Clinical Pharmacist: Frailty Services and Community Resource Teams

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The CRT Pharmacy team was set up in 2019 providing services to Newport, Caerphilly and Torfaen. Due to the continued success of the service, further investment was secured to extend the service to all 5 boroughs, and three Community Hospital rehabilitation wards in 2023. This ambitious expansion involved recruitment of a team now consisting of 16 posts leading to a balanced skill-mix of pharmacy staff.

A vacancy has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to cover maternity leave until end of July 2026, and due to the flexibility of current staff, this vacancy can be based in Newport, Blaenau Gwent or Chepstow Community Hospital depending on the successful candidate's preference.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

The team currently provide a Pharmacy service to Frailty Consultant-led 'hospital at home' patients, Therapies/Social Care-led Reablement patients, Nurse-led home parenteral service patients (including IV antimicrobials) and Community Falls patients.

The extension of the service in 2023/24 also led to the exciting integration and redesign of the Pharmacy service provided to the Community Hospital rehabilitation wards of South Monmouthshire (Chepstow) and Torfaen.

We also take referrals from acute ward Pharmacy staff to ensure that frail/vulnerable patients are supported in taking medicines post discharge. Our role involves being fully immersed in the MDT with regular meetings, home visits, consultant led virtual ward rounds and actual ward rounds, and data collection/analysis of contributions to patient care. Each day brings a new challenge, the chance to learn from those around us, job satisfaction and an opportunity to further develop the service

With a unique role working across the primary/secondary care interface we have built excellent relationships with community, practice based and hospital colleagues. Our team also contributes to National and UK groups working in the field of Frailty/Virtual Wards/Community Resource.

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We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

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The comprehensive extension to funding further endorsed the contribution of this Intermediate Care Pharmacy team.

The role of the Clinical Pharmacy Technician is developing rapidly within our service, and we aim to continue this skill-mix, challenging the boundaries, giving more time for Pharmacists to be working at the top of their licence.

To join the team you will need to have a passion for patient care and be able to work as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team. You should be resilient, adaptable, caring and keen to contribute to service development.

You will be based within a set borough (either Newport, Chepstow or Ebbw Vale) as part of the clinical and social care teams. You will be required to travel regularly to provide cover within an agreed area (within working hours), as well as providing remote cover to other boroughs when needed as part of our overall team. The role also involves visiting patients in their own homes. You must be prepared to travel having access to your own transport (travel expenses reimbursed). On application, please specify which base you would like to be considered for on interview.

We encourage enquiries so we can better explain the vision for the service and how you will play a part in its continuing development – please get in touch