Senior Clinical Pharmacist: Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Ashton-under-Lyne seeks a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to support Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams. Responsibilities include developing pharmacy services, ensuring safe use of medicines, and providing clinical support. Candidates must have a Master's in Pharmacy and registration with GPhC. The role demands strong communication skills and planning abilities, with opportunities for continued professional development. Join us for a rewarding career enhancing mental health services.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Pharmacy required.
• Registration with GPhC is essential.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with GPhC requirements mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services within CRHT.
• Support the clinical pharmacy team and ensure safe use of medicines.
• Liaise with various clinical teams for transfer of care.

Skills

Planning and organisational skills

Good communication skills (written and oral)

Analysis of medicines related data

Specialist clinical knowledge relating to medicines in mental health

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacy

Registration as Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Database management

Job description

Senior Clinical Pharmacist: Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams

To actively support the development and delivery of pharmacy services to the Trust's Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHT). To act as a non-medical prescriber in the CRHTs. To ensure that the specialist clinical pharmacy service provided meets with national standards for the delivery of a pharmacy service.

Main duties of the job

To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk. To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team. To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care. To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so. To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We\'re really proud of our#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we\'re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk. To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team. To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care. To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so. To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs.

Please see the Job description for further details regarding responsibilities relating to; clinical service, communication, training, policy, service development, leadership, information technology, research and audit, financial, professional and general duties, standards of business conduct, equality and diversity, equal opportunities, safeguarding, professional and personal development, confidentiality, information governance, health and safety at work, infection control and sustainability / net zero.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Pharmacy
• Registration as Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Professionally up to date including Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with GPhC requirements

Experience

• Variety of hospital based pharmacy services
• Variety of clinical pharmacy experience including mental health
• Provision of specialist advice about medicines to clinicians in secondary care
• Analysis and interpretation of queries related to patients and medicines
• Initiating and implementing change in services
• Development of medicines related policies and guidelines
• Supervision of pharmacy staff / technicians
• Planning and organises medicines related audit
• Participation in practice based research / NICE guidance implementation

Knowledge

• Microsoft office: Excel, Word and Outlook for email
• IT skills including use of databases
• Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Specialist clinical knowledge relating to medicines in mental health
• Specialist knowledge of medicines to treat physical health
• Specialist knowledge of clinical trials involving medicines and related legislation

Skills and Abilities

• Planning and organisational skills
• Proposing changes relating to medicines within a mental health borough
• Analysis of medicines related data
• Good communication skills (written and oral)
• To maintain and develop professional relationships
• Works alone or in a team
• Recognises personal limitations and takes appropriate advice from others
• Plans workload of borough based pharmacy service
• Plans own workload and meets deadlines
• Works accurately
• Monitors drug expenditure for a mental health borough

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.