Job overview

Band 6 / 7 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist – Reaside Clinic

Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist who would like to experience working in a medium secure mental health setting? Would you like to develop your clinical pharmacy skills?

This post is for a Band 6 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist and is fully supported with progression to a Band 7 role upon completion of a development plan. This post will also include EDC as part of the on-call pharmacy team that covers the whole trust once suitable experience is gained.

You will be eager to work in mental health and develop your skills as a clinical pharmacist. The post-holder must be willing to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics from Aston University. You will be expected to work in a challenging and dynamic environment, but you will be supported throughout your career in the Trust, and will be provided with a comprehensive induction, and on-going training as relevant. Applications are welcomed from trainee pharmacists expecting to qualify in summer 2025.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you and encourage you to arrange a visit or give us a call prior to application or interview, so that you can meet the team and ask any questions you may have. Please contact Tom Rybinski (Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Secure Care Services) or Myra Gauntlett (Dispensary Manager) via email at [email protected] / [email protected] or call 0121 301 3108.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team at BSMHFT Secure Care Services based at Reaside Clinic as a Band 6 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist, progressing to a Band 7 role. We have funding for one full time 37.5 hour permanent position, working across all secure care sites at Reaside Clinic, Ardenleigh, Tamarind Centre & Hillis Lodge.

The BSMHFT Secure Care Service has a well-developed and highly respected pharmacy service, with input to all secure care clinical teams & wards.  We are a small but friendly and highly driven team striving to provide the best possible pharmaceutical care for our service users.

We offer a wide range of experience across our four sites, totalling almost 250 inpatient beds, which comprise of men’s, women’s and child & adolescent secure services in addition to a growing forensic community team, therefore flexibility in approach & travel will be required to support the needs of the service. You will work as an integral part of our multi-disciplinary clinical teams, optimising medication-related outcomes for our patients. You will have opportunities for involvement in education, audits, & providing drug information and medicines management advice to patients, carers, & healthcare professionals. There is a dispensary commitment, although our dispensary is predominantly run by our technician team.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.