Advanced Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Mental Health Pharmacist to lead medicines optimisation services within community mental health teams. The role supports services across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and offers opportunities to develop Non-Medical Prescribing skills.

The post is Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with no regular weekend or late duties currently required.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

The SWLSTG Pharmacy Team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Pharmacist to join our friendly and innovative department, leading medicines optimisation services within our community mental health teams.

The post is Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with no regular weekend, bank holiday or late duty commitments currently required.

The postholder will deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services aimed at reducing hospital admissions through medicines optimisation, improving patient and carer experience with prescribed medicines, enhancing physical health monitoring and management, and strengthening communication between secondary and primary care. Opportunities to develop and utilise Non-Medical Prescribing skills will be available.

You will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team working across community mental health services. The role offers an exciting opportunity to influence and shape service development, supporting service users to optimise their medicines and achieve better health outcomes.

This role will primarily support community mental health services across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a varietybenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.