Lead Pharmacist – Mental Health & Medicines Optimisation

Transformation Unit; Norwich; Presencial; GBP 67.000 - 77.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8B Principal Pharmacist (Mental Health) to lead a clinical pharmacy team and drive medicines optimisation across Norfolk and Suffolk. Based at Hellesdon Hospital, this full-time role involves leadership, patient safety, and service improvement.

You will mentor pharmacists and medicines management technicians, collaborate with clinicians, and develop standards while delivering high-quality medicines management across sites.

Formación

• Thorough knowledge of mental health therapeutics.
• Knowledge of national and local priorities.
• Up to date with local and national evidence-based guidelines.

Responsabilidades

• Management and supervision of pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians and develop a competent, motivated, and versatile clinical pharmacy workforce.
• Providing leadership role for good Medicines Management to ensure and to promote safe and secure handling of medicines in their clinical area of responsibility
• Leading Medicines Optimisation agenda to ensure and to promote patient safety, treatment effectiveness, better patient experience with treatment, embedding medicines optimisation principles in routine clinical practice in their clinical area of responsibility
• Working with leadership in the Trust and commissioners to support wider Trust requirements in relation to medicines management and medicines optimisation
• Developing and implementing clinical pharmacy standards and quality improvement initiatives
• Leading the development, delivery, evaluation, and improvement of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust
• Providing professional expertise, advice, and training to health professionals, patients and carers.

Conocimientos

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clear communication

Clinical appraisal

Risk management

Prioritise workload

Procedures/guidelines writing

Educación

Master's Degree in Pharmacy

Current registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council

Postgraduate qualification in mental health therapeutics

Member of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Descripción del empleo

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8B Principal Pharmacist (Mental Health) to lead a clinical pharmacy team and drive medicines optimisation across Norfolk and Suffolk. Based at Hellesdon Hospital, this full-time role involves leadership, patient safety, and service improvement.

You will mentor pharmacists and medicines management technicians, collaborate with clinicians, and develop standards while delivering high-quality medicines management across sites.