Neighborhood Mental Health Pharmacist

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking three Senior Mental Health Pharmacists to support the Community Mental Health Teams and access teams. The role includes delivering clinical pharmacy services, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and providing expert advice on psychotropic medications without dispensary obligations. Applicants should have a pharmacy degree and registration. Opportunities for professional development are offered, along with a commitment to equality and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience in mental health.
• Experience in community pharmacy services.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical pharmacy services to CMHTs.
• Lead on non-medical prescribing pathways.
• Train healthcare professionals on psychotropic medicines.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy service development

Non-medical prescribing

Pharmaceutical advice

Training healthcare professionals

Education

Pharmacy degree

Professional registration

Job description

We have an excellent opportunity for a 3 senior mental health pharmacists to join our expanding community mental health offer. One of the roles is based within the Community Mental Health Teams in Tameside and the other two within the Living Well & Access Teams Bury and Rochdale. You will work with the Community Mental Health Teams in Tameside acting as a key contributor to the multi-disciplinary team to support safe, effective and evidence based treatment to patients with serious and enduring mental illness. Within Living Well & Access Teams the post-holder will act as a prescriber and be responsible for developing the clinical pharmacy service and medication related pathway within your borough. There is no dispensary or out of hours commitment providing the perfect opportunity for you to develop your clinical skills and broaden your mental health knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the established clinical pharmacy service to the CMHTs in Tameside or to provide, manage, organise and develop the clinical pharmacy service to the Living Well and Access Teams across your borough.
• Lead, deliver, develop and evaluate specialist clinical mental health pharmacy services in your area.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice and liaison to the CMHT, Living Well Team, GPs, practice pharmacists, other healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, and carers.
• Lead on the non‑medical prescribing pathway within the Living Well service and act as an independent prescriber of medication, ensuring that drug therapy is evidence based, safe, cost‑effective and appropriate to the individual patient.
• Provide training to the CMHT / Living Well Team, GPs and other HCPs within Primary Care around the use of psychotropic medicines.
• Ensure that pharmacy services work within agreed guidelines to ensure effective medicines management.
• Provide cover for other pharmacists providing a service to and employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, as requested.

Working for our organisation

You will work within a multi‑disciplinary CMHT or Living Well & Access Team within your borough. You will also be supported by a lively clinical pharmacy team who are dedicated to delivering excellent services and covering community services, assessment services, specialist services and inpatient services. You will receive clinical and management supervision and have opportunities to develop yourself and the role through education, training, team meetings and opportunities such as Quality Improvement and audit. You will be supported to undertake further qualifications as needed. The role is entirely clinical with no dispensary, out of hours or on‑call commitment.

Sponsorship Information – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and requirements on the government website.

After You Apply

Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.

If You’re Offered the Role

If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email.

Pre‑Employment Checks

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) / Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years of employment. This information will be used to validate employment history and references.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

Additional Information

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
• We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.