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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist Mental Health

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Job summary

NHFT are dedicated to making a positive difference and providing care with compassion. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, so if you want to work for a Trust that makes a difference & rated Outstanding by the CQC this is the place for you.

Are you a dynamic, motivated, forward-thinking clinical pharmacist, who wishes to specialise in mental health whilst continuing to maintain and develop your skills in general medicine and palliative care? We are seeking to appoint to a fixed term maternity leave post.

You will be part of a friendly, innovative and supportive pharmacy team. delivering a high-quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service to:

  • Adult and Older People's Mental Health wards
  • Child Adolescent Mental Health wards
  • Community Hospital wards/Palliative care

You will provide pharmacy support and advice at ward level, supported by Medicines Management Technicians, attend consultant ward rounds, develop policies and guidelines, complete both national and local audits and be involved in the teaching of staff. Mental health experience is desirable but not essential as we have in-house training programme.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Pharmacist Mental Health the post holder will :

  • Deliver pharmaceutical support to the Mental Health inpatient areas and support medicines management throughout the organisation.
  • Deliver a specialist clinical pharmaceutical service to patients with mental health problems and support the safe and effective use of both psychotropic and general medications throughout the hospital;
  • Support the clinical pharmacy service to Community Hospital inpatient areas, and provide ad hoc support to hospices
  • Ensure risks within medicines management are identified and managed
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant medicines-related legislation and policy
  • Provide input to consultant ward rounds/team meetings
  • Train, teach and supervise other members of the pharmacy team
  • Provide education on medicines for other healthcare professionals, patients and carers
  • Advise senior and junior medical staff and nurses on medicines management issues

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Details

Date posted

06 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TF377-CORP-D

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, or equivalent
  • Current and continued registration and membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of recent continuing personal learning and development

Desirable

  • Educated to Post-graduate qualification e.g. Clinical pharmacy diploma/ certificate/diploma in Psychiatric therapeutics (Aston) or equivalent knowledge and experience

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience
  • Experience of working with minimal supervision

Desirable

  • Recent hospital experience
  • Some experience of working within mental health
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of answering medicines information queries
  • Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
  • Experience of implementing medicines management policies and procedures
  • Experience of delivering training packages for staff and service users
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, or equivalent
  • Current and continued registration and membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of recent continuing personal learning and development

Desirable

  • Educated to Post-graduate qualification e.g. Clinical pharmacy diploma/ certificate/diploma in Psychiatric therapeutics (Aston) or equivalent knowledge and experience

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience
  • Experience of working with minimal supervision

Desirable

  • Recent hospital experience
  • Some experience of working within mental health
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of answering medicines information queries
  • Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
  • Experience of implementing medicines management policies and procedures
  • Experience of delivering training packages for staff and service users

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacist Mental Health

Helen Wilson

Helen.Wilson3@nhft.nhs.uk

03000271635

Details

Date posted

06 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TF377-CORP-D

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Supporting documents

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