Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen within our team for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist with excellent communication skills to provide high quality Mental Health clinical pharmacy services. If you have a passion for delivering optimal patient care and can demonstrate this through the 6Cs of care, compassion, courage, communication, competence and commitment then we would like to hear from you.
This position offers the chance to develop clinical, operational, and managerial skills. Applicants should be able to work within a team, be proactive and have a keen interest in mental health. Mental health experience is desirable but not essential.
This post is Fixed term: 15 months (Maternity cover)
For a band 7 post, you will have at least 2 years post-registration experience, be completing or have completed clinical pharmacy post-graduate study and possess well-developed clinical pharmacy skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to the planning and delivery of specialist mental health clinical pharmacy services as part of the CWP pharmacy team. This will include working as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that pharmaceutical care needs of patients are met, ensuring that medicines management standards are upheld in all areas of the trust and providing education on safe and effective use of medication to medical and nursing staff, patients and carers. The post holder will provide professional support and supervision to pre-registration and student pharmacists.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
* Registered as practising pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Evidence of clinical pharmacy training
* Post graduate clinical or mental health pharmacy qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
* Specialised and up to date knowledge relating to medicines management
* Knowledge of NHS policy, process and guidelines relating to medicines management, pharmacy and mental health
* Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
* Good IT skills - Windows, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, e-mail and web applications.
* Specialist knowledge of mental health therapeutics
Experience
* Experience of implementing new procedures or guidelines
* Experience in education and training
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.
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