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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy Team
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
274-10607-COR-A
Employer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
To Be Confirmed
Town
Lincolnshire
Salary
£35,392 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Mental Health)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Are you a clinical Pharmacist with a passion for delivering outstanding care that brings the 6 Cs (care, compassion, commitment, courage, communication and competence) to life? If so, we want to hear from you. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated pharmacist with a clinical and patient facing focus to join our established and friendly Pharmacy team. The post holder will be responsible for delivering a clinical service on our inpatient wards and within our community teams. An excellent leadership and clinical development package will be on offer for our successful candidates as we aim to invest in our staff to deliver high standards of care to our patients.

This is a clinical role and a great opportunity for pharmacists from a variety of backgrounds to gain experience in mental health pharmacy.

Depending on experience this post will either be a developmental post (band 6 role which will develop into a B7 as the post holder will be supported  through PG certificate and diploma competency framework) or direct into a band 7 role.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist pharmaceutical services to patients, staff and carers in order to promote evidence based prescribing and use, informed choices and safe practices in accordance with Trust guidelines, procedures and policies.

 To contribute to the development of the pharmacy service and its workforce.

 To be responsible for supporting the development of better medicines management understanding throughout the Trust and promoting good practice in line with national and local guidance.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy lifeVisit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We will invest in you, so we will fully fund and support postgraduate studies or courses to help you further develop your career. We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

  • Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
  • Competitive annual leave allowance
  • Car leasing scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers
  • NHS pension scheme
  • Free eye tests
  • Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
  • Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Get in touch today:

Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Joshua Confue, Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager, via email at [email protected] or by telephone at 01522 421468.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc, BPharm or MSc in pharmacy
  • Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Band 7: Post-graduate diploma in mental health pharmacy or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent post-registration experience of working as a pharmacist
  • Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Band 7: Experience of working as a pharmacist in a hospital and/or mental health setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates ability to work within a team, to support individuals and the pharmacy service
Desirable criteria
  • Show competence in using the following computer programs: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook

Special requirements

Essential criteria
  • Must have the ability to travel independently across sites without the use of public transport. Willingness to work across all Trust sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joshua Confue
Job title
Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 421568
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