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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (N/A)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
333-C-HQ-2001
Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hillingdon
Town
London
Salary
£44,485 - £60,651 Per annum incl. HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/08/2025 23:59

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust logo

Mental Health Pharmacist (band 6 to band 7 Progression)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

As a Band 6 Pharmacist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality pharmaceutical services to our patients with the support to progress into a Band 7 post. Applicants who are currently suitable to practice at a band 7 level, will be considered for a band 7 position

We are recruiting for a Pharmacist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for highly motivated pharmacists 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 and building your portfolio to demonstrate advanced pharmacy practice.   You will be involved in providing clinical pharmacy services to in-patient eating disorder, mental health rehabilitation and children and adolescent mental health services.

We will support you to undertake relevant post graduate training including the prescribing qualification and leadership training.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

To deliver a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) patients and the multidisciplinary treatment team responsible for their care, in line with Trust policies, procedures and standards

The potential to develop the clinical knowledge and skills to practice competently as a foundation pharmacist under the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice

To deputise for other pharmacists in their absence.

To work with Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technicians (MOPT) in the delivery of medicines reconciliation and discharge counselling.

To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of medicines at local and Trust wide level under direction of the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist.

To act as a Practice Supervisor in the training and education of pre-registration pharmacists and junior pharmacists.

Working for our organisation

The pharmacy team is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture with a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities. CNWL has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimisation systems into patient care. The pharmacy team is recognised for the contribution it makes to the safe and effective use of medicines for patients.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The pharmacy team is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture with a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities. CNWL has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimisation systems into patient care. The pharmacy team is recognised for the contribution it makes to the safe and effective use of medicines for patients.

Person specification

Personal Characteristics

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates ability to meet set targets
  • Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
  • Demonstrable clinical problem-solving skills.

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy + pre-registration training relevant to Hospital pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • A post graduate certificate in mental health or general clinical pharmacy or equivalent or willing to working towards one
Desirable criteria
  • Working towards higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
  • Member of the RPSGB
  • Willing to undertake a non-medical prescriber qualification as a supplementary or independent prescriber

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

Essential criteria
  • Clinical and critical appraisal skills
  • Teaching and presentation skills
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of SystmOne

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to patients, carers and clinical staff
  • To have undertaken clinical audit, training and education
  • Recent significant and relevant experience in a Hospital Pharmacy.
  • Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to mental health wards
  • Staff management experience
  • Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerEmployers for CarersPurple SpaceHealthy Workplace - Excellence 2018Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeNational Autistic SocietyDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.AccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Carer Confident -AccomplishedNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeArmed Forces CovenantStonewall Top 100 2024Stonewall Gold 2024Working Chance - unlocking women's potential

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kemi Olusina Daniel
Job title
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01895 485 191
Additional information

Srikrishna Samathagni - Lead Pharmacist, Mental Health, Goodall

 Tel: 01895 485 191 / Mob: 07484076975

[email protected]

 

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