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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-CS2634-LG-F
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Dane Garth
Town
Barrow-in-Furness
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist

Band 7

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated pharmacist with a genuine interest in mental health to join the Pharmacy Team. The post is based at Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4LF, providing clinical pharmacy input to in-patient mental health services. Dane Garth Unit comprises of one mixed general adult, one mixed older adult ward as well as a 136 unit.

The main duties will include providing a patient focussed clinical pharmacy service in an inpatient setting. You will be expected to provide a high level of pharmaceutical care to patients as a part of the wider multi-disciplinary team, participate in consultant ward reviews, undertake clinical audit and be actively involved in supporting trainee pharmacists, students and other healthcare professions. You will also be involved in a ward based dispensing service. 

As part of the Pharmacy Team you will be provided with the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a variety of mental health and working closely with in-patient wards and community clinical teams as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the care needs of patients and service users, you will also ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within the service. This will include compliance with regulatory medicines management standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide an opportunity for the following:

·         Pharmaceutical care planning and clinical review of prescriptions

·         Involvement in multi-disciplinary ward rounds

·         Provision of medicines information to service users and staff

·         Opportunity to experience pharmacy practice across in-patient services and community teams

·         Supporting development of robust medicines management processes

·         Actively working to deliver the Trust medicines optimisation strategy

·         Ensuring compliance to GPhC standards for dispensing.

·         Clinical audit

You will have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and be up to date with your CPD. There is also opportunity to further develop qualification with courses such as Psychiatry 1 and 2 offered by the College of Mental Health Pharmacy, A Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics from Aston University, a Clinical Diploma where applicable, and a Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.

The Clinical Pharmacy service is embedded in the culture of the organisation and should you wish to join our team you will become one of a large team of Clinical Pharmacists, Clinical Medicines Management Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants, Medicines Management Nurses and Apprentices working across the Trust. There is no requirement to work Bank Holidays or weekends.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has fully implemented electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems across all inpatient settings.

Pharmacists have access to an award winning mental health online mental health training package.

Whilst this role has been advertised as a band 7 role, there is scope for this to be offered as a Band 6/7 progression for any newly qualified pharmacists or those with limited pharmacy experience. You will be embedded into an established and highly supportive team who are able to offer guidance and supervision to aid you in your professional development.

Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations on occasion is required however mileage will be reimbursed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good clinical knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Variety of clinical pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written, verbal and communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Decision making skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dorna Ghashghaei
Job title
Interim Network Pharmacy Director
Email address
[email protected]
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