Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Advanced Clinical Pharmacist and Teacher /Practitioner

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Job summary

Are you an experienced pharmacist seeking new challenges? If so, then this is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your existing skills.

We are looking for a keen and committed pharmacist with excellent communication skills and clinical pharmacy knowledge to join our expanding pharmacy team. This post will be an exciting challenge for someone who is highly motivated and keen to develop their clinical and professional skills.

We are looking for a pharmacist to support the delivery of the new Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist Training Pathway which is being delivered by the University of Bradford and work as a pharmacist in our community mental health teams in Bradford District and Craven.

Main duties of the job

This investment in the future mental health pharmacist workforce contributes to:

  • Delivering the NHS Long Term Plan's commitment on community mental health transformation
  • Supporting the creation of new roles in mental health pharmacy
  • Equipping pharmacists with key skills for the new models of integrated primary and community mental health care for adults and older adults with moderate to severe mental health problems
  • Developing a specialist pharmacy workforce and NHS leadership

As a Teacher/Practitioner the successful candidate will:

  • Contribute to the teaching and assessment at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences for the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist Training Pathway and MPharm programme

As part of their role with the community mental health teams, the successful candidate will also:

  • Provide, develop and promote a responsive, patient focused, highly specialised pharmacy service to patients and staff within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Provide direct supervision and training to pharmacy staff, develop and provide training regarding the use of medicines and medicines management principles to clinical staff, non-clinical staff, service users and carers.

Closing Date: 28th June 2023

Interview Date: TBC

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Details

Date posted

14 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5396789

Job locations

Lynfield Mount Hospital Pharmacy

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
  • General Pharmaceutical Council Registration
  • Post-graduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning
  • Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric Therapeutics

Desirable

  • Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP)
  • Credentialled with the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP)
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Teaching qualification/Fellowship of the HE Academy.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Good leadership and supervisory skills
  • Able to effect and manage change
  • Experience in working in Mental Health Services

Desirable

  • A good understanding of Undergraduate Pharmacy education delivered within the University environment.
  • Experience in management of others
  • Experience in delivering training
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
  • General Pharmaceutical Council Registration
  • Post-graduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning
  • Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric Therapeutics

Desirable

  • Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP)
  • Credentialled with the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP)
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Teaching qualification/Fellowship of the HE Academy.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Good leadership and supervisory skills
  • Able to effect and manage change
  • Experience in working in Mental Health Services

Desirable

  • A good understanding of Undergraduate Pharmacy education delivered within the University environment.
  • Experience in management of others
  • Experience in delivering training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lynfield Mount Hospital Pharmacy

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lynfield Mount Hospital Pharmacy

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Pharmacist

Jaspreet Sohal

jaspreet.sohal@bdct.nhs.uk

01274363177

Details

Date posted

14 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5396789

Job locations

Lynfield Mount Hospital Pharmacy

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


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