Are you a qualified Pharmacist with an interest in working in Mental Health Services?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacist to join our established, friendly, and highly respected Pharmacy team at Priority House Hospital in Maidstone on a 12-month maternity cover contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills within mental health services while working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care.
This role would suit pharmacists with previous mental health and hospital experience who are looking to consolidate their skills, as well as those considering a move into mental health pharmacy from another sector. You will have the opportunity to work both in inpatient and community settings.
As a Pharmacist for the Trust, you will be provided with opportunities for personal growth and development, including support for post-graduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy. Some of our pharmacists are qualified as independent prescribers and the opportunities to qualify and practice as prescribers will grow as our team does.
Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.
Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street)
Main duties of the job
To be part of a team that provides a comprehensive clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to the mental health unit.
Support patients and their families by providing advice about the use of medication, optimising treatment, providing information and liaising with acute and other care providers to ensure seamless transfer of care.
This role does not require mental health experience and the expectation would be for the candidate to learn and build their experience on the job through formal learning and work-based practice.
Ongoing training and support will be provided by the Lead Education and Training Pharmacist and the local clinical pharmacy team, with clinical supervision being provided by one of our experienced Senior Clinical Pharmacists.
Further support will be available from the Trust-wide pharmacy team if required.
You will be part of a clinical pharmacy team that provides a medicines management service to the inpatient wards.
You will also be involved in working with the other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in undertaking and developing audits and projects to evaluate and improve services alongside pharmacy and trust priorities and objectives.
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Job responsibilities
The roles and duties of these posts include:
Helping with the provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to the mental health unit, including ward pharmacy visits, multidisciplinary team meetings and consultant reviews in an inpatient setting.
Support patients and their families by providing advice about the use of medication, optimising treatment, providing information and liaising with acute and other care providers to ensure seamless transfer of care.
Contribute to good physical health and wellbeing of patients by providing expert advice and performing interventions to improve physical health.
* Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.
* Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
* Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Masters degree in pharmacy + 1 year pre-registration training
* Registered with GPhC
* Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent specialist knowledge, acquired through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience
Experience
* Experience of working in mental health services
* Knowledge of Mental Health therapeutics
* Understanding of principles of Clinical Governance
* Able to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary setting
Knowledge and skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Good level of interpersonal skills so as to effectively exchange complex and sensitive information
* Good level of analytical skills
* Up to date knowledge of prescribing issues in mental health
* Relevant knowledge of pharmaceutical standards of practice
* Self-motivated
* Proactive
* Able to work under pressure
* Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr