Locum Band 8A Mental Health Pharmacist - Staffordshire
Listed on 2026-11-01
-
Healthcare
Clinical Pharmacist
Locum Band 8A Mental Health Pharmacist - Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Job Title: Specialist Pharmacist – Mental Health
Banding: Band 8A
Location: Staffordshire
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months (with option to extend)
Hourly Rate: £34-36 per hour
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00 (no on-call or out-of-hours)
Pulse is currently seeking an experienced Band 8A Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist to join a pharmacy team in Staffordshire. This role offers an excellent opportunity to deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services within a mental health setting, supporting safe and effective medicines management. The successful candidate will undertake ward-based clinical duties and support dispensary services, including working alongside ACT pharmacy technicians to ensure high standards of care and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities- Deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services across mental health wards.
- Conduct ward visits and provide expert medicines advice to clinical teams.
- Support dispensary operations and supervise ACT pharmacy technicians.
- Contribute to medicines optimisation and patient safety initiatives.
- Maintain accurate documentation and support clinical governance activities.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Extensive experience in mental health pharmacy (essential).
- Previous NHS hospital pharmacy experience.
- Ability to work at Band 8A level or equivalent.
- Strong communication, leadership, and clinical decision‑making skills.
If you have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please let us know as early as possible. We are committed to providing the support you need throughout your journey with us.
International Recruitment NoticePlease note that we are unable to accept applications from individuals residing in countries listed on the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel in England, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).