Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
East of England Lead Pharmacist - Health and Justice Services
The closing date is 23 April 2026
To lead, deliver and evaluate an advanced comprehensive medicines management service to patients at HMP Woodhill, and oversight of the above at HMP Bedford and Yarl's Wood IRC.
To ensure all the services compliance with medicines legislation in particular controlled drugs legislation.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for ensuring delivery of measurable improvements in medicines optimisation and compliance standards across all allocated sites.
To lead on medicines audit, procedures and research and provide input into policy, affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at the HMPs & IRC, Health and Justice Directorate and other CNWL Foundation Trust sites where appropriate.
To lead on communication with the pharmacy supply function, security and healthcare functions to ensure provision of an effective dispensing and supply service to all locations.
To deputise for the Health and Justice Head of Pharmacy, this may include attending senior meetings.
To lead on the management and clinical supervision pharmacists, and technicians where appropriate.
To provide appraisals for the direct managed pharmacists at HMP Woodhill and HMP Bedford, and Yarl's Wood IRC.
Job responsibilities
Ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk to patients. This includes advice for clinical monitoring, compliance with legal aspects (Medicines Act) of medicine supply and compliance with the services and CNWL Foundation Trust formularies.
To advise and support General Practitioners and other medical staff at the HMPs and IRC clinical and legislative aspects of prescribing, including primary care, substance misuse and mental health.
To postholder is accountable for ensuring clinical pharmacy services meet CNWL, CQC, HMIP and GPhC standards.
Be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy input at unit level to the multidisciplinary teams caring for the patients. To ensure pharmacy staff providing a service to the HMPs and IRC have adequate competencies to deliver such service.
To write, plan, organise, implement and monitor In Possession Medication policy for detainees across the patch.
To lead to the planning, organising, implementing and monitoring the electronic prescribing and medicines administration policy and other medicine related SOPs for healthcare staff.
To lead to the planning, organising, implementing and monitoring Medicine Review Clinics and New Medicines Services, and Structured Medicine Reviews for patients within the services.
Co-ordinate the management of the meeting dates, agenda and work plan of the Medicines Optimisation Group for HMP Woodhill and supervised the MOGs for HMP Bedford and Yarls Wood IRC. Provide annual reports in relations to the work of the group as dictated by Heads of Healthcare.
Produce ADIOS (system for monitoring Controlled Drug/ Abusable drugs) reports for the CNWL Accountable officer for Controlled Drugs.
To lead and take the lead in medicines management initiatives working closely with Primary Care, Substance Misuse, Mental Health service leads and the GP teams.
Provide expertise and recommendations on the use of medicines at the IRC/ HMP using evidence-based approach for all new medicines, formulations and all medicines with newly licensed indications.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
* Five years post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy or clinical environment (two years experience in a mental health setting preferable)
* Advanced Theoretical Knowledge acquired or in the process of being acquired through Certificate/ Diploma (Higher Degree) level training or equivalent.
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Qualification in or working towards a qualification in pharmacist non‑medical prescribing
* Qualification in or working towards a qualification in mental health medicine
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
* Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to young people and young adults, carers and clinical staff in the areas of mental health, primary care, sexual health and substance misuse.
* Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
* Experience of working with young people, young adults or vulnerable people
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
* Clinical and critical appraisal skills
* Evidence in writing procedures, clinical guidelines and policy/protocols The ability to identify and prioritise clinical workload
* To have an awareness of national and local priorities
* Demonstrated application of formal performance management processes.
* Experience in implementing and assuring compliance with organisational policies
ATTITUDES, APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
* Demonstrates ability to meets set targets, delegates appropriately
* The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
* Takes responsibilities for own actions and makes others accountable.
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.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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