Clinical Pharmacist, Mental Health

Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust; Rishton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical Mental Health Pharmacist to join our inpatient team at Chorley District Hospital. You will develop your clinical skills within a supportive Medicines Management Team and work across a range of mental health wards.

We welcome applicants from hospital, mental health or community pharmacy backgrounds who aspire to grow in psychiatric therapeutics, with training and development supported by the Trust.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy and current GPhC registration.
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience in hospital or mental health pharmacy is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Pharmaceutical care planning and clinical review of prescriptions.
• Involvement in multidisciplinary ward rounds.
• Provision of medicines information to service users and staff.
• Support development of medicines management processes and trainee staff.
• Contribute to the Trust medicines optimisation strategy and audits.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Masters degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Job description

Job summary

Are you a qualified pharmacist with a passion for mental health pharmacy, or keen to specialise in this rewarding field? Whether you are already working in hospital or mental health settings, or currently in community pharmacy and looking for a new direction to develop your clinical skills, we offer a supportive and dynamic environment to help you grow and thrive. If any of these apply, this role could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of both our staff and the service users across the localities we serve. We would love for you to join our compassionate and nurturing Medicines Management Team.

Due to promotion of the current postholder, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our highly supportive inpatient team as a Clinical Mental Health Pharmacist.

The post is based at Chorley District Hospital, covering a range of mental health wards, including a psychiatric intensive care unit and acute adult mental health wards.

The role offers an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist who may wish to enhance their current knowledge base within the mental health field or who is already working at this level. We are a supportive Medicines Management Team and can offer many opportunities for pharmacists to build on their current expertise. We encourage all team members to identify, develop, and feel empowered to improve their skills.

Main duties of the job

Hospital and/or mental health experience is desirable but not essential, as we offer an award-winning in-house training programme designed to support the successful candidate in developing the necessary skills and confidence for the role.

There may also be opportunities to access further development, including the Aston University distance-learning Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics (accredited by the College of Mental Health Pharmacy).

The post will provide opportunities for the following:

• Pharmaceutical care planning and clinical review of prescriptions
• Involvement in multidisciplinary ward rounds
• Provision of medicines information to service users and staff
• Opportunity to experience pharmacy practice across inpatient services and community teams
• Supporting the development of robust medicines management processes
• Developing trainee pharmacy staff
• Actively working to deliver the Trust medicines optimisation strategy
• Ensuring compliance with GPhC standards for dispensing
• Clinical audit

Location and travel

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has fully implemented electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems across all inpatient settings.

Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations is required. There is no requirement to work bank holidays or weekends.

For further details / informal visits please contact us using the details provided

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of and commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge

• Good clinical knowledge
• Awareness of current issues in Pharmacy

Experience

• Variety of clinical pharmacy experience
• Good written, verbal and communication skills
• Organisational skills

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.