible, cost effective prescribing and usage of medicines, in line with the formulary, to optimise clinical outcomes and minimise adverse reactions and errors.
- To liaise with appropriate MDT colleagues to ensure the implementation of National/Local guidelines related to medicines to optimise patient care and promote best practice.
- Combining pharmaceutical expertise and technical skills to proactively support patient centred medicine
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about ESTH and SDHC.
Details
Date posted
01 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£61,631 to £68,623 a year pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
343-7275982-FM-AG-A
Job locations
Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)
Dorking Rd
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Non-medical prescriber
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Essential
- Significant post registration hospital experience
- Able to demonstrate experience providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of medical sub-specialities
- Pharmaceutical Knowledge of Polypharmacy/ Care of older People/ Frailty
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience in providing and evaluating pharmacy education & training
- Experience of managing or supervising other staff
- Experience of audit and quality improvement projects
- Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of implementing and/or reviewing PGDs
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
- Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations
- Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines and to prioritise and manage workload
- Able to use own initiative to inform decisions and ensure accuracy
- Critical appraisal skills
- Familiarity with CMM pharmacy computer system
- Ability to manage change
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
- Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations
- Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines and to prioritise and manage workload
- Able to use own initiative to inform decisions and ensure accuracy
- Critical appraisal skills
- Familiarity with CMM pharmacy computer system
- Ability to manage change
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.
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.
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
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)
Dorking Rd
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)
Dorking Rd
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
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