Advanced Mental Health Pharmacist PCN

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 March 2025

Job summary

Advanced Mental Health Pharmacist: Winchester Rural North & East, Winchester Rural South and A31

Are you an experienced pharmacist who is passionate about mental health and looking for a new challenge?

The Southern Health Medicines Management Team has secured funding as part of the Community Mental Health No Wrong Door Transformation Programmed to recruit full time mental health pharmacists to work across Mid and North Hampshire linking in with defined PCNs. These posts will establish a new clinical pharmacy service working across the primary/secondary care interface supporting designated Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Successful applicants will integrate within clinical teams as part of the multi-disciplinary approach delivering medicines management services for patients and improving processes to reduce risks with medicines especially between different care settings.

We are looking for experienced, compassionate, confident, enthusiastic and motivated pharmacists who are passionate about improving patient care. You will join our friendly, forward-thinking, progressive and expanding Medicines Management Team that provides support to mental health and community services across Hampshire.

Main duties of the job

This role will support the Community Mental Health Transformation project by providing specialist mental health pharmaceutical support to patients of the Winchester Rural South, Winchester Rural North and East and A31 Primary Care Networks, working within primary care, professionally supported by Southern Health.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

24 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-MNH-7144

Job locations

Avalon House

Chesil Street

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0HU

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
*General Pharmaceutical Council registered pharmacist.
*Postgraduate Diploma (or MSc) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience.
*Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics(or willing to work towards this)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
*General Pharmaceutical Council registered pharmacist.
*Postgraduate Diploma (or MSc) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience.
*Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics(or willing to work towards this)

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.