Advanced Clinical Pharmacist & Clinical Educator | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist & Clinical Educator hosted by the Medicines Management Team. The post will work at the University of Liverpool’s School of Pharmacy two days a week, contributing to in-patient mental health services and leading mental health teaching within the MPharm programme.

You will lead development, delivery and evaluation of mental health teaching and experiential learning for undergraduates, ensuring parity with

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills required.
• Experience across all four pillars of pharmacy practice.
• Currently pursuing/holding advanced mental health credentialling.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, deliver and assess mental health teaching within the MPharm programme, including teaching clinical pharmacy skills.
• Lead mental health-focused experiential learning across the MPharm programme, including simulation and health placements, with EPA integration.
• Provide advanced clinical pharmacy service to in-patient mental health wards.
• Be an active non-medical prescriber and an effective role model.
• Provide leadership within the Education & Training Team and contribute to Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
• Contribute to ward work at base and other Trust sites according to operational need.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamworking

Leadership

Formation

Advanced mental health credentialling

Four pillars of practice

UK professional registration

Description du poste

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist & Clinical Educator | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to be able to invite applicants for this newmental healthclinical educator postthat will be hosted by the Medicines Management Teamandwill work at the University ofLiverpool’s new School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 days a week.

In the Trust,you willcontribute to thedelivery ofan advanced clinical pharmacyservice toin-patient mental healthservices,andbe part of the Education & Training Team. At the University you willlead thedevelopment, delivery and evaluation of mental healthteaching and experiential learningfor undergraduates.You will ensure that mental health is consideredwith parity tophysicalhealth.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist with excellent communication, organisational, and team-working skills to deliver clinical pharmacy services alongside multidisciplinary teams. You will be reliable, willing to learn, able to work on your own initiative and flexible to support the wider pharmacy& universityteams.

You will be a role model for undergraduates and for the TrustMedicines Management Team.You must be experiencedacross all 4 pillars ofpractice,andbeworking at or towards advancedpharmacistcredentiallingwiththeadvancedmental healthcurriculum. Youwillalsobe able toevidenceyour leadership andsupportofothers workingontheir own credentialling journey.

• Contribute to the design, development,deliveryand assessment ofmentalhealthteachingwithintheMPharmprogramme, including teaching and assessing clinical pharmacy skills to support professional practice
• Lead mental health-focused experiential learning across theMPharmprogramme, including simulation,health placements, and the integration ofEntrustableProfessional Activities (EPAs).
• Contribute to the provision ofadvanced clinical pharmacy serviceto in-patient mental health wards
• Be an active non-medical prescriber
• Provide leadership and be a role model
• Contribute to strategic and operational running of the Education & Training Teamand the delivery of theMedicines Optimisation Strategy
• Contributeto wardwork atyour base and onotherTrustsites according to operational need

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

The University of Liverpoolis a member of the Russell Group and one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities, with a global reputation for excellence in education,researchand innovation. Through its teaching, research and civic engagement, the Universityseeksto make a meaningful impact on society locally,nationallyand internationally.

Within the University, the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is an ambitious and forward-looking School committed to excellence in pharmacy education, research and clinical partnership working. In September 2026, the School welcomed its inaugural cohort ofMPharmstudents, marking an exciting new chapter in the development of pharmacy education at Liverpool. TheSchool'sfour-yearMPharmprogramme is designed to develop confident,adaptableand resilient pharmacists who are equipped to meet the challenges of an evolving healthcare landscape.

Working closely with healthcare partners across the region, including Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, the School is committed to delivering research-connected, practice-focused education that prepares future pharmacists to improve patient care, advance the profession and meet the changing needs of the NHS. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a newMPharmprogramme while helping to shape the education and development of the next generation of pharmacists.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Nov 2026