Developmental​/Clinical Pharmacist

Developmental or clinical pharmacist in the urgent care team of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, supporting lead pharmacists across community assessment units, same day emergency care and community medicine areas. The work centres on clinical pharmacy input for admitted patients, including ward rounds, supporting self-medication, educating the team and counselling patients and carers. The post is listed as part-time with flexible and compressed hours, includes part of a 7-day rotation, and offers NMP and ACP pathway support.

Current GPhC registration is required.

• Provide specialist clinical pharmaceutical care to patients admitted to CATUs, SDEC units and community medicine areas, including minor injuries units
• Review direct admissions and patients transferred from an acute trust, with lead pharmacist support
• Attend ward rounds
• Support patients with self-medication
• Counsel patients and carers
• Educate members of the multidisciplinary team
• Promote optimised, safe and cost-effective use of medicines
• Provide pharmaceutical governance and medicines safety oversight
• Provide medicines information and manage medicines finance
• Deliver education and training
• Work as a core member of the urgent care team, building relationships with internal and external partners
• Support the wider pharmacy team, including part of a 7-day service rotation

• MSc in pharmacy or equivalent (BSc or BPharm)

• Current GPhC registration

• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Postgraduate clinical diploma in mental health or clinical practice
• Experience of mental health
• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
• Up-to-date knowledge of mental health therapeutics

• Support with the NMP and ACP pathway
• Opportunity to develop managerial skills
• Flexible working