Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Mental Health | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Manchester is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist to join its pharmacy team. The successful candidate will develop and oversee clinical pharmacy services at North View, ensuring compliance with guidelines and providing support to junior staff. Requirements include a pharmacy qualification and a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or willingness to pursue one. The role comes with excellent staff benefits, such as generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

27-33 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Must have a pharmacy qualification.
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is required or a commitment to pursue this.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards.
• Manage and supervise clinical pharmacists and trainees.
• Provide pharmaceutical advice to medical staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure compliance with legal and local guidelines.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy service development

Leadership

Non-Medical Prescribing

Pharmaceutical advice

Evidence-based drug therapy

Education

Pharmacy qualification

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or willingness to pursue)

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 where necessary.

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

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.

Staff 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

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for details.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Dec 2025