Job summary Are you a pharmacist looking for new challenges in a senior role? We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic registered pharmacist to join our friendly pharmacy team. This post is full time, 37.5 hours over five days, Monday to Friday. You will be based in Norwich. Your main role will be to work with the multidisciplinary team to provide a clinical pharmacy service to the in-patient wards, and clinical support to junior pharmacists and management of staff. You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Good communication, problem solving, prioritisation and organisational skills are essential. Main duties of the job The post holder will; Provide advanced clinical pharmacy and medicines related care to service users with mental illness or learning disabilities in inpatient and community settings. Be involved in the provision of a clinical and responsible for the operational pharmacy service to a clinical team in a specified geographical area. Be responsible for providing pharmacy and medicines related care to allocated teams to ensure medicines prescribed are safe, effective, optimised and appropriate. Lead on service development and projects as required by the department/ service area, working with partner organisations / primary care. Provide professional pharmacist support to the site you are based and mentor other pharmacists in the trust (including trainees) as required. Undertake line management responsibility for pharmacy staff. Have a responsibility to educate and develop the pharmacy and wider healthcare workforce as part of a teaching organisation. Divide your time between operational management, hands-on service provision (clinical pharmacy provision to a number of wards/units) and medicines information service. About us Benefits of working for NSFT includes:- NHS pension Comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other. Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year gross per annum (pro rata) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 246-COR6564886-C Job locations Hellesdon Hospital Drayton High Road Norwich NR6 5BE Job description Job responsibilities To find out more about the job role click the job description, then click APPLY to start your candidate experience today The interview date is yet to be agreed. Please ensure you check your spam folder for emails. Trac emails often fall into spam or junk folders. This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants Job description Job responsibilities To find out more about the job role click the job description, then click APPLY to start your candidate experience today The interview date is yet to be agreed. Please ensure you check your spam folder for emails. Trac emails often fall into spam or junk folders. This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants Person Specification Qualifications Essential Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Diploma qualification Desirable Independent Prescriber or working towards an Independent Prescribing qualification. Member of, or working towards, membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy Qualification Experience Essential Postgraduate employment as a pharmacist Specialist mental health medicines use Desirable Management of staff Person Specification Qualifications Essential Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Diploma qualification Desirable Independent Prescriber or working towards an Independent Prescribing qualification. Member of, or working towards, membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy Qualification Experience Essential Postgraduate employment as a pharmacist Specialist mental health medicines use Desirable Management of staff 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Address Hellesdon Hospital Drayton High Road Norwich NR6 5BE Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)