Advanced Mental Health Pharmacist – Community Medicines Optimisation Lead

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Advanced Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist to lead medicines optimisation services within our community mental health teams across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

The role is Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, with no regular weekend duties, and offers opportunities to develop non-medical prescribing skills, provide expert clinical guidance, and contribute to service development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist medicines optimisation services to community mental health teams, promoting the safe, effective and person-centred use of medicines.
• Work closely with psychiatrists, non-medical prescribers, care coordinators, GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise treatment and support recovery.
• Undertake medication reviews and make recommendations to initiate, optimise, switch or discontinue medicines where appropriate.
• Support the early identification and appropriate use of clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics to improve outcomes and reduce the risk of relapse and hospital admission.
• Promote relapse prevention through medicines optimisation, adherence support, patient education and proactive management of medication-related side effects.
• Improve physical health outcomes through medicines optimisation, physical health monitoring and collaborative working with primary care colleagues.
• Provide expert advice and education to service users, carers and healthcare professionals to support informed decision-making and medication adherence.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, research and education initiatives across the borough.
• Help shape and improve prescribing practice through clinical leadership, evidence-based recommendations and collaborative working.

Job description

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Advanced Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist to lead medicines optimisation services within our community mental health teams across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

The role is Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, with no regular weekend duties, and offers opportunities to develop non-medical prescribing skills, provide expert clinical guidance, and contribute to service development.