Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

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Job summary

We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to provide support to two community rehabilitation wards at Petersfield Community Hospital, and to regularly work on the Older Persons Mental Health wards at Gosport War Memorial Hospital and Elmleigh Adult Mental Health Unit in Havant.

Your work will focus on enhancing patient safety in medicines practice including medicines reconciliation, providing clinical professional advice to prescribers as part of a multi-disciplinary team, discharge planning, clinical audit, and teaching. As such you will need to be an excellent and empathetic communicator, with a thorough attention to detail and the ability to function in a busy environment.

Applications are welcome from pharmacists in any branch of the profession and at any stage of their career as full training will be tailored to the specific needs of the post holder. No previous experience is required of working within mental health, or on physical health wards, as you will be supported and mentored by experienced pharmacy colleagues.

The in-house Education & Training pharmacy team co-ordinate opportunities available for comprehensive and fully funded training. This includes the clinical pharmacy diploma, independent pharmacist prescribing, psychiatric certificate and diploma College of Mental Health Pharmacy courses Psych 1 and 2.

Applications are welcome for full time, part time, job share and flexible working patterns.

It is anticipated that the interviews will take place on or around 9th April 2025.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with the Principal Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within the division. They will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the Trust's clinical pharmacy standards as well as ensuring the clinical service is of high quality and patient focused. They will help to identify gaps and problem areas in the service and use appropriate methods including quality improvement to improve the service.

In conjunction with the clinical pharmacy leads and others in the team, the post holder will deliver an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated clinical pharmacy service to physical health and mental health inpatient wards that meets all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements. This will include the provision of prescribing advice to medical teams and medicines management to the multidisciplinary teams and patients at ward/clinic level.

Key areas of practice will be to:

a)Utilise pharmaceutical expertise, working in partnership with patients, carers and healthcare professionals to minimise medicines-related harm and facilitating medicines optimisation.

b)Provide clinical pharmacy advice and participate in the pharmaceutical services to the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Division.

c)Monitor drug usage and promote cost effective prescribing within the Division.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Details

Date posted

14 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-7499

Job locations

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW


Elmleigh

61a New Lane

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2JJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration/ foundation year training.
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Diploma (or MSc) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience (or willing to work towards this).
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics (or willing to work towards this)
  • Independent prescriber qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience working as a pharmacist.
  • Demonstrate the ability to recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information appropriately to mental health patients, carers, and clinical staff, as well as those in physical inpatient wards.
  • Experience of delivering training and education.
  • Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Desirable

  • Post-registration experience working in mental health and/or community health services.
  • Experience of ward based clinical pharmacy.
  • Experience of working with older persons.
  • Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure.
  • To have undertaken clinical audit.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration/ foundation year training.
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Diploma (or MSc) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience (or willing to work towards this).
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics (or willing to work towards this)
  • Independent prescriber qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience working as a pharmacist.
  • Demonstrate the ability to recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information appropriately to mental health patients, carers, and clinical staff, as well as those in physical inpatient wards.
  • Experience of delivering training and education.
  • Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Desirable

  • Post-registration experience working in mental health and/or community health services.
  • Experience of ward based clinical pharmacy.
  • Experience of working with older persons.
  • Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure.
  • To have undertaken clinical audit.

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Ana Alves

ana.alves@southernhealth.nhs.uk

07386659488

Details

Date posted

14 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-7499

Job locations

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW


Elmleigh

61a New Lane

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2JJ


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