Job overview

Are you looking to expand your clinical skills?

We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic pharmacist to join our experienced clinical pharmacy team within Community Services at Salford.

Working in a variety of community settings including Intermediate Care, Care Homes, and Home First, you will support patients and the wider team to ensure that people under our care get the most from their medicines. Based in the community, we work closely with the Acute Pharmacy Department. This includes access to training and career-development opportunities.

You must have excellent practical clinical knowledge and able to communicate effectively with fellow professionals, support staff and patients. You must be confident working independently with support provided by our senior team.

With the changing focus on where NHS services can be best delivered this is an exciting opportunity to learn new skills, develop in your career and work as part of a friendly and supportive team.

Main duties of the job

The clinical pharmacy role within Community Services can pro-actively help patients remain well and out of hospital, reducing demands on the acute Trust. The role supports patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines, working as part of multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities for the post:

• Provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service within the community setting.
• Participating in MDT and Consultant Ward rounds.
• Identify and resolve medicines-related issues on transfer between care settings
• Ensuring safe practice and development of guidelines and procedures.
• Education and training of staff on safe and appropriate use and prescribing of medicines.
• Support the delivery of other community medicines optimisations and medicine safety workstreams when required.

There is currently no on-call or weekend/late night commitment with this role.

A valid drivers’ licence and access to a car for work purposes is essential.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.