Job summary
Salary: £55,976 - £63,003 (WTE)
Tenure: 2yr fixed contract (likely to become permanent)
Hours: Full-time 37.5 (Part-time hours will be considered on request)
Location: York
(with community-based/home visits)
Reports to: Clinical
Lead Community Frailty Hub
Job
Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive
Senior Frailty Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team within the
Community Frailty Hub. This is a patient-facing role designed to deliver
high-quality medicines optimisation, comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGA),
and proactive frailty management.
You will work alongside GPs, nurses, AHPs,
and social care professionals to support complex frail patients both in their
homes and in other community settings with a focus on safe, effective, and
person-centred medication use. Your role will include medicines reconciliation,
reviewing drug charts, deprescribing, and supporting safe transitions of care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct structured medication reviews as part of CGA for frail patients living in the community.
- Support safe and effective deprescribing, ensuring medication regimens are aligned with goals of care, clinical appropriateness, and patient priorities.
- Undertake home visits to review and support patients with medication regimes, including compliance and use of MARS (Medication Administration Record Sheets) where applicable.
- Provide specialist input and advice to the MDT on drug optimisation for frailty syndromes (e.g. falls, delirium, polypharmacy).
- Review and support the safe management of medications on Community Services drug charts.
- Identify patients at risk of medication-related harm and implement appropriate interventions.
- Liaise with community pharmacy, GPs, secondary care, and care providers to ensure continuity of care.
About us
About Us
Nimbuscare is a
GP federation and not-for-profit organisation based in York, working in
partnership with 11 GP practices to deliver high-quality, integrated care
across the local population. The Community Frailty Hub is a dynamic and
evolving service designed to provide proactive, multidisciplinary care to
people living with frailty. Featured as a Case Study in the NHS 10-Year Plan,
our Hub exemplifies integrated care in action supporting patients to live
well in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
To learn more
about Nimbuscare please visit our website at www.nimbuscare.co.uk
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committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the
communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote
an inclusive supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
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Confident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essential
criteria for this job are guaranteed an interview.
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recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SENIOR FRAILTY PHARMACIST- COMMUNITY FRAILTY HUB
Salary: £55,976 - £63,003 (WTE)
Tenure: 2yr fixed contract (likely to become substantive)
Hours: Full-time (Part-time hours will be considered on request)
Location: York (with community-based/home visits)
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Frailty Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team within the Community Frailty Hub. This is a patient-facing role designed to deliver high-quality medicines optimisation, comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGA), and proactive frailty management.
You will work alongside GPs, nurses, AHPs, and social care professionals to support complex frail patients both in their homes and in other community settings with a focus on safe, effective, and person-centred medication use. Your role will include medicines reconciliation, reviewing drug charts, deprescribing, and supporting safe transitions of care.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Conduct structured medication reviews as part of CGA for frail patients living in the community.
- Support safe and effective deprescribing, ensuring medication regimens are aligned with goals of care, clinical appropriateness, and patient priorities.
- Undertake home visits to review and support patients with medication regimes, including compliance and use of MARS (Medication Administration Record Sheets) where applicable.
- Provide specialist input and advice to the MDT on drug optimisation for frailty syndromes (e.g. falls, delirium, polypharmacy).
- Review and support the safe management of medications on Community Services drug charts.
- Identify patients at risk of medication-related harm and implement appropriate interventions.
- Liaise with community pharmacy, GPs, secondary care, and care providers to ensure continuity of care.
Leadership and Collaboration
- Act as a senior clinical member of the Community Frailty Hub, contributing to service development and quality improvement.
- Participate in MDT meetings, contributing clinical pharmacy expertise to decision-making.
- Supervise and support junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as appropriate in the future as this service grows.
Quality Improvement & Governance
- Monitor and audit prescribing trends in frail populations to support evidence-based improvement.
- Contribute to the development of local prescribing guidelines and pathways for frail patients.
- Support service evaluation and reporting for commissioners, contributing to the national frailty agenda.
Dates to bear in mind
The closing dates for applications is 12th August at 23:59
Please note that we are only able to accept applications from those with the Right to Work in the UK.
Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SENIOR FRAILTY PHARMACIST- COMMUNITY FRAILTY HUB
Salary: £55,976 - £63,003 (WTE)
Tenure: 2yr fixed contract (likely to become substantive)
Hours: Full-time (Part-time hours will be considered on request)
Location: York (with community-based/home visits)
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Frailty Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team within the Community Frailty Hub. This is a patient-facing role designed to deliver high-quality medicines optimisation, comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGA), and proactive frailty management.
You will work alongside GPs, nurses, AHPs, and social care professionals to support complex frail patients both in their homes and in other community settings with a focus on safe, effective, and person-centred medication use. Your role will include medicines reconciliation, reviewing drug charts, deprescribing, and supporting safe transitions of care.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Conduct structured medication reviews as part of CGA for frail patients living in the community.
- Support safe and effective deprescribing, ensuring medication regimens are aligned with goals of care, clinical appropriateness, and patient priorities.
- Undertake home visits to review and support patients with medication regimes, including compliance and use of MARS (Medication Administration Record Sheets) where applicable.
- Provide specialist input and advice to the MDT on drug optimisation for frailty syndromes (e.g. falls, delirium, polypharmacy).
- Review and support the safe management of medications on Community Services drug charts.
- Identify patients at risk of medication-related harm and implement appropriate interventions.
- Liaise with community pharmacy, GPs, secondary care, and care providers to ensure continuity of care.
Leadership and Collaboration
- Act as a senior clinical member of the Community Frailty Hub, contributing to service development and quality improvement.
- Participate in MDT meetings, contributing clinical pharmacy expertise to decision-making.
- Supervise and support junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as appropriate in the future as this service grows.
Quality Improvement & Governance
- Monitor and audit prescribing trends in frail populations to support evidence-based improvement.
- Contribute to the development of local prescribing guidelines and pathways for frail patients.
- Support service evaluation and reporting for commissioners, contributing to the national frailty agenda.
Dates to bear in mind
The closing dates for applications is 12th August at 23:59
Please note that we are only able to accept applications from those with the Right to Work in the UK.
Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Travel across York for home visits and meetings will be required; a car owner/driver is essential.
Knowledge/Qualifications and Skills
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Independent Prescriber
- Extensive post-registration experience, ideally within primary care, community care or care of the elderly
- Demonstrable experience in medicines optimisation, deprescribing, and frailty
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of MARS charts and community-based medication support systems
Competencies/ Qualities/ Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Clinical decision-making and risk assessment in complex frailty presentations
- Ability to work independently and across organisational boundaries
- Understanding of personalised care, shared decision-making, and safeguarding principles
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Travel across York for home visits and meetings will be required; a car owner/driver is essential.
Knowledge/Qualifications and Skills
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Independent Prescriber
- Extensive post-registration experience, ideally within primary care, community care or care of the elderly
- Demonstrable experience in medicines optimisation, deprescribing, and frailty
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of MARS charts and community-based medication support systems
Competencies/ Qualities/ Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Clinical decision-making and risk assessment in complex frailty presentations
- Ability to work independently and across organisational boundaries
- Understanding of personalised care, shared decision-making, and safeguarding principles
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).
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).
