NHS
Community Services & Elderly Care (band 8a)
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Job Description
- Req#: C9199-25-0270?language=en&page=97&sort=publicationDateDesc
- MPharm Degree
- PGDip
- IP
- Hospital Experience
- Community Experience
- MPharm Degree
- PGDip
- IP
- Hospital Experience
- Community Experience
Job summary
Lead Pharmacist - Elderly Care (8a)
1yr Secondment Opportunity (initially) + EDC
Are you an experienced and motivated pharmacist looking to develop your clinical and leadership skills? Do you want to be part of a forward-thinking and supportive team making a real impact in elderly care and community services?
An exciting Band 8a secondment opportunity has arisen at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (CHS) for a proactive and enthusiastic pharmacist to lead on medicines optimisation for Elderly Care across Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (CHS). The role will also offer opportunities to contribute to Community Services, allowing you to make a meaningful impact within a highly integrated health system leading the way in NHS transformation.
About the Role
You will be a key member of our multidisciplinary team, providing clinical expertise and strategic support to elderly care services, including the acute care of the elderly ward and front door frailty service.
Working closely with clinical teams and service leads, your role will include:
Providing expert advice on medicines use and safety
Leading on service development initiatives, cost improvement projects and audits
Supporting education and training of healthcare professionals
Driving innovation in frailty and pharmacy services
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a strong clinical background and a passion for improving care for older adults to take the next step into a senior leadership role.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY
To provide expert leadership & specialist professional advice on medicines management within community health services for both adult & children.
To be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining a service to support medicines optimisation issues for patients on the Elderly Care wards from admission to discharge.
To make recommendations and support the development of necessary frameworks for ensuring safe management of medicines through related strategy, policy and training within the Trust.
To support the Associate Chief Pharmacist in developing structures and support for safe practices within community health services for nurses and other non-medical staff employed, or contracted to the Trust
To supervise Band 7 and Band 6 junior pharmacists and trainees working on wards or in community services, as required.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Details
Date posted
03 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,490 to £66,239 a year .
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
199-NN-7221470-AHP
Job locations
Croydon University Hospital
London Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7YE
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Job responsibilities
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Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address
Croydon University Hospital
London Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7YE
Employer's website
https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address
Croydon University Hospital
London Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7YE
Employer's website
https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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