Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in England is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Pharmacist to enhance its Medicines Optimisation service. The role involves providing specialized pharmacy support to mental health community rehabilitation teams, collaborating closely with patients and healthcare professionals. Candidates should possess a GPhC registration, a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, and demonstrate effective teamwork and communication skills. This role is ideal for those passionate about mental health rehabilitation and quality clinical care.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Current registration with the General Pharmacy Council.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Ability to manage change in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy input to community rehabilitation teams.
• Support safe prescribing and medicines optimization.
• Act as a key contact for patients and their families.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Patient care and communication

Medication optimization

Education

Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Independent Prescribing Qualification

GPhC registration

Job description

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join our expanding Medicines Optimisation service.

The post holder will provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to mental health community rehabilitation teams across the Trust, supporting safe, effective and person-centred use of medicines for people with complex mental health needs.

You will work closely with people who use our services, their relatives and carers, offering expert advice, optimising medication regimes and promoting shared decision-making. You will collaborate with a wide range of colleagues, including the DPT Medicines Optimisation team, multidisciplinary community and inpatient teams, Consultant Psychiatrists, prescribers, nurses, OTs, psychologists and social workers. Strong links will also be maintained with PCN GPs, primary care pharmacy teams, and specialist mental health and learning disability pharmacists across regional networks.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic pharmacist who is passionate about mental health rehabilitation, and delivering high-quality clinical care within a supportive and progressive organisation.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy input to community rehabilitation teams, including medication reviews, therapeutic monitoring, and complex medicines consultations.
• Support safe prescribing and medicines optimisation across rehabilitation pathways, working closely with medical and non-medical prescribers.
• Act as a key contact for people who use our services, their families and carers, delivering clear medicines-related information and promoting shared decision-making.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary community and inpatient teams (acute and rehabilitation), contributing to clinical meetings, care planning and risk management.
• Liaise with PCN GPs, primary care pharmacy staff and wider primary care colleagues to ensure seamless transitions of care and accurate medicines reconciliation.
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and training to DPT staff, supporting governance, audit, policy development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Engage in professional networks and supervision groups with specialist mental health and learning disability pharmacists to maintain and develop advanced clinical skills.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Pharmacist General Pharmacy Council (GPhC).
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy / therapeutics or equivalent clinical experience
• Certificate/Diploma or Masters in Psychiatric Pharmacy practice or equivalent clinical experience
• Independent Prescribing Qualification (or be working towards completion)
• Member of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Experience

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team / environment.
• Ability to supervise activities of pharmacy technicians and assistants.
• Managing change in a complex environment and evidence of having successfully implemented change.
• The ability to work under pressure, to deadlines where there are conflicting priorities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.