You will be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to designated mental health inpatient teams and delivering on all aspects of medicines optimisation. You will be the source of expert pharmaceutical advice for the MDT and undertake patient-centered medicines discussions.
We will be supporting newly qualified pharmacists into the specialty of mental health hospital pharmacy and will be encouraging them to undertake a postgraduate certificate. During your progression role, you will have the opportunity to rotate through a number of mental specialisms such as CAMHS, Forensics, Older Adults and also be able to participate in a rotation with our acute trust provider.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work with the Clinical Lead/Lead Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within the Luton and Bedfordshire directorates. 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 identify gaps and problem areas in the service and will use Quality Improvement methodology to make positive changes.
Job responsibilities
*The successful post holder will be given the opportunity to further develop their competence through Post Graduate Certificate/Diplomas (option of general or psychiatric pharmacy) and Non-medical Prescribing where appropriate*
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
* Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
* + pre-registration training
* Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Working towards higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* Experience in clinical pharmacy in a mental health setting
* Experience in clinical pharmacy of working with older people
* Post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy
* Psychiatry qualification (or willing to work towards this)
Experience
* Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine-related information to mental health patients, carers and clinical staff
* Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
* To have undertaken clinical audit
* Training and education
* Previous experience in providing clinical mental health services.
* Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure
Knowledge and Skills
* Clinical and critical appraisal skills
* The ability to identify and prioritise clinical workload
* Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in a clear, precise and appropriate manner.
* To have an awareness of national and local priorities
* The ability to identify and manage risks
* Ability to evaluate own work
* Enhances the quality of patient care
* Demonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda
* Basic IT skills
* Teaching and presentation skills
* Demonstrates ability to meet set targets
* Demonstrate ability to organise self to ensure efficient use of time.
* Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
* Self-motivated
* The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
* Takes responsibilities for own actions
* Able to influence junior medical staff
* Understanding of local trust priorities
* Evidence of writing procedures, guidelines or 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.
£35,392 to £50,056 a year - Band 6 to 7 Progression Pharmacist
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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