Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Mental Health

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation trust in Manchester is looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services at a new mental health unit. The role involves supervising junior staff, providing expert advice to medical teams, and ensuring high standards of pharmaceutical care. Candidates should have a relevant master's degree and a non-medical prescribing qualification. A strong background in mental health is essential. The position offers competitive pay and additional benefits, including generous annual leave and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Member of the GPhC.
• Registered non-medical prescriber.
• Experience in mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and evaluate clinical pharmacy services at North View.
• Supervise and manage pharmacy team members.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to medical staff.

Skills

Mental health expertise

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Post graduate diploma in clinical/psychiatric pharmacy

Job description

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. North View is our brand new award winning inpatient mental health unit on the North Manchester General Hospital site

The post holder will be provide senior leadership within the Manchester pharmacy team. They will clinically supervise and support more junior pharmacists including direct line management were necessary.

The successful candidate will also hold a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or be keen to work towards this whilst in post.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for details.

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• oMember of the GPhC
• o Masters Degree with demonstrable competency based training with final exams or equivalent
• oPost graduate diploma in clinical / psychiatric pharmacy
• oRegistered non-medical prescriber

Experience

• oConsiderable mental health / training experience
• oExperience of managing and supervising staff
• oExperience of developing prescribing policies
• oExperience of designing and undertaking clinical audits
• oExperience of developing and delivering training
• oExperience of working in both primary and secondary care.

Knowledge

• oHave knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
• oKnowledge of primary and secondary care, prescribing and medicines management
• oKnowledge of Mental Health therapeutics and services

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearper annum pro rata