Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Community Services
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated senior clinical pharmacist to work closely with the community-based staff and be responsible for:
1. Establishing a baseline and database of HDAT (High Dose Antipsychotic Therapy) prescribing within the STaTT community teams.
2. Stock control and ordering of medicines into community bases, specifically typical and atypical depot medicines.
3. Assurance that preparations prescribed are generic.
Main duties of the job
1. Establishing a baseline and database of HDAT (High Dose Antipsychotic Therapy) prescribing within the STaTT community teams.
2. Stock control and ordering of medicines into community bases, specifically typical and atypical depot medicines.
3. Assurance that preparations prescribed are generic.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job responsibilities
* To ensure that drug therapy is evidence-based, safe, cost-effective and appropriate to the individual patient.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.
Experience
* Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service including prescribing.
* Experience of working in mental health.
* Evidence of sound technical pharmaceutical & clinical knowledge to optimise safe and effective use of medicines.
* Experience of policy/procedure writing and implementation.
* Experience in cost improvement programmes/managing changes.
Knowledge & Skills
* Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing.
* Able to plan own workload with priorities and objectives and cope with conflicting pressures.
* Able to work as a team and independently.
* Ability to influence the prescribing practice of others.
* Evidence of involvement in education and training.
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.
Salary: £50,952 to £57,349 per annum pro rata.
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