Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Community Services

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Salford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health is seeking an enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join their community services team. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with community staff to ensure safe and effective medication management, focusing on high-dose antipsychotic therapy. Your expertise will drive evidence-based drug therapy practices, while your communication skills will influence prescribing practices across the team. This part-time position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care within a supportive and diverse environment. If you're passionate about mental health and ready to contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with non-medical prescribing qualification required.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy service delivery and mental health is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure drug therapy is evidence-based, safe, and cost-effective.
• Manage stock control and ordering of medicines in community bases.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence prescribing practice

Teamwork and independent work

Workload planning and prioritization

Education

Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Job description

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Community Services

Band 8a

Main area: Mental Health

Grade: Band 8a

Contract: Fixed term: 3 months (Until 31st March 2025)

Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week

Job ref: 437-6867671

Site: Salford & Trafford

Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated senior clinical pharmacist to work closely with the community-based staff and be responsible for:

1. Establishing a baseline and database of HDAT (High Dose Antipsychotic Therapy) prescribing within the STaTT community teams.
2. Stock control and ordering of medicines into community bases, specifically typical and atypical depot medicines.
3. Assurance that preparations prescribed are generic.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that drug therapy is evidence-based, safe, cost-effective and appropriate to the individual patient.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.

Experience

• Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service including prescribing.
• Experience of working in mental health.
• Evidence of sound technical pharmaceutical & clinical knowledge to optimise safe and effective use of medicines.
• Experience of policy/procedure writing and implementation.
• Experience in cost improvement programmes/managing changes.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing.
• Able to plan own workload with priorities and objectives and cope with conflicting pressures.
• Able to work as a team and independently.
• Ability to influence the prescribing practice of others.
• Evidence of involvement in education and training.

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. For further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups.

Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.