Community Services Pharmacist Locality Lead
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 22 April 2025
Job summary
- To lead and provide a high quality, safe and patient focused clinical pharmacist service to the Community Care Group; including community hospital inpatient units, outpatient clinics, ambulatory clinics and patients home settings including nursing homes to meet professional, Care Group and Trust requirements.
- Responsible for providing specialist pharmacist advice on medicines to prescribers, registered clinicians, unregistered staff and patients within community services.
- To deliver high quality patient care in line with legislation, national guidance and specifications.
- Optimise clinical outcomes, improve medicines safety and deliver best value from medicines within community services.
- To work as an independent prescriber managing a defined patient caseload.
- To participate in the wider pharmacy service and its development in response to patient care needs.
- To contribute to the development of medicines management and optimisati
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).
Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Date posted
02 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
185-1421-10234
Job locations
Tiverton & District Hospital
Kennedy Way
Tiverton
Devon
EX166NT
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tiverton & District Hospital
Kennedy Way
Tiverton
Devon
EX166NT
Employer's website
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