Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a motivated specialist clinical pharmacist to provide patient-focused clinical pharmacy services across multiple sites in Ormskirk and Chorley. The role involves participation in ward reviews, education of pharmacy trainees, and supporting prescribing practices. LSCFT values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for work/life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services within healthcare settings.
• Ability to supervise and train pharmacy trainees and technicians.
• Familiarity with NHS policies and mental health service frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide a patient-focussed clinical pharmacy service in inpatient settings.
• Participate in ward reviews and clinical audits.
• Support prescribing and offer specialist clinical advice.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Patient-focused care

Clinical audit participation

Education

Pharmacy degree

Registered pharmacist

Job description

To contribute to the provision of a specialist mental health pharmacy service within the Central and West Lancashire Inpatient units of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The role will provide clinical pharmacy input into the Scarisbrick and Chorley Adult Mental Health Inpatient wards. As a purely clinical service there is currently no pharmacy-based dispensary commitment, bank holiday or weekend working., An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic specialist clinical pharmacist to join the pharmacy team based in the mental health units in Ormskirk and Chorley.

The role also includes providing clinical pharmacy input in to the mental health inpatient units in Chorley and Preston, along with Pharmacy colleagues based in those units. The successful applicant will work alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team to support prescribing and offer specialist clinical pharmacy advice. You will also have close links to the wider Pharmacy department across LSCFT.

The main duties of the post holder will be to provide a patient-focussed clinical pharmacy service to service users in the inpatient setting. You will be expected to provide a high level of pharmaceutical care to patients as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team, participate in consultant ward reviews, undertake clinical audit and be actively involved in the education and training of trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other healthcare professionals. The role also involves providing support to other members of the Pharmacy team through clinical supervision.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.