Job overview

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated  Band 8a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team, based at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge.

Our pharmacists play an integral role as members of multi-disciplinary mental health teams by ensuring medicines are prescribed and used in a way that is evidence based, safe and cost effective to the benefit of our patients. This post will suit a pharmacist wishing to develop and demonstrate their expert clinical knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will be expected to influence prescribing and to continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider multidisciplinary team. 

The ideal candidate will have a commitment to teamwork, a sense of 
accountability, plus an ability to work under pressure. 

We will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role.

We are keen to support and develop our staff and encourage promotion 
opportunities within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The job will involve working closely with our small team of experienced pharmacists, technicians and support workers with supplying medication and a pharmacy medicines management service to inpatient mental health teams as  well us advising and supporting community based mental health teams including our local clozapine clinics. The post holder will also have expertise to support community rehabilitation and palliative care hospital services.  

The team supports patients across Cambridge and south Cambridgeshire.

The ideal candidate will influence prescribing practice within the Trust and inform the development of protocols and guidelines associated with the use of medicines in mental health services.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.