Mental Health Pharmacist Prescriber & Medicines Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Possible relocation support

Good work-life balance

Job summary

The Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner role is based in the North CNTW Pharmacy Team, providing specialist services to community mental health teams in Ashington and Blyth. The post includes prescribing oversight, medicines optimisation, clinical advice for complex cases and duties across hospital and community settings.

GPhC registration and a prescriber qualification, or progress towards one, are required. The role involves supervision, on-call rota, and flexible working across pharmacy services

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent first degree in pharmacy.
• Postgraduate clinical qualification or portfolio toward RPS core advanced pharmacist curriculum.
• Qualified pharmacist prescriber registered with the GPhC, or working toward this.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist clinical pharmacy services within designated community mental health teams.
• Prescribe, review and monitor medicines to optimise treatment outcomes.
• Design and implement individualised pharmacological treatment plans.
• Provide expert medicines advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Support safe prescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Maintain robust medicines management and governance systems.
• Facilitate communication and transfer of care between secondary and primary care.
• Support implementation of Shared Care Guidelines.
• Contribute to clinical supervision, education and training.
• Participate in dispensary and duty pharmacist services as needed.
• Take part in an on-call rota.
• Work flexibly across pharmacy services to meet needs.

Skills

Up-to-date knowledge of legislation

Professional accountability awareness

Written and verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation and conflict management

Planning and time management

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Postgraduate clinical qualification or progress toward RPS curriculum

GPhC prescriber registration or working toward

Job description

The Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner role is based in the North CNTW Pharmacy Team, providing specialist services to community mental health teams in Ashington and Blyth. The post includes prescribing oversight, medicines optimisation, clinical advice for complex cases and duties across hospital and community settings.

GPhC registration and a prescriber qualification, or progress towards one, are required. The role involves supervision, on-call rota, and flexible working across pharmacy services