Lead Pharmacist Inpatient Mental Health | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks a highly skilled Lead Pharmacist to join their Inpatient Pharmacy team. This role centers on optimizing medicines for mental health patients and involves shaping clinical practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical pharmacy and demonstrate skills in collaboration and communication. A commitment to continuous learning and the ability to manage complex cases is essential.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Ability to provide expert advice on complex prescribing cases.
• Commitment to continuous professional development in mental health.
• Experience with clinical models of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical models of working as a senior clinician.
• Ensure appropriate medicines optimisation across patient pathways.
• Create new models for delivering patient care.

Skills

Clinical expertise in mental health pharmacy

Strong communication skills

Teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting

Education

Registered Pharmacist qualification

Job description

Job Details

• Job Title: Lead Pharmacist Inpatient Mental Health
• Band: 8B
• Location: Harbour Inpatient Unit, Blackpool
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: NHS Band 8B pay scale
• Organisation: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Pharmacist to join our Inpatient Pharmacy team at the Harbour Inpatient Unit. The successful candidate will establish and develop a clinical model of working as a senior level clinician and Non-Medical Prescriber at the Harbour, a 154 bedded mental health hospital situated on the Fylde coast. This role involves ensuring appropriate medicines optimisation across the patient pathway, providing expert advice on prescribing for complex cases and creating new models for delivering patient care.

Values

• Always Learning: Committed to continuous professional development and staying updated with the latest advancements in mental health pharmacy.
• Respectful: Treat all patients, colleagues, and stakeholders with dignity and respect, valuing diverse perspectives.
• Kind: Provide support and understanding to patients and their families with compassion and empathy.
• Team Player: Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, supporting and motivating colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

About Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Flexible working

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Application information

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Additional information

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

Closing date

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025