Job summary
To actively support the development and delivery of pharmacy services to theTrust's Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHT).To act as a non-medical prescriber in the CRHTs.To ensure that the specialist clinical pharmacy service provided meets with national standards for the delivery of a pharmacy service.
Main duties of the job
To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk.To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team.To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care.To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do soTo work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order tomaximise benefit and minimise risk. To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs
Please see the Job description for further details regarding responsibilities relating to; clinical service, communication, training, policy, service development, leadership, information technology, research and audit, financial, professional and general duties, standards of business conduct, equality and diversity, equal opportunities, safeguarding, professional and personal development, confidentiality, information governance, health and safety at work, infection control and sustainability / net zero.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order tomaximise benefit and minimise risk. To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs
Please see the Job description for further details regarding responsibilities relating to; clinical service, communication, training, policy, service development, leadership, information technology, research and audit, financial, professional and general duties, standards of business conduct, equality and diversity, equal opportunities, safeguarding, professional and personal development, confidentiality, information governance, health and safety at work, infection control and sustainability / net zero.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy
- Registration as Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Professionally up to date including Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with GPhC requirements
Desirable
- First level NHS management qualification or equivalent experience
- Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) qualification
Experience
Essential
- Variety of hospital based pharmacy services
- Variety of clinical pharmacy experience including mental health
- Provision of specialist advice about medicines to clinicians in secondary care
- Analysis and interpretation of queries related to patients and medicines
- Initiating and implementing change in services
- Training healthcare professionals
- Development of medicines related policies and guidelines
- Supervision of pharmacy staff / technicians
- Planning and organises medicines related audit
Desirable
- Participation in practice based research / NICE guidance implementation
Knowledge
Essential
- Microsoft office: Excel, Word and Outlook for email
- IT skills including use of databases
- Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Specialist clinical knowledge relating to medicines in mental health
- Specialist knowledge of medicines to treat physical health
- Specialist knowledge of clinical trials involving medicines and related legislation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Planning and organisational skills
- Proposing changes relating to medicines within a mental health borough
- Analysis of medicines related data
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- To maintain and develop professional relationships
- Works alone or in a team
- Recognises personal limitations and takes appropriate advice from others
- Plans workload of borough based pharmacy service
- Plans own workload and meets deadlines
- Works accurately
- Monitors drug expenditure for a mental health borough
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy
- Registration as Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Professionally up to date including Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with GPhC requirements
Desirable
- First level NHS management qualification or equivalent experience
- Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) qualification
Experience
Essential
- Variety of hospital based pharmacy services
- Variety of clinical pharmacy experience including mental health
- Provision of specialist advice about medicines to clinicians in secondary care
- Analysis and interpretation of queries related to patients and medicines
- Initiating and implementing change in services
- Training healthcare professionals
- Development of medicines related policies and guidelines
- Supervision of pharmacy staff / technicians
- Planning and organises medicines related audit
Desirable
- Participation in practice based research / NICE guidance implementation
Knowledge
Essential
- Microsoft office: Excel, Word and Outlook for email
- IT skills including use of databases
- Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Specialist clinical knowledge relating to medicines in mental health
- Specialist knowledge of medicines to treat physical health
- Specialist knowledge of clinical trials involving medicines and related legislation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Planning and organisational skills
- Proposing changes relating to medicines within a mental health borough
- Analysis of medicines related data
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- To maintain and develop professional relationships
- Works alone or in a team
- Recognises personal limitations and takes appropriate advice from others
- Plans workload of borough based pharmacy service
- Plans own workload and meets deadlines
- Works accurately
- Monitors drug expenditure for a mental health borough
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).
