Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Mental Health

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Manchester seeks an enthusiastic pharmacist to develop specialist clinical pharmacy services within an award-winning mental health unit. Responsibilities include delivering pharmacy services, supervising junior staff, and providing expert advice to healthcare professionals. Candidates should hold a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification and possess strong leadership skills, as well as experience in mental health. The role offers comprehensive benefits including annual leave and pension options.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health, learning disability, or drug and alcohol services preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills required.
• Commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, develop, and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to wards.
• Provide expert advice to multidisciplinary team members and patients.
• Supervise and train clinical pharmacists and pharmacy students.
• Ensure compliance with legal and local guidelines for medicines management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Commitment to safeguarding

Education

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our innovative and friendly pharmacy team. The post holder will be responsible for the provision and continued development of a specialist clinical pharmacy service to wards at North View, our brand new award‑winning inpatient mental health unit on the North Manchester General Hospital site. The post holder will also provide senior leadership within the Manchester pharmacy team, clinically supervising and supporting more junior pharmacists, including direct line management where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, develop and evaluate specialist clinical pharmacy services to the inpatient wards at North View.
• Deputise for the North Manchester Lead Clinical Pharmacist when required.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to consultants, medical staff within the Trust and other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Attend the MDT meeting on a regular basis.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to patients and carers.
• Ensure drug therapy is evidence‑based, safe, cost‑effective and appropriate to the individual patient.
• Ensure medicines management practices within the MDT and services comply with legal, national and local guidelines; develop local procedures and guidelines within designated teams and services.
• Manage, supervise and train clinical pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy undergraduates.
• Supervise and train technical staff and other health care professionals.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Holder of a Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification, or a candidate keen to work towards this qualification while in post.
• Experience in mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Legal and Equality Statement

We are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

Sponsorship and Work‑Status

We are a recognised sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. The role is eligible for sponsorship, and a role may be withdrawn if it is not eligible or if you lack the right to work in the UK.

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Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Excellent pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Wellbeing programme.
• Blue Light Card discounts.