Job summary To ensure patients receive seamless pharmaceutical care both throughout their admission to hospital and following discharge into assigned community mental health teams. This post involves being part of a team of specialist clinical pharmacists in mental health, playing an active role in inpatient multidisciplinary teams and a significant amount of patient/carer contact. As this is a specialist clinical post in mental health the post-holder will have, or is willing to study for, a postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric Therapeutics in order to be able to provide a specialist clinical pharmacist service. This post involves playing an active role in inpatient and community multidisciplinary teams and a significant amount of patient/carer contact. In addition the post carries shared responsibility for supporting local education and training plans, clinical audit around medicines use, provision of Medicines Information Service, advice to community based teams and local oversight of a small number of Clinical Trials. Main duties of the job Primarily a Specialist mental health clinical role: Providing an inpatient clinical pharmacist service to nominated wards within Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This will require working across a range of mental health services including; older people services, mental health adults of working age, learning disabilities, specialist and forensic services. Visiting allocated wards to regularly review medicines cards and professionally check prescriptions, ensuring compliance with UK and European medicines legislation, SPCs, national guidance, MPFT policies, procedures, formulary and guidelines. Providing pharmaceutical input at multidisciplinary inpatient and community team meetings and rapid review meetings, ensuring follow up and accurate completion of technician-led medicines reconciliation and where necessary liaising with relevant inpatient and community teams to undertake patient medication histories and devise pharmaceutical care plans. Providing practical, high quality, evidence based information on medicines to staff and ensuring medicines information provided to patients and carers is meaningful Supporting the Self-Administration of Medicines scheme on designated wards, ensuring it operates both safely and effectively. Providing pharmacist support to the dispensary for professionally checking prescriptions, responding to medicines information queries and supporting accuracy checking technicians in accuracy checking dispensed medicines as required. About us By joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by Supporting your career development and progression. Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccination every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. Date posted 23 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 301-LBG-25-6941611 Job locations Redwoods Centre Shrewsbury SY3 8DS Job description Job responsibilities KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical service delivery Deliver a high quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacist service to inpatient wards within MPFT. Ensure patients receive seamless pharmaceutical care through transitions of MPFT care. Visit allocated wards and community team bases to regularly review medicines cards and professionally check prescriptions, thereby ensuring compliance with UK and European medicines legislation, SPCs, national guidance, MPFT policies, procedures, formulary and guidelines. Provide specialist advice and information about medicines and their use to medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals, thereby contributing to their safe, effective and economical use. Provide pharmaceutical input at multi-disciplinary team meetings, rapid review meetings and community team meetings where necessary undertaking patient medication histories and devising pharmaceutical care plans. Provide specialist advice and information about medicines and their use to patients, carers and the public. Conduct regular 1:1 consultations about medicines with patients and carers. Promote the concept of shared decision making and patient choice at all times. Ensure the follow up and accurate completion of technician-led medicines reconciliation in a timely manner following admission to hospital in line with the MPFT policy for Medicines Reconciliation. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early Job description Job responsibilities KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical service delivery Deliver a high quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacist service to inpatient wards within MPFT. Ensure patients receive seamless pharmaceutical care through transitions of MPFT care. Visit allocated wards and community team bases to regularly review medicines cards and professionally check prescriptions, thereby ensuring compliance with UK and European medicines legislation, SPCs, national guidance, MPFT policies, procedures, formulary and guidelines. Provide specialist advice and information about medicines and their use to medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals, thereby contributing to their safe, effective and economical use. Provide pharmaceutical input at multi-disciplinary team meetings, rapid review meetings and community team meetings where necessary undertaking patient medication histories and devising pharmaceutical care plans. Provide specialist advice and information about medicines and their use to patients, carers and the public. Conduct regular 1:1 consultations about medicines with patients and carers. Promote the concept of shared decision making and patient choice at all times. Ensure the follow up and accurate completion of technician-led medicines reconciliation in a timely manner following admission to hospital in line with the MPFT policy for Medicines Reconciliation. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early Person Specification Qualifications Essential oHold current registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council oMasters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent pharmacy degree Desirable oPostgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Therapeutics (or willing to undertake) Experience Essential oEvidence of working as part of a clinical team oValidated post-registration experience working as a clinical pharmacist Desirable o1-2 years experience in hospital pharmacy oValidated experience within mental health Person Specification Qualifications Essential oHold current registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council oMasters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent pharmacy degree Desirable oPostgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Therapeutics (or willing to undertake) Experience Essential oEvidence of working as part of a clinical team oValidated post-registration experience working as a clinical pharmacist Desirable o1-2 years experience in hospital pharmacy oValidated experience within mental health 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 Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address Redwoods Centre Shrewsbury SY3 8DS Employer's website https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)