Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-being support

Free car parking

Lease car scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Job summary

TEWV NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced pharmacist to deliver inpatient mental health pharmacy services across Middlesbrough and Darlington, with support from skilled technicians and a senior pharmacist team.

The role is patient facing within a multidisciplinary team, offering flexible working arrangements, limited weekend commitments, and training where needed to advance clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Experienced pharmacist with mental health focus; training provided.
• Experience in patient counselling, prescription screening and clinical pharmacy.
• Fixed term post for 12 months across Middlesbrough and Darlington.
• Flexible working with minimal weekend commitments and no late shifts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inpatient clinical pharmacy services in mental health settings.
• Counsel patients, screen and check prescriptions within a multidisciplinary team.
• Work with pharmacy technicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to medicines optimisation and clinical governance.

Skills

Patient counselling

Prescription screening

Clinical pharmacy

Communication skills

Education

Registered pharmacist

Job description

Are you looking for a challenge in a new clinical area across Tees Valley and Darlington? This split post will be based across Middlesbrough and Darlington delivering services to wards across West Park Hospital and Roseberry Park Hospital. The successful candidate will be delivering the in-patient service with the support of pharmacy technicians. They will be supported by a very experienced team of senior pharmacists across both sites.

Our pharmacists make a real difference to the mental health of the people who most need support across our communities. The roles are patient facing with time to develop advanced clinical skills whilst caring for those in need as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Our pharmacists can work flexibly within the needs of the service. Use of flexi-time is standard for all staff, we can offer flexible working arrangements to support your well-being and a healthy work-life balance. Weekend working is limited to half days on only 1 or 2 weekends per year. There are no late nights, and the on-call rota is currently covered with pharmacists opting in.

There are many benefits to working for TEWV including free access to well-being support, free car parking, lease car schemes and excellent annual leave entitlements.

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist, fixed term (12 months) wishing to specialise in mental health having already developed through their newly qualified pharmacist pathway. You should have enthusiasm, confidence and drive to make a real difference to the lives of patients with mental illness. Previous mental health experience is desirable, but training will be provided; however, you should be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of other areas of pharmacy and of mental health conditions and the medication used for them.

You should have experience of patient counselling, prescription screening/checking and have underpinning clinical pharmacy skills and knowledge. Excellent communication skills are essential.

In addition to this, the postholder should have experience of providing clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services in a hospital setting. You should have experience of patient counselling, prescription screening/checking and have underpinning clinical pharmacy skills and knowledge, ideally demonstrated through current study of, or attainment of a clinical diploma.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.