Mental Health Pharmacist - Community Services Trust wide

Mental Health Pharmacist – Community Services Trust-wide

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As a (Community Services) pharmacist (CSP) you will be responsible for the provision and continued development of a clinical pharmacy service for community services under the supervision of the senior CSP. You will link closely with both inpatient teams and home treatment teams, ensuring a seamless care approach, and will also work jointly with primary care pharmacy teams. You will cooperate in ensuring the provision of high‑quality, patient‑focused pharmaceutical care.

Under the supervision of the senior CSP, you will work as part of the Community Service pharmacy team but also, when required, as the sole pharmacist in community services, taking responsibility for your own workload and decision‑making.

• Provide and develop a specialist clinical pharmacy service to mental health community services.
• Maintain and develop clinical pharmacy services to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CSP senior pharmacist and pharmacy team, thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines and maximising benefit while minimising risk.
• Ensure that the pharmacy service provided meets the standards laid down by the GPhC and national standards for the delivery of medicines management in mental health trusts.
• Work with the senior community services pharmacist and the wider pharmacy team to ensure the production, consultation and implementation of all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures that impact on medicines management, including those related to shared care and physical health monitoring.
• Develop close links with inpatient wards, community teams, the primary care pharmacy teams and the PCFT pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to continued professional development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities, and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services.

We’re really proud of our #Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

For further details or informal visits contact:
Joanne Nguyen, Lead Pharmacist, Community Mental Health Teams, Email: , Telephone: .

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care