Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Mental Health Services

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Pharmacist to join their innovative team in Liverpool. This role involves leading mental health clinical pharmacy services and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide exceptional patient care. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a supportive environment that values your expertise and encourages your ideas. If you are passionate about mental health and ready to take the next step in your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in clinical pharmacy, especially in mental health.
• Ability to work autonomously and lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical pharmacy services to inpatient mental health services.
• Implement Medicines Management strategy and ensure safe medication use.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Mental Health Pharmacy

Clinical Pharmacy Services

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

Job summary

Are you a skilled and experienced Pharmacist ready to take the next step in your career? Join our dynamic, innovative, and person-centred team delivering outstanding clinical pharmacy services.

You will lead, develop, and deliver mental health clinical pharmacy services. Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, you'll provide safe, effective, and person-centred care that makes a real difference.

Opportunities are available across mental health inpatient, secure, and learning disability services. You'll work in a supportive environment where your expertise is valued, and your ideas are encouraged.

We're looking for proactive professionals with excellent leadership and communication skills, the ability to work autonomously while inspiring others, and a passion for mental health innovation.

At the heart of everything we do are our values: continuous improvement, accountability, respect, enthusiasm, and support. If you share these and you're ready to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.

This clinically focused role includes occasional dispensary cover and supports the out-of-hours medicines advisory service and weekend working (9.30am-1.30pm), maintaining a minimum 1 in 12 rota.

We welcome applications from pharmacists with experience from any sector who have an interest and empathy for mental health pharmacy.

Bank positions are also available.

Main duties of the job

1. Be a valued member of the Medicines Management team and a core member of multidisciplinary teams providing a clinical pharmacy service to in-patient mental health services.
2. Help deliver and develop ward-based medicines management activities to promote the effective and efficient use of medicines, improving patient care and minimizing waste.
3. Work as part of the Medicines Management team and be a core member of the inpatient multidisciplinary team providing a clinical pharmacy service to in-patient areas.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people across our region. We are also commissioned for services covering the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

Our core commitment is to 'perfect care'—safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do their best work and collaborate with service users, families, and carers to shape future services. We are currently implementing a program of organizational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

• Date posted: 09 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 350-TWS7191399
• Job locations: Liverpool / Knowsley / Maghull / Hollins Park (To be agreed - floating post)

Job description

Main responsibilities include:

1. Implementing the Medicines Management strategy within the Trust.
2. Deputising for a higher grade pharmacist as required.
3. Participating in rota at a specialist level, including Medicines Information and providing professional and legal supervision to dispensary services.
4. Contributing to the Trust-wide Out of Hours Medicines Advice Service and 7-day supply service.
5. Completing medicines reconciliation following admission or transfer, collating information from patients and liaising with healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective medication use.
6. Ensuring medicines have appropriate indications and therapies are suitable for diagnoses.
7. Verifying that existing therapies are safe and have not contributed to presenting complaints.
8. Ensuring new treatments are compatible with patients' conditions.

Refer to the full job description and person specification for comprehensive details.