Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Who are we looking for?
Due to maternity leave, the Pharmacy team are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team on a temporary basis. The successful candidate will have up-to-date clinical knowledge and experience and will be able to apply this to improve the quality of clinical care. 
A background in hospital practice is desirable but not essential, as there will be opportunities for the development of clinical skills as well as the opportunity to undertake further clinical training. The successful candidate will have good communication skills and be able to understand and interpret complex clinical information and communicate it to patients, carers and other health professionals. We would require you to travel between trust sites with a car.

This job would be suitable for a newly qualified pharmacist.

What will your role be?
We provide clinical services from three bases across the city with clinical input into a range of services from our Community Mental Health and Intensive Support Teams right through to our Forensic and Intensive Care services. Your post would be rotational, offering you the opportunity to develop your clinical skills across the full range of our inpatient services.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to;
Review medicines and provide medicines optimisation within multidisciplinary meetings
Provide clinical advice and support to secondary and primary care regarding psychiatric medication
Review complex cases and make treatment suggestions
Provide training to nursing, medical and pharmacy colleagues
The post is full time, and includes on-call and weekend working; flexible working and job share requests will be considered.
For more information and informal discussion contact Mark Payne (Deputy Chief Pharmacist) on 07866217309.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected] 
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. 

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. 

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. 

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.