Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient Mental Health Services
Band 8a
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 350-TWS6094168-A-B Site Broadoak Unit / Hollins Park Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum. Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2025 23:59 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. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us. Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Fancy joining a dynamic, forward-thinking, and patient-focussed team that is continuously striving to deliver excellent clinical pharmacy services? We have fantastic opportunities across our mental health in-patient and secure and learning disability services, for experienced, enthusiastic, adaptable, highly self-motivated pharmacists with a passion for mental health to join our friendly and supportive teams. Successful candidates will be responsible for leading, delivering and developing our mental health clinical pharmacy services. You will support multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality, safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for patients. We are looking for proactive candidates with excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills and ability to work autonomously, build relationships, manage, and motivate a team. You will not routinely work weekends or cover the on-call advisory service unless minimum thresholds are breached. Main duties of the job
To participate in the delivery of highly specialist clinical pharmacy services, ensuring that services meet professional standards and comply with relevant legislation. To carry out medicines reconciliation, clinically checks and medication reviews to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines. To actively participate and develop effective partnerships with other professions as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to medicines optimisation. To undertake pharmaceutical care planning, utilising local trust guidance and national protocols. To provide specialist information and advice on the safe and effective use of medicines to patients and their carers to support informed decision making and treatment adherence. To ensure effective medication practices are developed and carried out consistently across mental health services, promoting medicines safety and reducing harm from medications. To participate in clinical audit and practice research. To participate in training, supervision, mentoring and line management of colleagues. Refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the requirements of this post. 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 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. 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 and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To participate in the delivery of highly specialist clinical pharmaceutical and medical supply services, ensuring that services meet the standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council and relevant legislation. To act as the advanced clinical pharmacist for inpatient mental health, specifically clozapine services, within the medicines management team. To act as the trust’s point of contact for pharmaceutical issues within inpatient mental health services. To be responsible for leading, delivering and developing comprehensive clinical pharmacy and supply services to the trust’s inpatient mental health services. To be responsible for the development and implementation of inpatient clozapine initiation services, including the implementation of systems and processes for the ongoing monitoring of patients’ prescribed clozapine in the inpatient setting, ensuring streamlined processes are in place for escalation. To ensure that effective medicines management practices are developed and carried out consistently within all inpatient mental health services within the trust, to promote medicines safety and reduce risk of harm from medications. To develop evidence-based treatment protocols for use within inpatient mental health and clozapine services. To facilitate the implementation of local and national guidelines relating to inpatient mental health and clozapine services. To contribute to the development of new policies and procedures relating to inpatient mental health and clozapine services, the modification of existing policies and procedures, and their implementation. To undertake clinics with direct patient contact, including medication reviews and home visits. Person specification
Qualifications
Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent qualification Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent experience Independent prescriber qualification, or willingness to work towards Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric Therapeutics/Clinical Pharmacy, or willingness to work towards Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Knowledge/Experience
Experience of working within pharmaceutical services Experience of working within an NHS organisation Experience of multi-disciplinary team working Experience of undertaking audit within pharmaceutical services Experience of providing supervision Experience of providing education regarding medicines Understanding of the benefits and risks of clozapine therapy and its place in patient care Understanding of how medicines optimisation contributes to high quality patient care Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance Awareness of local area prescribing committee processes Understanding and positive regard for the needs and rights of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities, and their carers Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD Experience of working in hospital pharmacy Experience of working within inpatient mental health services Experience of provision of medicines information services Experience of line management of staff Knowledge of the evidence base relating to the prescribing of psychotropic medicines Knowledge of recent and upcoming initiatives within pharmaceutical services Experience of working within hospital pharmacy Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills
Excellent organisational skills Ability to work both independently and as a team player Ability to work flexibly Ability to work under pressure Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines Self-motivated and able to use initiative Problem-solving skills Ability to analyse data Negotiating and influencing skills Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary Professional manner Ability to travel between different sites Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Agatha Munyika Job title Head of Clinical Medicines Management Service -MH Email address Agatha.Munyika@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number 07768 073671 FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, a person-centred care that starts with you. It’s a pledge to create an environment and staff support that will enable you to do the best job you can possibly do, to be the best you can possibly be. You’ll be joining one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country. One that offers specialist inpatient and community services to support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. We are the founding member of the Zero Suicide Alliance, and one of only three Trusts in the country which delivers high secure mental health care. You’ll be made to feel at home, joining an 11,000 strong Mersey Care family comprising doctors and nurses, as well as countless other roles from dieticians to dentists, from data analysts to physiotherapists. You'll find a full list of our roles in our A-Z list. You’ll have a home in the North West of England where your work/life balance is respected and working from sites easily commutable from Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales and Cheshire with many roles operating a hybrid working system.
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Band 8a
Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 350-TWS6094168-A-B Site Broadoak Unit / Hollins Park Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum. Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2025 23:59 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. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us. Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Fancy joining a dynamic, forward-thinking, and patient-focussed team that is continuously striving to deliver excellent clinical pharmacy services? We have fantastic opportunities across our mental health in-patient and secure and learning disability services, for experienced, enthusiastic, adaptable, highly self-motivated pharmacists with a passion for mental health to join our friendly and supportive teams. Successful candidates will be responsible for leading, delivering and developing our mental health clinical pharmacy services. You will support multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high quality, safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for patients. We are looking for proactive candidates with excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills and ability to work autonomously, build relationships, manage, and motivate a team. You will not routinely work weekends or cover the on-call advisory service unless minimum thresholds are breached. Main duties of the job
To participate in the delivery of highly specialist clinical pharmacy services, ensuring that services meet professional standards and comply with relevant legislation. To carry out medicines reconciliation, clinically checks and medication reviews to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines. To actively participate and develop effective partnerships with other professions as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to medicines optimisation. To undertake pharmaceutical care planning, utilising local trust guidance and national protocols. To provide specialist information and advice on the safe and effective use of medicines to patients and their carers to support informed decision making and treatment adherence. To ensure effective medication practices are developed and carried out consistently across mental health services, promoting medicines safety and reducing harm from medications. To participate in clinical audit and practice research. To participate in training, supervision, mentoring and line management of colleagues. Refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the requirements of this post. 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 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. 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 and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To participate in the delivery of highly specialist clinical pharmaceutical and medical supply services, ensuring that services meet the standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council and relevant legislation. To act as the advanced clinical pharmacist for inpatient mental health, specifically clozapine services, within the medicines management team. To act as the trust’s point of contact for pharmaceutical issues within inpatient mental health services. To be responsible for leading, delivering and developing comprehensive clinical pharmacy and supply services to the trust’s inpatient mental health services. To be responsible for the development and implementation of inpatient clozapine initiation services, including the implementation of systems and processes for the ongoing monitoring of patients’ prescribed clozapine in the inpatient setting, ensuring streamlined processes are in place for escalation. To ensure that effective medicines management practices are developed and carried out consistently within all inpatient mental health services within the trust, to promote medicines safety and reduce risk of harm from medications. To develop evidence-based treatment protocols for use within inpatient mental health and clozapine services. To facilitate the implementation of local and national guidelines relating to inpatient mental health and clozapine services. To contribute to the development of new policies and procedures relating to inpatient mental health and clozapine services, the modification of existing policies and procedures, and their implementation. To undertake clinics with direct patient contact, including medication reviews and home visits. Person specification
Qualifications
Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent qualification Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent experience Independent prescriber qualification, or willingness to work towards Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric Therapeutics/Clinical Pharmacy, or willingness to work towards Membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Knowledge/Experience
Experience of working within pharmaceutical services Experience of working within an NHS organisation Experience of multi-disciplinary team working Experience of undertaking audit within pharmaceutical services Experience of providing supervision Experience of providing education regarding medicines Understanding of the benefits and risks of clozapine therapy and its place in patient care Understanding of how medicines optimisation contributes to high quality patient care Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance Awareness of local area prescribing committee processes Understanding and positive regard for the needs and rights of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities, and their carers Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD Experience of working in hospital pharmacy Experience of working within inpatient mental health services Experience of provision of medicines information services Experience of line management of staff Knowledge of the evidence base relating to the prescribing of psychotropic medicines Knowledge of recent and upcoming initiatives within pharmaceutical services Experience of working within hospital pharmacy Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills
Excellent organisational skills Ability to work both independently and as a team player Ability to work flexibly Ability to work under pressure Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines Self-motivated and able to use initiative Problem-solving skills Ability to analyse data Negotiating and influencing skills Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary Professional manner Ability to travel between different sites Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Agatha Munyika Job title Head of Clinical Medicines Management Service -MH Email address Agatha.Munyika@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number 07768 073671 FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, a person-centred care that starts with you. It’s a pledge to create an environment and staff support that will enable you to do the best job you can possibly do, to be the best you can possibly be. You’ll be joining one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country. One that offers specialist inpatient and community services to support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. We are the founding member of the Zero Suicide Alliance, and one of only three Trusts in the country which delivers high secure mental health care. You’ll be made to feel at home, joining an 11,000 strong Mersey Care family comprising doctors and nurses, as well as countless other roles from dieticians to dentists, from data analysts to physiotherapists. You'll find a full list of our roles in our A-Z list. You’ll have a home in the North West of England where your work/life balance is respected and working from sites easily commutable from Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales and Cheshire with many roles operating a hybrid working system.
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