Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Inpatients and Crisis Services, Initial Response Service
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: To participate in the weekend working as part of the 7 day pharmacy services
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 201-25-591
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various sites across CFT. Bodmin hospital, Camborne and Redruth Hospital site
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
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- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
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At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Are you a clinical pharmacist looking for a rewarding role that allows you to use and develop your skills in our crisis mental health service? Are you looking for a role with variety totally focused on clinical patient care? Then this is the job for you within the Initial Response Service (IRS)!
This role will include attendance at multi-disciplinary meetings, ward rounds, support to self-medication, education of members of the multi-disciplinary team and patient and carer counselling. You will be supporting the lead pharmacist for the crisis services to review and provide clinical pharmaceutical input and care to patients. As part of the overarching IRS, you will be part of the community-based care provided by Home Treatment Teams, Crisis Hub and 111-2 phone line. You will also be involved with auditing and work closely with other members of the pharmacy team providing advice and support to the wider trust. You will line manage the pharmacy staff working in your area and you will have the opportunity to develop managerial skills.
You will be supported to develop your skill set with both the Non-medical prescribing and the advanced practitioner pathway.
We will, for the right candidate, consider previous experience and welcome applicants from other sector and for those with limited experience but the right passion and drive.
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Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical pharmacist service to the mental health crisis services, support adult mental health in-patients and clients within the community mental health teams.
- Work within multidisciplinary settings
- You will also be involved with auditing and work closely with other members of the pharmacy team providing advice and support to the wider trust.
We welcome applications from individuals who are hardworking and are motivated to optimise patient care and develop pharmacy services. Working closely with other healthcare professionals, including attending consultant led team meetings, working with specialist community mental health nurses and you will be part of a supportive and experienced pharmacy team.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, homeworking, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. We will, for the right candidate, consider previous retail experience and welcome applicants from this sector.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration – GPhC
- Professional qualification – MSC in pharmacy or equivalent (BSc, BPharm)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Clinical Diploma (mental health or clinical)
- Have experience of mental health
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Non-medical prescriber (NMP)
skills and aptitude
Essential criteria
- Able to work to high level accuracy
- Able to adapt to change in working practice & able to respond to changing situations
- Be able to communicate effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff, patients and carers, other members of the pharmacy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kieran Meehan
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist IRS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824474804
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
We welcome applications from colleagues who are currently employed by the following organisations:
• Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care BoardApplications from individuals outside of these organisations will not be accepted.
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