Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist (Band 7) - Remote On-Call

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist (37.5 hours) based at Bowmere Hospital on the Countess of Chester Health Park. Applicants with less experience may be considered for Band 6 with progression to Band 7.

The post involves developing clinical, operational and managerial skills within mental health pharmacy, working with a multidisciplinary team and providing education on safe and effective medication use to staff, patients and carers.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
• Pursuing/completed clinical pharmacy postgraduate study.
• Mental health experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver specialist mental health clinical pharmacy services.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to meet pharmaceutical care needs.
• Educate staff, patients and carers on safe and effective medication use.
• Supervise pre-registration and student pharmacists.
• Participate in on-call emergency duty rota; no weekend work except remote on-call.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist

Mental health

Teamwork

On-call experience

Education

GPhC registration

Clinical pharmacy postgraduate study

Job description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist (37.5 hours) based at Bowmere Hospital on the Countess of Chester Health Park. Applicants with less experience may be considered for Band 6 with progression to Band 7.

The post involves developing clinical, operational and managerial skills within mental health pharmacy, working with a multidisciplinary team and providing education on safe and effective medication use to staff, patients and carers.