CAMHS Principal Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber; N&S CIPPRD

CAMHS Principal Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber (N&S CIPPRD)

The closing date is 01 March 2026

We are delighted to invite applications for a Principal Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber post to join the Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases (CIPPRD) at Maudsley Hospital. This National and Specialist Outpatient Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service offers an exciting opportunity to support children with neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioural problems, particularly those with rare diseases, genetic or acquired brain injury, childhood dementias, and major physical illnesses.

The post holder will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, specialist doctors, data clinicians and clinical nurse specialists, supported by excellent administrative assistance. The service prides itself on whole‑person medicine and integrated mental‑physical care, with strong links to national paediatric specialties, brain‑injury rehabilitation and third‑sector organisations.

• Provide prescribing support for practitioners within the CIPPRD, running medicines optimisation clinics both autonomously and jointly with other clinicians for management of neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioural difficulties.
• Offer expert information and support on psychiatric medicines to patients and carers of CIPPRD.
• Contribute to the development of monitoring protocols and specialist research and audits on psychiatric medicines.

• Provide face‑to‑face consultations and prescribe for allocated patients, and give prescribing support to other clinicians in CIPPRD.
• Provide medication optimisation support and monitoring, both autonomously and jointly with other clinicians in the MDT.
• Coordinate with local and national pharmacy teams to facilitate procurement and supply of psychotropic medications, including off‑licence and unlicensed medicines.
• Develop and monitor medication monitoring protocols with the wider MDT in CIPPRD.

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), with mandatory CPD

• Relevant experience in psychiatric pharmacy
• Relevant experience in patient‑facing pharmacist roles

• Demonstrates advanced specialist clinical knowledge

• Good written and verbal communication
• Good time management with ability to prioritise workload
• Able to summarise evaluated information to provide highly specialist advice or professional opinion

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£72,921 to £83,362 a year (inclusive of HCAs pro rata)