Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Community Mental Health Services
The closing date is 24 June 2026.
We are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join our Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale (SWR) services in our North Yorkshire locality. The post holder will work with the SWR community teams and support the wards at Cross Lane Hospital in Scarborough.
We are expanding our Medicines Optimisation services into community teams and primary care, in line with the NHS 10 Year Plan.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role.
Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
Main duties of the job
- Improving processes to reduce risks with medicines and enhance the patient experience, especially at interfaces of care.
- Ongoing monitoring and supply of medication.
- Leading and supporting key workstreams, including discharge follow-up, safe transfer of prescribing, and service user education.
- Providing expert advice on complex medicines management queries, supporting colleagues in primary care, community teams, and voluntary sector partners.
- Delivering patient‑centred consultations, education sessions, and workshops, empowering service users and carers to understand and manage their medication.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of innovative, integrated care pathways, working closely with Primary Care Networks and local stakeholders.
The TEWV community mental health pharmacy team in North Yorkshire currently consists of two clinical pharmacists and five pharmacy technicians. The team works with community mental health teams, and primary care delivering medicines optimisation expertise. You will be supported by a lead pharmacist and lead pharmacy technician and be part of the wider North Yorkshire Pharmacy Team.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
This post is central to delivering the ambitions of the new NHS 10 Year Plan.
As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in our community mental health teams, you will:
- Be at the forefront of the shift to neighbourhood‑based, integrated care, working closely with GPs, mental health professionals, and voluntary sector partners.
- Play a key role in prevention, supporting people to manage their mental and physical health, reduce risks associated with medicines, and improve outcomes for those with complex needs.
- Support the plan's focus on tackling health inequalities, ensuring that services are accessible and effective for all, especially those in underserved or deprived areas.
- Work on the Cross Lane Hospital wards when required.
We are committed to developing our staff and there will be an opportunity to undertake the Post Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics, Non‑Medical Prescribing certificate (if you are not already a prescriber); as well as developing your leadership knowledge and skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications / registration
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy
- Postgraduate qualification in psychiatric pharmacy or willing to work towards
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Postgraduate Pharmacist independent/supplementary prescribing practice certificate
- Attended Leadership and Management training or have (or studying for) formal Leadership qualification (e.g. NHS LA, CPPE)
- Associate or Full Credentialed Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacists
- Completion of CPPE Mental Health module
Experience
- Substantial experience of mental health pharmacy or clinical experience in a variety of settings
- Supervised or managed others /Project management experience
- Working as a lone pharmacist or pharmacy professional in a team or clinical setting
Knowledge
- Confident and articulate communicator both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Understanding of the risk issues associated with medicines
- Understanding of health service issues in primary and secondary care
- Critical appraisal skills
- To use the Internet to provide useful information and search bibliographic databases
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.
£57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata, per annum
