Overview
This post will be offered as Band 6 to 7 Progression Pharmacist OR Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist (depending on experience).
Location: E9 6SR, E9 5TD and N4 2ES.
Responsibilities
* Provide a clinical pharmacy service to designated mental health inpatient teams and deliver on all aspects of medicines optimisation.
* Be the source of expert pharmaceutical advice for the MDT and undertake patient-centered medicines discussions.
* Support newly qualified pharmacists into the specialty of mental health hospital pharmacy and encourage them to undertake a postgraduate certificate.
* Rotate through mental health specialisms such as CAMHS, Forensics, Older Adults and participate in a rotation with the acute trust provider.
* Work effectively within the wider multi-disciplinary team of nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and managers; develop and improve reliability and quality of the clinical pharmacy service; take part in Quality Improvement projects.
* Work with the Clinical Lead/Lead Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within the Hackney and Forensic directorates; implement and monitor the Trust’s clinical pharmacy standards; ensure a high-quality, patient-focused service.
* Identify gaps and problem areas in the service and use Quality Improvement methodologies to make positive changes.
* Ensure stock control of medicines on wards is accurate and consider cost-effective measures to improve medicine use across inpatient wards.
* Manage clozapine supply for inpatient and community service users.
About ELFT
East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) provides pharmacy services to a wide range of community and inpatient service users in Newham, Luton & Bedfordshire, City & Hackney and Tower Hamlets. Services include children and young people to adults of working age, older adults, perinatal, learning disabilities, community health services and forensic patients. We provide a broad range of clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards and are supported by trained medicines management technicians.
Our Mission and Values
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive. We seek people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and partner organisations.
Development Opportunities
The successful post holder will be given the opportunity to further develop competence through a Post Graduate Certificate/Diplomas (option of general or psychiatric pharmacy) and Non-medical Prescribing where appropriate.
Application Information
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information. This advert closes on Sunday 2 November 2025.
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