Job summary
Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with a keen interest and previous experience in mental health?

Opened in 2023, the Woodview Unit is a newly refurbished in-patient mental health unit in Whalley which will have a total of 47 beds including 12 Male, 27 Female and an 8 bedded Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. These additional beds complement those on the Pendleview Unit, Royal Blackburn Hospital.

The Woodview Unit is designed with extensive input from service users and clinicians and is based on 'safety by design' to ensure that it can provide high quality care. The ethos of the unit is to provide therapeutic care which is empowering, person-centred and needs led, and focuses on promoting recovery and independence.

In addition the site also has three IPC (Individual Packages of Care) homes that require pharmaceutical input and are housed on the same site.

We are looking to recruit an experienced mental health pharmacist to join our friendly, innovative and supportive clinical pharmacy team. As the successful candidate you will be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, pro-active and patient focused clinical pharmacy service to the new in-patient mental health unit.

Main duties of the job
Key components of the role include:

• Clinical review of prescriptions and patient-orientated medication review
• Provision of specialist pharmaceutical advice to multi-disciplinary teams
• Involvement of patients in decisions about their medicines to support adherence and improve outcomes
• Potential to utilise non-medical prescribing skills within the role outline
• Opportunity to influence the development of services to improve patient care through service redesign
• Participation in clinical audit and service evaluation
• Line management of junior pharmacy staff
• Contribution to the training and development of junior pharmacy team members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Participation in the clinical supervision programme
• Input to the development of policies and procedures and treatment guidelines
• Contribute to initiatives to improve medicines safety

You will have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, a postgraduate pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience, and post registration experience in mental health.

Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations is required.

The post does not require weekend working or an on-call commitment.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-CS2966-MF
Location: Woodview Unit, Whalley, BB7 9PE

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• Masters degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Postgraduate diploma or equivalent including MA/MSc or equivalent experience

Knowledge (Essential)

• Previous experience of working in mental health
• Good clinical knowledge
• Awareness of current issues

Experience (Essential)

• Ability to maintain and develop professional relationships
• Good written and verbal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact
Deputy Lead Pharmacist: Usman Akram, usman.akram@lscft.nhs.uk

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.