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Main area mental health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-M284-26
Site Tameside Town Ashton-under-Lyne Salary £57,528 - £64,750 PA pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/06/2026 23:59
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our Pennine Care People
We have an excellent opportunity for a pharmacists to join our community mental health offer. You will work with the Community Mental Health Teams in Tameside acting as a key contributor to the multi-disciplinary team to support safe, effective and evidence based treatment to patients with serious and enduring mental illness. There is no dispensary or out of hours commitment providing the perfect opportunity for you to develop your clinical skills and broaden your mental health knowledge and experience.
To deliver the established clinical pharmacy service to the CMHTs in Tameside.
To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate specialist clinical mental health pharmacy services in your area.
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice and liaison to the CMHT, GPs, practice pharmacists, other healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, and carers.
To lead on ensuring that drug therapy is evidence based, safe, cost effective and appropriate to the individual patient.
To provide training to the CMHT / Neighbourhood Mental Health team, GPs and other HCPs within Primary Care around the use of psychotropic medicines.
To ensure that pharmacy services work within agreed guidelines to ensure effective medicines management.
To provide cover for other pharmacists providing a service to and employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, as requested.
You will work within a multi-disciplinary CMHT within Tameside. You will also be supported by a lively clinical pharmacy team who are dedicated to delivering excellent services and cover community services, assessment services, specialist services and inpatient services. You will receive clinical and management supervision and have opportunities to develop yourself and the role through education, training, team meetings and opportunities such as Quality Improvement and audit. You will be supported to undertake further qualifications as needed. The role is entirely clinical with no dispensary, out of hours or on call commitment.
You will deliver the established clinical pharmacy service to the CMHTs in Tameside; the main responsibilities are covered in the job description.
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After You Apply - Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.
If You're Offered the Role - If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email.
Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards. These include:
All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will be used to validate employment history and references.
If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.
Once Checks Are Complete - The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve. If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Please note:
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.