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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.  We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services. 

We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.  Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.  

Job overview

Are you looking for the next challenge in your pharmacy career? 

Are you interested in becoming a pharmacy leader?

Would you like to work for a trust that is revolutionising the way we deliver pharmacy services in North London?

A great opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacist to lead our Enfield pharmacy team. It is an exciting time to be a part of Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Trust as we are currently transforming the way we deliver mental health services. Current projects include:

• Digital integration with ePMA & automation
• Mental Health Inpatient Programme- Medicines Optimisation Workstream
• Rollout of Discharge Medicines Service across the trust
• We are also in the process of merging with Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust to form a single new mental health partnership - North London Mental Health Partnership. 

This is your chance to gain a wealth of experience and progress your leadership career within pharmacy.

We are a friendly team, who are based across four main sites and are a truly trust-wide service. We are looking for a dynamic & enthusiastic leader who will help us to integrate and develop our services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. Interested? Then why not consider applying.

Main duties of the job

The pharmacy service is seeking a lead pharmacist to:

• Co-lead the clinical pharmacy service provision to wards, community teams, units & departments in Enfield;
• Play a full and active role in the provision of a high-quality pharmaceutical/clinical service;
• Facilitate the efficient, optimal, rational and cost-effective use of medicinal products by clinicians and service users;
• Provide and participate in the following: ward–based clinical pharmacy, patient counselling, training of other healthcare professionals in medicines optimisation and management, supervise junior staff and carry out monthly supervision with staff;
• Support the monitoring of clinical governance processes through undertaking ward & team-based audits.

Note: Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5th June 2024.

Working for our organisation

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, mental health trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London delivering a range of mental health services to a population of over one million.

At our Chase Farm Hospital site we have successfully rolled out ePMA on our wards and are looking to integrate automated dispensing cabinets in the near future. Within the borough of Enfield we provide a full range of mental health services which over the last few years has been integrating with primary care networks to provide better and more holistic care. Our values and quality improvement are at the heart of everything we do.