Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 8a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team, based at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge.Our pharmacists play an integral role as members of multi-disciplinary mental health teams by ensuring medicines are prescribed and used in a way that is evidence based, safe and cost effective to the benefit of our patients. This post will suit a pharmacist wishing to develop and demonstrate their expert clinical knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will be expected to influence prescribing and to continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider multidisciplinary team.The ideal candidate will have a commitment to teamwork, a sense ofaccountability, plus an ability to work under pressure.
We will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role.
We are keen to support and develop our staff and encourage promotionopportunities within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The job will involve working closely with our small team of experienced pharmacists, technicians and support workers with supplying medication and a pharmacy medicines management service to inpatient mental health teams as well us advising and supporting community based mental health teams including our local clozapine clinics. The post holder will also have expertise to support community rehabilitation and palliative care hospital services.
The team supports patients across Cambridge and south Cambridgeshire.
The ideal candidate will influence prescribing practice within the Trust and inform the development of protocols and guidelines associated with the use of medicines in mental health services.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings to identify medication problems and provide advice.
- To offer prescribing advice to medical staff and non-medical prescribers especially when complex problems arise with medication combinations and doses.
- Conducting medication education sessions for service users and carers, either on a one-to-one or group basis.
- Reviewing medication charts on wards and in the pharmacy to ensure their accuracy and appropriateness.
- To undertake dispensing accuracy checking within the pharmacy when necessary Interpreting medicines information to provide advice for individual service user circumstances.
- Advising on medicines risk management issues such as the reduction of medication incidents and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
- Giving medicines management advice to medical, nursing, and other staff, and medicines information to all members of staff.
- Liaising with GPs and community pharmacists, and involvement in discharge planning to ensure community medication needs of service users are fulfilled.
- To contribute to aspects of the specialist medicine provision system operated by CPFT for clozapine.
- Supporting the clinical pharmacy service clinical input to community health services including hospital settings where necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings to identify medication problems and provide advice.
- To offer prescribing advice to medical staff and non-medical prescribers especially when complex problems arise with medication combinations and doses.
- Conducting medication education sessions for service users and carers, either on a one-to-one or group basis.
- Reviewing medication charts on wards and in the pharmacy to ensure their accuracy and appropriateness.
- To undertake dispensing accuracy checking within the pharmacy when necessary Interpreting medicines information to provide advice for individual service user circumstances.
- Advising on medicines risk management issues such as the reduction of medication incidents and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
- Giving medicines management advice to medical, nursing, and other staff, and medicines information to all members of staff.
- Liaising with GPs and community pharmacists, and involvement in discharge planning to ensure community medication needs of service users are fulfilled.
- To contribute to aspects of the specialist medicine provision system operated by CPFT for clozapine.
- Supporting the clinical pharmacy service clinical input to community health services including hospital settings where necessary.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with GPhC.
- Postgraduate certificate and/or diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy
- Other post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification.
Desirable
- Member of, or working towards, membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Extensive years postgraduate employment as a pharmacist
- Experience in hospital pharmacy, mental health, clinical pharmacy role, research, clinical trials and/or audit, medicines protocol/guideline development and implementation, supervisory role
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with other staff and service users.
- Good time management.
- Networking.
- Able to work independently and prioritise work appropriately.
Desirable
- Effective project management
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Evidence of expert knowledge relating to clinical pharmacy issues in psychiatry
- Specialist knowledge of the evidence base relating to the prescribing of psychotropic medication
- Up to date knowledge of NHS and other relevant policies
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with GPhC.
- Postgraduate certificate and/or diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy
- Other post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification.
Desirable
- Member of, or working towards, membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Extensive years postgraduate employment as a pharmacist
- Experience in hospital pharmacy, mental health, clinical pharmacy role, research, clinical trials and/or audit, medicines protocol/guideline development and implementation, supervisory role
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with other staff and service users.
- Good time management.
- Networking.
- Able to work independently and prioritise work appropriately.
Desirable
- Effective project management
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Evidence of expert knowledge relating to clinical pharmacy issues in psychiatry
- Specialist knowledge of the evidence base relating to the prescribing of psychotropic medication
- Up to date knowledge of NHS and other relevant policies
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
