Senior Pharmacist, Community Mental Health & Prescribing

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Staff accommodation nearby

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Advanced Specialist Pharmacist within Community Mental Health Services in Berkshire. You will lead medicines optimisation, advise on complex regimens, and support prescribing decisions in multidisciplinary teams across community settings.

The role offers independent prescribing, professional development, and flexible working options with a focus on improving patient care and safe medicines management across Berkshire locations.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist.
• Postgraduate clinical qualification and hospital experience to be considered for band 8a.
• Flexible approach to work to meet the developing needs of the pharmacy service.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and carers on optimizing medication therapy in the community.
• Plan and deliver medicines management training for clinical staff in CMH service.
• Be a prescriber or develop to independent non-medical prescriber to work autonomously and alongside the consultant teams.
• Lead in audit-related service development and implementation (including NICE standards).
• Demonstrate people management and leadership to influence teams, patients/carers and other health-care stakeholders.
• Possible inpatient ward cover to ensure seamless care across inpatient/outpatient settings.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Prescribing

Clinical leadership

Independent prescribing

Education

Postgraduate clinical qualification

Hospital experience

Job description

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Advanced Specialist Pharmacist within Community Mental Health Services in Berkshire. You will lead medicines optimisation, advise on complex regimens, and support prescribing decisions in multidisciplinary teams across community settings.

The role offers independent prescribing, professional development, and flexible working options with a focus on improving patient care and safe medicines management across Berkshire locations.