Job summary
We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our our well-established, friendly team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who provide clinical support to mental health units, community hospitals and community teams across Hampshire.
The post is based at Elmleigh Mental Health Unit in Havant and the successful applicant will provide regular clinical pharmacist support here and at Hollybank AMH rehabilitation unit, in our Secure, Acute and Crisis division. You will also work closely with the Portsmouth and Southeast Division pharmacy team to provide clinical cover to Older Persons Mental Health and community rehabilitation wards.
As part of the role you will be able to gain experience in other specialities such as Learning Disabilities, CAMHS, adult, LD and CAMHS forensic services and End of Life.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the clinical service is of high quality and patient focused, help to identify gaps and problem areas in the service and use appropriate methods including quality improvement. The post holder will deliver an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated clinical pharmacy service. This will include the provision of prescribing advice to medical teams and medicines management to the multidisciplinary teams and patients at ward/clinic level.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Dom Milbourn Secure, Acute and Crisis Divisional Lead Pharmacist Dom.milbourn@southernhealth.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The working hours for this post are Monday - Friday only, with no on-call requirement or weekend working.
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.
Key areas of practice will be to:
Utilise pharmaceutical expertise, working in partnership with patients, carers and healthcare professionals to minimise medicines-related harm and facilitating medicines optimisation.
Provide clinical pharmacy advice and participate in the pharmaceutical services to the Portsmouth and Southeast Hampshire Divisional area.
Monitor drug usage and promote cost effective prescribing.
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.
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 expenditureTo have undertaken clinical audit.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to manage own time.Able to work both alone and as part of a team.Good oral and written communication.Aware and able to respond to customer needs.Shows empathy towards patients' needs.Able to cope with stressful situations.Demonstrates assertiveness in difficult situations.Good IT skills.Able to be flexible.The ability to identify and prioritise work.Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.The ability to identify and manage risksAbility to evaluate own work.Shows empathy towards patients' needsProblem solving skills.Methodical approach and attention to detail.Proven communication and interpersonal skills.Up to date and familiar with evidence-based medicine, medicines information and medicines knowledge.Knowledge and understanding of prescribing and drug costs and how they relate to the local health economy.Knowledge and understanding of the national agenda for prescribing, pharmacy services and medicines management.
Desirable
- Teaching and presentation skills.Demonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda.To have an awareness of national and local priorities.Understanding of local trust priorities.Aware of effect of political changes on healthcare.Sound knowledge of drug management of Mental Health disorders as well as physical health disorders including national guidance.Clinical and critical appraisal skillsAble to influence all grades of medical staffEvidence of writing procedures, clinical guidelines, and policy/protocols.
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 expenditureTo have undertaken clinical audit.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to manage own time.Able to work both alone and as part of a team.Good oral and written communication.Aware and able to respond to customer needs.Shows empathy towards patients' needs.Able to cope with stressful situations.Demonstrates assertiveness in difficult situations.Good IT skills.Able to be flexible.The ability to identify and prioritise work.Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.The ability to identify and manage risksAbility to evaluate own work.Shows empathy towards patients' needsProblem solving skills.Methodical approach and attention to detail.Proven communication and interpersonal skills.Up to date and familiar with evidence-based medicine, medicines information and medicines knowledge.Knowledge and understanding of prescribing and drug costs and how they relate to the local health economy.Knowledge and understanding of the national agenda for prescribing, pharmacy services and medicines management.
Desirable
- Teaching and presentation skills.Demonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda.To have an awareness of national and local priorities.Understanding of local trust priorities.Aware of effect of political changes on healthcare.Sound knowledge of drug management of Mental Health disorders as well as physical health disorders including national guidance.Clinical and critical appraisal skillsAble to influence all grades of medical staffEvidence of writing procedures, clinical guidelines, and policy/protocols.
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).
