Job summary

Staff benefits Excellent transport links via underground and transport for London trains and buses. Free on-site car parking for staff. Restaurant facilities accessible via neighbouring trust. Access to educational library services. Agile work.

Main duties of the job
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding pharmacy team to lead mental health clinical pharmacy services across our community teams as part of our ongoing Transformation of Mental Health Services. This is a part-time role, 0.5 WTE, band 8a, with a particular focus on older adults with mental health with co-morbidities of mental health and role may be involved with gaps requiring pharmaceutical support for other services, within RB MHWT. The role will be part of an established pharmacy team within RB MHWT, based at Mellmead House, 4 Orchard Close Wanstead London E11 2DH. The role will be evaluated for effectiveness with possibility of becoming permanent. The role will be working as part of multidisciplinary teams.

You should be an independent prescriber as the role may involve prescribing as new service develops, and may also be involved with joint-clinics with doctors, offering patient focused and proactive care. The role has a focus on developing and using your clinical skills and knowledge to improve care through the delivery of efficient medicines optimisation to promote high quality care and reduce health inequalities. Applicants need to be able to work well both within the pharmacy and wider community mental health teams but also be able to practice autonomously, undertaking individual patient assessments and consultations as required. Experience of working with MH teams.

About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: GHX-3ML-002318
Closing date: 17 November 2026

Job description
The base of your role will be based at Redbridge and the pharmacy base is at Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview, which will be conducted face-to-face at Goodmayes Hospital. If there are any requirements which we should be made aware, please state this in the application.

High cost Area Supplement - Outer London (Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest). This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Deadline: 11th November 2026.

To find out more about the roles, please contact: Wajid Qureshi, Lead Directorate Pharmacist, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge. Tel: 07976743546. E-mail: wajid.qureshi@nelft.nhs.uk

Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Person Specification
Qualifications

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Experience

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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.

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