Job summary
Based at Wathwood Medium Secure Hospital but may also be required to travel to other trust sites.
Fixed term, up to full time Band 8a position (up to 1WTE, up to hours per week, no weekends/Bank Holidays).
We are looking for an experienced clinical mental health pharmacist with a relevant postgraduate qualification. You should have an existing or growing interest in leadership and working in secure mental health settings.
The post is permanent and up full time, although part-time and job share would be considered. Consideration will also be given to those returning to practice.
Main duties of the job
This unique post offers a qualified and experienced pharmacist the opportunity to further their career by working clinically in a mediumsecure forensic mental health setting, and leading and supervising our expert and enthusiastic clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
You will be based at Wathwood Hospital, which provides medium secure services for men. Medicines supply is via an external provider under a service level agreement. There is no late night, weekend or Bank Holiday working.
You will have responsibility for a clinical caseload and work as an integral multidisciplinary team member. You will be encouraged to use your skills to influence and optimise patient care. Your involvement in our clinical pharmacy services will allow you an exclusive opportunity to develop or extend understanding and expertise of working in a secure mental health setting.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description for further details of the role.
Please do get in touch if you'd like to know more about who we are or what we do. We'd love to talk with you!
We are a small but passionate team working in one of the most unique settings in the country and as part of a wider secure hospitals pharmacy team operating in all levels of security and across several counties. We pride ourselves on our individual patient focus and working closely with patients to optimise their medicines and facilitate their recovery.
Support to develop any extra skills you may require in this specialised area will be provided. We actively support our staff to engage with relevant educational opportunities, including formal postgraduate qualifications. We have strong links with the College of Mental Health Pharmacy and regularly attend and present work at conference.
Our Wathwood site is located on the outskirts of Rotherham and is central for all amenities. Parking is on site and free. Yorkshire is a great place to live, with both large cities and a range of rural and coastal areas within easy reach.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. MSc in Pharmacy or equivalent Pharmacy Degree
2. Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
3. Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy
Desirable
4. Current membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
5. Current membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy
6. Credentialed membership of Mental Health Pharmacy
7. Evidence of leadership development
8. Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
9. Clinical knowledge from pharmacy degree and aspects of career to date
10. Extensive hospital pharmacy experience, including in mental health
11. Experience of new ways of working and extended pharmacy roles
12. Experience of working in mental health inpatient services
Desirable
13. Project work
14. Audit experience
15. Evidence based medicine practice
16. Teaching experience
17. Project management
18. Finance management
Knowledge
Essential
19. Clinical pharmacy knowledge associated with a pharmacy degree course and vocational experience
20. Awareness of NHS changes and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
Desirable
21. Experience of teaching pharmaceutical knowledge to pharmacy and other staff
22. Risk assessment
23. Personal safety long working procedures
Skills
Essential
24. Organisational/time management skills
25. Excellent communication skills
26. Tested problem solving, and decision-making skills
27. IT literate
28. Ability to work as a team player
29. Adaptable and flexible
30. Work well under pressure and prioritise effectively
31. Self-motivated and conscientious
32. Accuracy and attention to detail
33. Negotiation and influencing skills