Site South Kent Coast Community Mental Health team Town Folkestone (CT19 5HL) or Dover (CT16 2AH)
Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 07/01/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed pharmacist to provide high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the South Kent Coastal community mental health team. If you're looking for an innovative clinical role, that is at the forefront of delivering patient-tailored care within the local community, with exciting opportunities for professional development and a good work-life balance, then look no further. This exciting role has been created as part of the Kent and Medway Community Mental Health Transformation Programme designed to support patients with severe mental illness (SMI) to live fulfilling independent lives in the community.
The post holder will need to have an independent prescribing qualification or be working towards it, a post-graduate qualification in pharmacy, and mental health experience. Ongoing training and clinical supervision will be provided by the lead clinical pharmacist for the community service line and Consultant Psychiatrists. The post holder will be supported by a CMHT-based Pharmacy Technician, further support will be available from the Trust-wide Pharmacy Team, including CMHT-based pharmacists. Our pharmacists are provided with opportunities for personal growth and development, including support for post-graduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy and NHS leadership courses.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take on operational responsibility for the safe and effective delivery of medicines management services within their Community Mental Health Team.
The post holder will facilitate pharmacy-led clinics and reviews to support, monitor, and review patients requiring advice and guidance in regards to prescribed medications. The post holder will also be required to network and drive innovation in mental health medicines optimisation across the primary and secondary care interface, supporting people with mental health conditions closer to their communities and homes. The role involves working in partnership with GPs, primary care pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians, in addition to KMPT pharmacy team and clinicians in secondary care.
The post holder will be responsible for areas of service and line management of pharmacy technicians working within the community mental health team. The post holder will also work collaboratively with other pharmacists in undertaking and developing audits and projects to evaluate and improve services, aligned with pharmacy and the Trust priorities and objectives.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The roles and duties of this post include:
* Deliver a high-quality, clinical pharmacy service to community-based patients and their carers within Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT).
* Providing specialist advice and undertaking patient centred clinical reviews to manage people with complex mental health needs, polypharmacy, adherence issues and comorbidities.
* To utilise prescribing and de-prescribing skills as a non-medical prescriber or working towards the qualification in line with competency and agreed scope of practice.
* Support and drive the development of work within the Primary and Community Mental Health Transformation Programme pathways, protocols and guidelines, so that patients receive safe, clinically effective and timely mental health medication in the most appropriate care setting.
* Promote seamless and integrated care for patients with mental health conditions, supporting the transition of patients across care settings so they receive the required level of care to support them in taking their medication safely in the most appropriate care setting.
* Support the management of shared care, ensuring patients are being monitored and reviewed in line with best practice, evidence and guidance.
* Support discharge planning to provide a smooth and safe transition of care. Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care across the KMPT teams where the post is based.
* Provide comprehensive clinical advice and guidance to GPs and pharmacists in primary care for people with mental health conditions and their treatment.
* Be responsible for relevant teaching and educational programmes for the staff in the CMHTs and for health care professionals working in primary care.
* Be a member of the clinical on-call pharmacist service.
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* Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council, with at least 3 year’s post graduate experience.
* Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent specialist knowledge, acquired through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience.
* Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or working towards this qualification.
* Member of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy.
Experience
* Extensive experience working in a pharmacy setting at an advanced level.
* Knowledge of Mental Health therapeutics.
* Knowledge and understanding of implications of Clinical Governance.
* Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary settings.
* Record of achieving results against set targets.
* Experience of Quality improvement /project management.
* Experience of Medicines Information / dealing with complex queries.
Knowledge & Skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* High level of analytical skills and problem solving ability, to ensure that the post holder is able to provide advice on complex issues relating to medicine management and Trust policies.
* Knowledge and experience of Primary and Secondary Care working.
* Confident and assertive when dealing with other professionals.
* High level of Interpersonal skills, to ensure that the post holder is able to effectively exchange highly complex and sensitive information with patients and relatives, prescribers and senior managers.
* IT skills - word-processing, PowerPoint, Excel, statistical package and internet use, so that the post holder can communicate effectively with other Health care professionals and for training purposes.
* Up to date knowledge of prescribing issues in Mental Health.
Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time.
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time.
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time.
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Recommend a friend campaign
If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals.
Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave
Dependent on length of NHS service.
Other paid/unpaid leave
This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave.
Non-paid leave for career breaks.
Staff Support
KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers
Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Learning and Development opportunities
In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
Induction
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).
The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training.
The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.
New starter bonus
At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.
Staff Network Forums
A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.
Lease car scheme, Cycle to work scheme, the list goes on………!
Probation Period
New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter.
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
* Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.
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 Adekemi Oluwabunmi Job title Lead Advanced Community Clinical Pharmacist Email address adekemi.oluwabunmi@nhs.net Telephone number 07584885079
Additional information
Jagdip Bahia, Chief Pharmacist on 07796197394
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Eastern & Coastal Area Offices
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
Telephone 01227 230855 | ext. 730855
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