Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We're recruiting for a Mental Health Pharmacist to join our team at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury. This opportunity can be offered at Band 7 or as a developmental role at Band 6 depending on experience. We offer flexible working patterns and can accommodate both full and part time availability.
You'll have the chance to make a real impact supporting our Trust and departmental initiatives aimed at enhancing patient experience and promoting clinical and cost-effectiveness. You'll be collaborating with Clinical and Directorate Lead pharmacists to support our suite of clinical guidelines and procedures.
We actively support career development and we'll offer you the opportunity to attend our new psychopharmacology teaching programme, which aims to complement and develop a solid foundation in clinical understanding of mental health.
This is a patient-facing position where you will work closely with other healthcare professionals at our clinical sites in Aylesbury. We also offer opportunities for remote working to enhance efficiency, reduce our carbon footprint, and support patient choice.
If you're an experienced GPhC registered pharmacist interested in developing your career in mental health services, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
* Work (physically or remotely) alongside clinical pharmacy colleagues across the Mental Health Directorate. (The ability to travel between sites will be required).
* Responsible for the development of strong clinical relationships with the patients, carers and healthcare professionals in your in-patient and community settings.
* Directly supporting patients, prescribers, and other healthcare professionals via attendance at multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and one-to-one patient consultations, carry out medication reviews, engage in discharge-planning with the MDT and ensure the correct application of national and local guidance with regard to therapies involving medicines.
* Support and work within our centralised dispensary where necessary (based in Oxford - some work can be completed remotely).
* Supporting the ongoing development of the community based pharmacy services and departmental clinical effectiveness initiatives.
* Work towards and become an active member of the on-call pharmacist out of hours team as per rota, where applicable (Usually within 6 months of starting in post)
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Oxford Health Pharmacy & Medicines Management service employs approximately 80 staff, predominantly clinical pharmacists, and technicians, supported by dispensary and administrative staff. Clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians are based (primarily) on clinical sites, with supply and support functions at hubs in Oxfordshire. The department provides services to our mental health in-patient and outpatient teams, including Acute adult mental health services, Forensic services, Learning disability services and CAMHS, as well as community hospitals. Our Medicines Management Service is highly respected, and our staff are considered integrated members of the patient-focused multi-disciplinary teams in this Trust.
We encourage and support our staff to professionally develop in line with the departmental and personal needs as appropriate. We also encourage continuing professional development through regular clinical and peer group supervision and education sessions within the Pharmacy department and externally where practicable.
Please note that progression to Band 7 for candidates appointed at a Band 6 will depend upon completion of the criteria set out in the job description.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Competence in the use of Microsoft Office (i.e. spreadsheets, word processing, presentation software).
* Ability to convey complex, sensitive information to other Healthcare professionals and patients.
* Comfortable using electronic drug administration and medical record technology
* Understand your own limitations and jurisdiction as a pharmacist in the UK.
* Ability to manipulate and analyse electronic data.
* Have good clinical knowledge and a sound understanding of therapeutics, particularly in mental health.
* Working knowledge of the importance and undertaking of audits
Qualification
* Masters in Pharmacy, Qualified Pharmacist, Registered with the GPhC
* Evidence of CPD
* PG clinical pharmacy diploma
* PG qualification in mental health therapeutics
Experience
* Post-qualification experience as a pharmacist.
* Experience in hospital pharmacy
* Experience working with patients with mental health conditions or in a mental health setting.
* Flexible approach to work.
* A strong team player
* Ability to prioritise conflicting pressures to meet service requirements.
* Highly motivated to deliver high-quality care across mental and physical health disciplines.
* Values that align with the NHS, Oxford Health NHS FT and the department.
* Confident to speak out against discriminatory behaviour.
* Confident to advocate on behalf of service users.
We’re advocates of flexible working, offering in many roles a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
* All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
* Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
* Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
* We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
* We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
* Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Sandeep Bhatti
Job title: Clinical Lead Pharmacist
Email address: sandeep.bhatti@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07919553289
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you feel you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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