Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
Mersey Care is collaborating with Cheshire & Mersey Acute and Specialist Trusts in 2025 to recruit our junior pharmacists in this intake. This joint recruitment process has been agreed in an attempt to streamline the process for candidates wishing to come and learn in our ICS and avoid the need for candidates to accept and later decline posts which leaves vacancies which are subsequently more difficult to recruit to. Mersey Care has fantastic and highly rewarding opportunities for B6 Rotational Pharmacists to join our friendly and dynamic teams working across a diverse range of physical and mental health services. Our services have been restructured to support an enhanced service model under a senior leadership team which is fully committed to delivering outstanding services and investing in the development of its workforce. Our roles provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop skills and experience across a wide range of clinical services. We provide a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision and access to personal and professional development opportunities. Previous hospital pharmacy or mental health experience is not essential. Induction and training will be provided. We welcome applications from newly registered pharmacists keen to work in secondary care or more experienced pharmacists looking for a new challenge or pharmacists seeking to gain experience or grow their expertise in mental and physical health. Main duties of the job
It is an exciting time to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacists with excellent communication, organisational and team-working skills to deliver clinical pharmacy services alongside multidisciplinary teams. You will be reliable, willing to learn, able to work on your own initiative and flexible to support the wider pharmacy team. This role offers a unique opportunity to undertake rotations across intermediate care physical health wards, inpatient mental health, secure and learning disabilities services. Successful candidates will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated wards, providing specialist information and advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to maximise patient pharmaceutical care. IMPORTANT:
The main departmental base is at Maghull Health Park but this post is rotational and regular work-related travel across various Mersey Care sites is required. The role is mainly clinically focused and includes a requirement to spend at least one session per week in the Maghull dispensary to develop and maintain core competencies. Successful applicants will be expected to support the out of hours advice only medicines advice service at a maximum rota frequency of 1 in 12, including weekend working in the dispensary between 9:30am-13:30pm. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North-West, serving more than 11 million people. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be actively involved in providing a seven-day medicines management service to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. - To work on a rotational basis within a variety of settings, supported by the wider medicines management team. - To be responsible for delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated wards, providing specialist information and advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to maximise patient pharmaceutical care. - To participate in the dispensary and on call rota to ensure that medicines are supplied in an accurate and timely manner. - To work flexibly in line with the hours of operation. Person specification
Qualifications
Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent qualification Completion of preregistration training Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Knowledge/Experience
Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD Experience of working within pharmaceutical services Experience of undertaking audit within pharmaceutical services Understanding of how medicines optimisation contributes to high quality patient care Understanding and positive regard for the needs and rights of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities, and their carers Experience of multidisciplinary team working Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy Experience of providing education or information regarding medicines Experience of working in providing a pharmacy service within a mental health or learning disabilities setting Knowledge of recent initiatives within pharmacy Values
Accountability Support Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Skills
Excellent organisational skills Excellent interpersonal skills Good time management Ability to travel between different sites Ability to work as a team player and to work independently Ability to work flexibly Pro-active and displays initiative Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands Report writing skills Professional manner Critical appraisal skills
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Mersey Care is collaborating with Cheshire & Mersey Acute and Specialist Trusts in 2025 to recruit our junior pharmacists in this intake. This joint recruitment process has been agreed in an attempt to streamline the process for candidates wishing to come and learn in our ICS and avoid the need for candidates to accept and later decline posts which leaves vacancies which are subsequently more difficult to recruit to. Mersey Care has fantastic and highly rewarding opportunities for B6 Rotational Pharmacists to join our friendly and dynamic teams working across a diverse range of physical and mental health services. Our services have been restructured to support an enhanced service model under a senior leadership team which is fully committed to delivering outstanding services and investing in the development of its workforce. Our roles provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop skills and experience across a wide range of clinical services. We provide a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision and access to personal and professional development opportunities. Previous hospital pharmacy or mental health experience is not essential. Induction and training will be provided. We welcome applications from newly registered pharmacists keen to work in secondary care or more experienced pharmacists looking for a new challenge or pharmacists seeking to gain experience or grow their expertise in mental and physical health. Main duties of the job
It is an exciting time to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacists with excellent communication, organisational and team-working skills to deliver clinical pharmacy services alongside multidisciplinary teams. You will be reliable, willing to learn, able to work on your own initiative and flexible to support the wider pharmacy team. This role offers a unique opportunity to undertake rotations across intermediate care physical health wards, inpatient mental health, secure and learning disabilities services. Successful candidates will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated wards, providing specialist information and advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to maximise patient pharmaceutical care. IMPORTANT:
The main departmental base is at Maghull Health Park but this post is rotational and regular work-related travel across various Mersey Care sites is required. The role is mainly clinically focused and includes a requirement to spend at least one session per week in the Maghull dispensary to develop and maintain core competencies. Successful applicants will be expected to support the out of hours advice only medicines advice service at a maximum rota frequency of 1 in 12, including weekend working in the dispensary between 9:30am-13:30pm. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North-West, serving more than 11 million people. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be actively involved in providing a seven-day medicines management service to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. - To work on a rotational basis within a variety of settings, supported by the wider medicines management team. - To be responsible for delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated wards, providing specialist information and advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, to maximise patient pharmaceutical care. - To participate in the dispensary and on call rota to ensure that medicines are supplied in an accurate and timely manner. - To work flexibly in line with the hours of operation. Person specification
Qualifications
Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent qualification Completion of preregistration training Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Knowledge/Experience
Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD Experience of working within pharmaceutical services Experience of undertaking audit within pharmaceutical services Understanding of how medicines optimisation contributes to high quality patient care Understanding and positive regard for the needs and rights of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities, and their carers Experience of multidisciplinary team working Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy Experience of providing education or information regarding medicines Experience of working in providing a pharmacy service within a mental health or learning disabilities setting Knowledge of recent initiatives within pharmacy Values
Accountability Support Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Skills
Excellent organisational skills Excellent interpersonal skills Good time management Ability to travel between different sites Ability to work as a team player and to work independently Ability to work flexibly Pro-active and displays initiative Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands Report writing skills Professional manner Critical appraisal skills
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