Job summary
This post is essential for the delivery of a modern, specialist mental health service across the primary-secondary care interface in the health community. The post holder will use their experience, skills and initiative to develop, co-ordinate and provide a high quality clinical pharmacy service to community based patients and their carers within Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), in one or more allocated localities of the organisation.
The post holder will be an expert in psychiatric therapeutics and provide a specialist referral point for all health and social care professionals working within the community teams. They will be a core member of multidisciplinary team meetings and undertake clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives where required to improve services.
The post holder will be expected to have their own client caseload and delivery quality-driven key performance indicators in line with Pharmacy and Trust priorities.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the monitoring and management of patients with serious mental health conditions and co-existent physical healthcare issues
Running general out-patient clinics as a prescriber, holding their own caseload if required
Providing specialist mental health advice to GPs to potentially avoid referrals
Running specialist out-patient clinics e.g. for patients withdrawing from benzodiazepines or antidepressants
Supporting assessments
Promoting shared decision making with patients at the point of drug initiation
Reviewing patients response and toleration of medication and identifying those where the balance of risk and benefit no longer supports continued prescribing
Ensuring the requirements of MHRA alerts are met e.g. use of Sodium Valproate in women of child-bearing age
Identifying all patients who would benefit from Clozapine, thus speeding up access to that medication and thereby improving response rates
In-depth medication reviews as requested by other team members when the appropriate future medication treatment plan is unclear
Running support groups on medication for patients
Providing high-level medicines training for other healthcare professionals
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Statutory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, UK.
Desirable
- Clinical or psychiatric postgraduate certificate. Clinical or psychiatric postgraduate diploma. Membership of the CMHP Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of CPD. Positive and Optimistic Well-organised Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines.
Standard Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
Mobility
Essential
- Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role
Experience
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills. Effective problem identification and solving skills. Good organisation skills. Up to date knowledge of NHS and DOH policies and publications relating to medicines, especially national patient & medicines safety agendas. Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement. Ability to identify and manage risk. Ability to manage, organise and prioritise work load and meet deadlines good time management. Ability to maintain quality standards of work, including when under pressure. Ability to identify skills/knowledge requiring development and take action to address these. Diplomatic, assertive, hard-working and conscientious. Change agent and supportive approach to change. Ability to work alone, make reasonable decisions autonomously and equally able to work effectively as part of a team. Demonstrates an empathic nature. Emotionally intelligent. Demonstrates and displays a sound understanding of professional boundaries. Patient and supportive approach. Professional manner and appearance. Reliable. Role model for junior staff, clinically and professionally. Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident. Adaptable in working practices, including flexibility to teach topics outside own area of expertise. Ability to clearly explain pharmacy-related concepts to senior staff. Suitable number of years post-registration experience as a practising pharmacist. Experience of established multidisciplinary team working Experience of providing patient information and therapeutic engagement. Experience of teaching and training health care professionals at a range of levels (undergraduate and postgraduate) Experience of managing unpredictable work patterns and to effectively manage situations where concentration may be frequently interrupted.
Desirable
- Excellent presentation skills. Critical appraisal skills. Demonstrates leadership skills. Minimum of 2 years substantive experience in mental health pharmacy. Experience in audit, project or research facilitation or management. Experience of service planning and development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Statutory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, UK.
Desirable
- Clinical or psychiatric postgraduate certificate. Clinical or psychiatric postgraduate diploma. Membership of the CMHP Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of CPD. Positive and Optimistic Well-organised Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines.
Standard Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
Mobility
Essential
- Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role
Experience
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills. Effective problem identification and solving skills. Good organisation skills. Up to date knowledge of NHS and DOH policies and publications relating to medicines, especially national patient & medicines safety agendas. Demonstrates advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement. Ability to identify and manage risk. Ability to manage, organise and prioritise work load and meet deadlines good time management. Ability to maintain quality standards of work, including when under pressure. Ability to identify skills/knowledge requiring development and take action to address these. Diplomatic, assertive, hard-working and conscientious. Change agent and supportive approach to change. Ability to work alone, make reasonable decisions autonomously and equally able to work effectively as part of a team. Demonstrates an empathic nature. Emotionally intelligent. Demonstrates and displays a sound understanding of professional boundaries. Patient and supportive approach. Professional manner and appearance. Reliable. Role model for junior staff, clinically and professionally. Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident. Adaptable in working practices, including flexibility to teach topics outside own area of expertise. Ability to clearly explain pharmacy-related concepts to senior staff. Suitable number of years post-registration experience as a practising pharmacist. Experience of established multidisciplinary team working Experience of providing patient information and therapeutic engagement. Experience of teaching and training health care professionals at a range of levels (undergraduate and postgraduate) Experience of managing unpredictable work patterns and to effectively manage situations where concentration may be frequently interrupted.
Desirable
- Excellent presentation skills. Critical appraisal skills. Demonstrates leadership skills. Minimum of 2 years substantive experience in mental health pharmacy. Experience in audit, project or research facilitation or management. Experience of service planning and development.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
