Main area Mental health Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time; Monday to Friday 9AM - 5PM; 37.5 hours per week - Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-7242402
Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Prestwich Hospital Town Manchester Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/08/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Adult Forensic Service
Band 8a
Job overview
Tired of weekend working? Looking for a change? Have you considered a career in mental health?
We have a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacist to join our well-established clinical pharmacy team and help provide excellent care to patients in the Adult Forensic Service based at Prestwich. This varied and challenging role presents a unique opportunity to make a real difference to patient care, demonstrate your ability to innovate and implement change, and develop your leadership and management skills.
Following investment in our pharmacy service and implementation of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, this is a fantastic time to join our expanding team.
* We are committed to personal development including the opportunity to complete addition training required for the job role or personal growth.
* Working within a supportive team and under the guidance of the Directorate Lead Pharmacist.
* Be an integrated member of the pharmacy team providing a dedicated, safe and effective, patient centred clinical service, providing high quality pharmaceutical care to our patients.
* Opportunity to contribute to service development and quality and safety, through ward rounds, audits and education.
Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and commitment will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to develop to be a key member of our clinical pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work across the directorate supporting the development of both the service, and the junior pharmacists who provide day to day clinical services to the area. You will develop and deliver excellent pharmaceutical services to patients with a wide range of often complex medical problems. You will participate in ward rounds, provide expert medicines advice to staff and patients, review medication incidents and develop clinical guidelines. You will perform a pivotal role in the provision of education and training to the multi-disciplinary team and ensure key governance and medicines management priorities are met.
Applicants must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a team whilst also managing your own workload. You must be dynamic, resilient, and be able to manage and motivate others. You will have the ability to influence the multidisciplinary team and engage with key stakeholders. You should have previous experience of working within mental health.
You will be supported in your own professional development, including developing your leadership skills. Successful candidates will take part in the on-call and Bank Holiday rotas.
If you are a keen and motivated registered pharmacist with previous mental health experience and a passion for developing new ideas, this may be the post for you.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for details.
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Qualifications
* 4 years master degree or equivalent
* Member of GPhC
* Post Graduate Clinical Diploma
Experience
* Previous Hospital Pharmacy experience
* Previous Mental Health experience
* Experience of Managing Staff
* Delivery of training at post graduate level
Knowledge
* Have knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
* Have up to date knowledge of mental health therapeutics
* Have knowledge of primary and secondary care
Skills
* Have the ability to interpret and communicate highly complex data
* Have the ability to manage change
Other requirements
* Cope with conflicting pressures/ deadlines Excellent written / verbal communication skills
* Ability to motivate, negotiate and influence
* Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with broad range of disciplines
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
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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.
Name Hannah Poloczek Job title Directorate Lead Pharmacist Adult Forensic Service Email address hannah.poloczek@gmmh.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 9385278
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