Job overview

Are you a newly qualified, pharmacist, or an early careers pharmacist looking to start a rewarding career in mental health pharmacy?  Do you want to advance your clinical skills?

 Then look no further...

We are recruiting for a GPHC-registered Pharmacist , who shares our vision to provide outstanding care and an exemplary service to our service users.  *Current foundation trainees will not be considered.

As a Band 6 Pharmacist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care to our service users, with support to progress into a Band 7 post.  * Applicants who are able to demonstrate current practice and knowledge skills at a Band 7 level, will be considered for a Band 7 position with us.

We are looking for a highly motivated Pharmacist to join our innovative, progressive, patient-centred Pharmacy team.  We are a friendly department and will support you to become an outstanding clinical pharmacist and help you fulfil your full potential.

You will be involved in covering specialist mental health services including; acute mental health, PICU, forensics, CAMHS, and care of the elderly; and building your portfolio to demonstrate advanced pharmacy skills.

We will also support you to undertake relevant post graduate training following a successful probationary period.

The job application process will be subject to early closure if a large number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

BAND 6

1.    To be responsible for the provision and contribute to the development of clinical pharmacy services, in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacists.

2.    To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and trust wide levels under direction. 

3.   To provide and participate in the following: ward–based clinical pharmacy, in-patient and outpatient dispensing (including supporting the clozapine dispensing service), patient counselling, medicines information, audit.

BAND 7

1.   The Senior Clinical Pharmacist will play a pivotal role in delivering a high-quality, patient-focused pharmacy service to mental health wards, forensic wards, community teams, and rehabilitation and crisis services within the Trust. This includes supporting medicines optimisation, promoting safe and effective use of medicines, and contributing to clinical governance.

2.   The post-holder will supervise junior staff and trainees, contribute to education and training initiatives, and support quality improvement (QI) programs.

3.   The role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and external partners, with the flexibility to adapt to evolving service needs.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.