Care Home
Pharmacy professionals working in care homes effectively manage and optimise medicines to ensure residents get the most out of their medicines.
In this setting you could provide a supply and advice about medicines. Part of your role may involve training care home staff to support the care of vulnerable people.
Pharmacy professionals can provide services via a number of routes within this setting including, but not limited to:
Working in a GP practice providing services to care homes
- Direct employment through care homes/ group of care homes to work in the care home setting
- Working in care homes on behalf of a Primary Care Network (PCN) or via an Integrated Care System (ICS)
- Working in a community pharmacy that provides services to care homes