Job summary
Visit our Recruitment Fair at Charter House in Luton:
Date : 20/05/2024
Time : 09:00am - 3:30pm(Come prepared to be interviewed on the day)
Candidates need to register for either the morning or afternoon registration. For candidates with an interview invite, they will need to arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled time.Failure to register during the registration period will mean inability to take part in same-day interview sessions.
Morning registration: 9:00 AM -10:00 AM
Afternoon registration: 12:30 PM- 13:30 PM
Address : Charter House, Alma St, Luton, LU1 2PJ
Role : Integrated Clinical Lead Pharmacist
We are looking for aBand 8A Integrated Clinical Lead Pharmacists. The post-holder will be based 3 days a week in Houghton Regis supporting the Home treatment team.
For the remaining days, the successful candidates will be expected to support Inpatient Mental Health Clinical services, working closely with Inpatient Clinical Lead Pharmacist/Lead Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within Bedford and Luton Inpatient services.
*The post holder will have the opportunity to train or practice as anon-medical prescriberor undertake theAdvanced Clinical Practioner (ACP) course*
Main duties of the job
Monday to Friday. Saturday 1 in 12 weeks (8-12 remote). Oncall optional
We are seeking a Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist to join our dynamic Bedford and Luton mental health team as the Integrated Clinical Lead.
We are an expanding trust, which means there is lots of opportunity for experience and growth. We cover Adult inpatients, CAMHS, Perinatal Services, Crisis and Home Treatment teams, Community Mental Health and you will have the opportunity to link in with our pharmacy teams in Community Health Services and Primary Care.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What are we looking for
- Ability to engage and influence within teams
- Ability to develop services
- Ability to manage and optimise medicines to improve patient outcomes alongside the wider team
- Ability to engage patient and their families through the recovery process
- Coaching/management experience
- Independent Prescribing qualification is desirable. If not held, successful candidate will be guided and supported on journey to be accredited as a Non Medical Prescriber.
Please refer to the attached JD for detailed description and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What are we looking for
- Ability to engage and influence within teams
- Ability to develop services
- Ability to manage and optimise medicines to improve patient outcomes alongside the wider team
- Ability to engage patient and their families through the recovery process
- Coaching/management experience
- Independent Prescribing qualification is desirable. If not held, successful candidate will be guided and supported on journey to be accredited as a Non Medical Prescriber.
Please refer to the attached JD for detailed description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy (equivalent)
- Pre-registration training
- Post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy (substantial experience in a Mental Health setting)
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable
- oPost Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy/Psychiatric Therapeutics (or equivalent)
- oPost Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy/Psychiatric Therapeutics (or equivalent or willing to work towards this)
- oSupplementary or Independent Prescriber (or willing to work towards this)
- oAssociate member or member of the CHMP
Experience
Essential
- oProven experience of good performance in previous posts, where relevant
- oDemonstrate ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to Mental Health patients, carers and clinical staff
- oPrevious evaluated experience of mentorship
- oSetting objectives and appraisal techniques
- oClinical Audit
- oEducation and Training of other staff.
- oStaff management experience
Desirable
- oMonitoring and advising on drug expenditure
- oWorking in a community setting
- oProviding teaching sessions to pharmacy and other staff
- oSet up and /or run a service
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- oAble to manage own time.
- oAble to work both alone and as part of a team.
- oGood oral and written communication.
- oAware and able to respond to customer needs.
- oAble to cope with stressful situations.
- oDemonstrates assertiveness in difficult situations.
- oWP skills.
- oAbility to Negotiate and Influence within teams.
- oManaging a budget.
- oAble to be flexible
- oAble to prioritise work.
- oUp to date knowledge of current white papers/ national/ government reports affecting psychiatry
- oDrugs used in psychiatry.
- oAware of effect of political changes on healthcare.
- oSound knowledge of drug management of Mental Health disorders including national guidance
- oClinical and critical appraisal skills
- oEvidence in writing procedures, clinical guidelines and policy/protocols.
- oThe ability to identify and prioritise clinical work load
- oCommunicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.
- oTo have an awareness of national and local priorities
- oThe ability to identify and manage risks
- oAbility to evaluate own work
- oEnhances the quality of patient care
- oDemonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda
- oTeaching and presentation skills
- oAble to work as part of team or alone
- oShows empathy towards patients' needs.
Person Specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy (equivalent)
- Pre-registration training
- Post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy (substantial experience in a Mental Health setting)
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable
- oPost Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy/Psychiatric Therapeutics (or equivalent)
- oPost Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy/Psychiatric Therapeutics (or equivalent or willing to work towards this)
- oSupplementary or Independent Prescriber (or willing to work towards this)
- oAssociate member or member of the CHMP
Experience
Essential
- oProven experience of good performance in previous posts, where relevant
- oDemonstrate ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to Mental Health patients, carers and clinical staff
- oPrevious evaluated experience of mentorship
- oSetting objectives and appraisal techniques
- oClinical Audit
- oEducation and Training of other staff.
- oStaff management experience
Desirable
- oMonitoring and advising on drug expenditure
- oWorking in a community setting
- oProviding teaching sessions to pharmacy and other staff
- oSet up and /or run a service
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- oAble to manage own time.
- oAble to work both alone and as part of a team.
- oGood oral and written communication.
- oAware and able to respond to customer needs.
- oAble to cope with stressful situations.
- oDemonstrates assertiveness in difficult situations.
- oWP skills.
- oAbility to Negotiate and Influence within teams.
- oManaging a budget.
- oAble to be flexible
- oAble to prioritise work.
- oUp to date knowledge of current white papers/ national/ government reports affecting psychiatry
- oDrugs used in psychiatry.
- oAware of effect of political changes on healthcare.
- oSound knowledge of drug management of Mental Health disorders including national guidance
- oClinical and critical appraisal skills
- oEvidence in writing procedures, clinical guidelines and policy/protocols.
- oThe ability to identify and prioritise clinical work load
- oCommunicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.
- oTo have an awareness of national and local priorities
- oThe ability to identify and manage risks
- oAbility to evaluate own work
- oEnhances the quality of patient care
- oDemonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda
- oTeaching and presentation skills
- oAble to work as part of team or alone
- oShows empathy towards patients' needs.
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
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).
