Wye Valley NHS Trust
Senior Pharmacist - Frailty
The closing date is 20 November 2026
Job summary
12 month fixed term Maternity Cover
Join Wye Valley NHS Trust as a Band 8a Senior Pharmacist - Frailty and lead the delivery of specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across the Frailty Directorate. Working closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy colleagues, you will champion safe, effective, evidence-based and patient-centred medicines use, support care across hospital and primary care settings, and lead service development, medicines safety, audit and quality improvement. You will also manage and develop junior pharmacy staff and deliver training to multidisciplinary teams. We are looking for a pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, with significant relevant post-registration clinical experience, a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience, and strong communication and leadership skills. You should hold an independent prescribing qualification or be prepared to work towards this within 12 months of starting, with Trust support. The role includes participation in rotational weekend, bank holiday and on-call services.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will:

• Lead and support the pharmacy Service provided to the Frailty Directorate
• Work closely with the consultant workforce, the lead and specialist nurses, and other staff members associated with the pharmacy service to the Frailty Directorate
• Be responsible for coordinating pharmacy clinical services to the Directorate, oversee and investigate medicines related safety incidents in the Directorate, monitor financial and clinical governance in the Directorate.
• Lead on evidence-based prescribing advice to ensure effective, appropriate, sustainable, cost-effective and safe use of medicines and promote patient-centred care for all patients.
• To lead on guidelines for the prescribing, administration and storage of surgical related medicines to facilitate good practice within the Frailty Directorate, within the Acute Trust and across the primary and secondary care interface.
• To provide training and education to all levels of Healthcare professionals in acute and primary care whilst linking into national networks to learn about developments to share across the network.
• Be involved in the operational delivery of the clinical pharmacy service at Wye Valley NHS Trust and be a role model to junior pharmacy staff and support their development
• To support 7-day clinical services to the Trust on a rotational weekend, public holiday and On Call (EDC) rota basis.

About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 229-CS-8416014
Job locations: Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please click on the attached job description and person specification for more information on the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm & registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience
• Independent Prescribing Qualification or prepared to be working towards this within 12 months of starting the role
• Evidence of CPD and study beyond registration in line with requirements for revalidation and demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Post Graduate qualifications relating to Frailty or be willing to work towards this

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical pharmacy practice relating to Frailty
• Able to process complex clinical information in an accurate and timely manner
• Able to communicate effectively using a variety of methods (written, verbal, presentation) with a wide range of people across the organisation.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of best practice and legal requirements relating to medicines storage, prescribing and administration

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience in a hospital / primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role
• Experience in motivating teams

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: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Pharmacist for Medical Division, Katie Jenkins, katie.jenkins@wvt.nhs.uk, 01432364424

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