Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

MedicinesOptimisation Pharmacist Care Home Support Team

Band 6 (£37,338 - £44,962)

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Locala Care Home Support Team are a dedicated team of nurses, pharmacists, a dietitian and physiotherapist working alongside General Practitioners (GPs), consultant geriatricians and the hospital team to provide enhanced clinical support to residents and carers. We aim to maximise the quality of life for people who live in elderly care homes across Kirklees and reduce unplanned admissions to hospital.

Based at Mill Hill Community Health Centre in Huddersfield, working across Kirklees.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join our team. Their role will be to conduct clinical medication reviews, provide advice on medicines usage, and deliver education to residents and care home staff.In addition, they will optimise prescribing, minimise wastage of medicines, enhance adherence with medication, reduce medication-related risk factors and facilitate avoidance of medicines related hospital admissions, plus ensure compliance with medicines policies and legislation.

The role will involve supporting care staff, liaising with community care teams, secondary care, therapists and other key stakeholders.

This role requires a motivated and dynamic person to work within this established service and it is essential that you are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Experience of working with frail elders within a care home setting is desirable. There are opportunities to educate colleagues and support developments within the team. Good communication skills and flexibility are essential qualities.

If you are able to use your own initiative, be flexible in your approach, and are motivated to be part of a developing service, come and join us.

Locala is committed to helping employees achieve a positive work- life balance and promotes mobile working. Staff are provided with mobile technology.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, and you must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated Good NHS healthcare services, as well as having a positive social impact in local communities.