Job overview

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Senior Clinical Pharmacist or Clinical Pharmacist Step 6/7 - Rotational post.  Cross site working (Stafford/Stoke-on-Trent)

We are delighted to offer an exciting developmental opportunity for a motivated pharmacist to join our expanding Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation team at MPFT. This unique cross‑site rotational post spans both mental health and community hospital (physical health) services, providing rich clinical experience across diverse specialties.

This post is suitable for both experienced pharmacists (Band 7) and newly qualified/early‑career pharmacists, who will be appointed at Band 6 and supported via a structured competency‑based framework to progress to Band 7.

• Deliver high‑quality clinical pharmacy services across inpatient wards, rehabilitation services, and community mental health teams.
• Provide expert medicines-related advice to multidisciplinary teams, service users, and carers.
• Participate in medicines optimisation initiatives, clinical audits, QI projects, and service development.
• Contribute to clinical governance, dispensary supervision, education and training, and research activity across the Trust.
• Develop advanced practice skills, with support toward independent prescribing and leadership responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

If you are enthusiastic, proactive, and passionate about patient‑centred care and medicines optimisation, we would love to hear from you.

This developmental post provides structured training for a pharmacist to transition from Band 6 to Band 7, working across mental health and community hospital (physical health) settings. The postholder will gain clinical experience in both sectors and on completion of agreed competency framework band 6 will be stepped up to band 7.

1. The post holder will provide clinical pharmacist service to range of patient services including inpatient wards and out-patient clinics

2. The post holder will be required to communicate complex medicines related information to prescribers, service users and carers taking account of barriers of understanding.

3. The post holder will require skills for analysing and interpreting medicines information based on specialist knowledge and understanding.

4. The post holder will plan and organise their own workload including the delivery of training sessions, completion of audits and a range of QI project work.

5. The post holder will provide highly specialist advice concerning patient care.

6. The post holder will be involved in proposing policy and service changes that impact beyond their area.

Please see full job description for further details

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

 Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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