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Mental Health Pharmacist - Community Services Trust wide
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-M246-25
Site Community Mental Health Services Town Greater Manchester Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2025 23:59
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
The (Community Services) pharmacist (CSP) will be responsible for the provision and continued development of a clinical pharmacy service for community services under the supervision of the senior CSP.
The post holder will link closely with both inpatient teams and home treatment teams ensuring a seamless care approach as well as through joint working with primary care pharmacy teams.
The post holder will cooperate in ensuring the provision of high quality patient focused pharmaceutical care.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the senior CSP.
The post holder will work as part of the Community Service pharmacy team but also as required as the sole pharmacist in community services taking responsibility for their own workload and decision making.
Main duties of the job
To provide and develop a specialist clinical pharmacy service to mental health community services. This will include:
* Maintaining and developing clinical pharmacy services to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CSP senior pharmacist and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk.
* Ensuring that the pharmacy service provided meets the standards laid down by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and national standards for the delivery of the medicines management in mental health trusts.
* Working with the senior community services pharmacist and wider pharmacy team to ensure the production, consultation and implementation of all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures that impact on medicines management and AFC 27/8/25 JME-227-25 Mental Health Pharmacist Community Services Band 7 pharmaceutical care but in particular those related to shared care and physical health monitoring
* Developing close links with inpatient wards, community teams, the primary care pharmacy teams and the PCFT pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Involvement in improvement and research activities
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
•Reviewing and advising on prescriptions to ensure safe and effective prescribing appropriate to the individual patient.
•Liaising with primary care to support transfer of care and physical health monitoring
•Giving medicines management advice to medical, nursing and other staff and medicines information to all patients, carers, and members of staff.
•Recommending monitoring of mental and physical health when indicated.
•Attending multidisciplinary care planning reviews to advise on matters relating to choice and use of medicines.
•Preparing drug history reports for patients detailing positive, negative and adverse responses to past treatment with recommendations for future treatment.
•Undertaking medicines reconciliation on admission and supporting transfer
•Conducting medication education sessions for patients and carers, either on a one-to-one or in groups.
•Involvement in the discharge planning process and liaising with General Practitioners and community pharmacists to ensure that the medicines management needs of patients in the community are fulfilled.
•Participating in the promotion of evidence based effective practice
•Contributing to other groups such as the Managing Prescribing Risk Subgroup and supporting learning from incidents.
•Acting as an expert source of pharmaceutical advice for health and social care staff, patients and carers.
•Working with primary care and GMMMG through the senior CSP to improve shared care.
Management and Administration
•Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation
•Ensuring that the medication provided to community services bases is stored appropriately to maintain quality and potency.
•Ensuring that any concerns in prescribing practice are reported appropriately.
•Ensuring policies and guidelines are followed
•Contributing to relevant Trust committees and meetings, such as the sub-groups of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee and community services meetings.
•Working in close liaison with pharmacists in primary care settings to develop a common approach to shared care / transfer of care
•Working with the Chief Pharmacist and senior clinical pharmacist to monitor drug expenditure
•Using Word, Excel and PowerPoint to prepare reports and presentations.
•Using the internet to obtain up to date therapeutic information on medicines related issues.
• Providing sickness and absence cover for other pharmacists employed by the Trust when requested to do so by the Chief Pharmacist
•Delivering teaching sessions on medication and medication management for healthcare professionals, including as part of the Trust’s induction program.
•Deputising for the senior pharmacists as required
•Managing students and technicians when required
•Identifying changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget
Professional
•Undertaking and record Continuing Professional Development as required for continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
•Contributing to the provision of supervision, training and assessment of pre-registration pharmacists, technicians or rotational pharmacists.
Information Technology
•Becoming involved in the continuous improvement of information on the Trust web page
•Becoming involved in the implementation of electronic prescribing / robotic dispensing as appropriate to the mental health setting.
•Using advances in IT to change how medicines management functions are delivered.
Research, Development and Audit
•Demonstrating a critical approach towards pharmacy practice
•Integrating research evidence into practice
•Supporting others undertaking research
•Undertaking clinical audit as part of the multidisciplinary audit process.
•Monitoring community services drug use.
Other
•Working in a busy environment where there may be confused, agitated or distressed patients or relatives
•Able to manage interruptions during periods of work, which require high levels of concentration to avoid error
• All employees have a duty and a responsibility not only for their own health and safety but for the health and safety of colleagues, and patients within their care.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* Master's degree in Pharmacy
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
Skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work alone and in team
Experience
* Variety of clinical pharmacy practice
* Previous experience of working in mental health
Knowledge
* Broad clinical knowledge
* Knowledge of mental health issues
* Broad knowledge of specific mental health issues
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to the NHS will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offered a position with us and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offered is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence own your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
* If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
* If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
* Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
* We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Joanne Nguyen Job title Lead Pharmacist, Community Mental Health Teams Email address joanne.nguyen1@nhs.net Telephone number 07517577765
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