We are a multi-award-winning team with a strong focus on supporting individuals to achieve their full potential. This is an exciting time to join us as we are in the process of successfully deploying the EMIS Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration (EPMA) system across all our inpatient mental health services and will also be deploying a range of digital solutions such as digital temperature monitoring systems and electronic prescription tracker systems!
You would be joining a trust that is rated by the CQC as good and where the most recent staff survey results are well above the national average and continue to improve year on year.
As a Pharmacy Department, we are proud winners of the following awards:
* The 2024 national ‘Environmental Impact & Sustainability Award’
* The Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2024 Excellence in Use of Technology in Pharmacy Practice
* HSJ Digital Awards 2024 Moving Towards Net Zero through digital
Why work for us?
* Relocation package available for the successful candidate in line with the Trust policy
* No late evenings and weekends
* Support to undertake non-medical prescribing training
* Educational and professional development opportunities
* On-call advisory service only
* Free parking
* Modern working environment
* Working up to two bank holidays per annum
* Support for professional development
* Leadership training provided
* Small friendly team
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 provide a specialist clinical pharmacist service.
This 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.
The pharmacy department has been successful in implementing electronic prescribing for our inpatient services and the digital work stream continues to strengthen at the Trust.
By joining Team MPFT, 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 and 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 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 vaccinations 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.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Before applying for this challenging and varied role, we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification.
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