Advanced Pharmacist

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is looking for an experienced Pharmacist to enhance the pharmacy services for mental health teams in Derby. This role involves medication management, collaboration with healthcare professionals, and offers opportunities for professional development, including funding for postgraduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working options

Health service discounts

Ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• GPhC registration required.
• Postgraduate diploma in mental health pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop working relationships with multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide medication-related advice and support.
• Educate team members on medicines management.

Skills

Mental Health Knowledge

Clinical Care Management

Patient Communication

Education

GPhC Registration

Postgraduate Mental Health Pharmacy Diploma

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Pharmacist to join our friendly, established and respected team, in leading and developing the pharmacy service provided to mental health services to the community mental health teams in Derby and Derbyshire.

The role will be expected to spend time at the Trust main base in Derby and within the community mental health team bases. The role could also have a 40% WFH component; service need allowing.

We provide all our pharmacy staff with opportunities for development, including full funding for post-graduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy, including the certificate and diploma through Aston University, and independent prescribing qualification if required.

This role would be ideally suited to an experienced mental health Pharmacist looking to relocate or a mental health Pharmacist looking for progression.

If this sounds like who you are, then please get in touch to discuss!

Main duties of the job

The roles and duties of this post include:

• Developing close working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing to clinical care plans
• Responding to medication-related queries, providing advice on prescribing and promoting evidence-based practice
• Discussing medication with patients and carers and developing a variety of approaches to support informed care
• Educating colleagues about medicines management and medicines optimisation
• Providing line management and supervision to the clinical and specialist Pharmacists in the team
• Acting as a non-medical prescriber in a community mental health team

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Details Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

383-MED-5747-25

Job locations

Kingsway

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Job description Job responsibilities

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Job description Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• GPhC registration
• Postgraduate mental health pharmacy diploma OR a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy and equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Pharmacist Independent Prescribing qualification
• CMHP Accreditation
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Knowledge / Experience Essential

• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Highly specialist knowledge of mental health medications and therapeutics, other therapeutic area or highly generalist knowledge.
• Advanced experience of working as a specialist pharmacist

Desirable

• Line management experience
• Experience of working as a specialist mental health pharmacist
• Experience of quality improvement and service development
• Experience of practicing as a prescriber
• Experience of working across organisational interfaces

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• GPhC registration
• Postgraduate mental health pharmacy diploma OR a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy and equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Pharmacist Independent Prescribing qualification
• CMHP Accreditation
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Knowledge / Experience Essential

• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Highly specialist knowledge of mental health medications and therapeutics, other therapeutic area or highly generalist knowledge.
• Advanced experience of working as a specialist pharmacist

Desirable

• Line management experience
• Experience of working as a specialist mental health pharmacist
• Experience of quality improvement and service development
• Experience of practicing as a prescriber
• Experience of working across organisational interfaces

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsway

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingsway

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)