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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-CS2610-MF
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Harbour
Town
Blackpool
Salary
£58,972 - £68,525 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lead Pharmacist - Inpatient Mental Health

Band 8b

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

Following receipt of new funding, an exciting opportunity is available for an exceptional mental health pharmacist who has leadership skills and significant clinical experience in mental health to join the medicines management team as a Lead Pharmacist for Inpatient Mental Health services at the Harbour, Blackpool.

Pharmacy practice and medicines optimisation at the Trust are well developed and you would be joining an established and respected pharmacy and medicines management team of over 90 staff delivering a clinical pharmacy service to specialist mental health and community health services across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The team are proud to have been awarded a Trust Quality and Patient Safety award in 2023 in recognition of the significant and important work undertaken by the team in these areas.

You will be based on one of the mental health in-patient units in Blackpool where you will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team. Outside of the ward environment you will have responsibilities as a member of the senior pharmacy leadership team leading education, development, research, and audit in mental health pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

Key activities of the post holder include:

  • Providing advanced level clinical (including non-medical prescribing) input to the care of patients, optimising patient outcomes, reducing prolonged lengths of stay and improving the patient experience
  • Developing innovative pharmacist focussed service delivery pathways to ensure that those with unmet need are identified and treated
  •  Acting as a role model and expert in mental health, ensuring a consistently high level of pharmacy input.
  •  Promoting the safe use of medicines across the Trust and acting as an expert resource across the Trust, and externally
  • Leading education and development in medicines use in mental health for Trust staff and other staff working in this therapeutic area.
  • Provide professional leadership to the pharmacy team, contributing to staff education and development, and initiating service evaluation, research and audit

The successful candidate for this post will be encouraged to work towards achieving the requirements and associated assessment of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Consultant Pharmacist Credentialing process.

For further information or an informal discussion about the post please contact:

Tara Gallagher, Network Pharmacy Director 01253 447716, 07790 388141 email [email protected]

Holly Webb, Deputy Network Pharmacy Director 01253 447716 [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. 

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Masters degree in Pharmacy
  • Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Postgraduate diploma or equivalent including MA/MSc
  • Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development
  • Independent Pharmacist Prescriber V300

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert clinical knowledge relevant to mental health
  • Able to identify a vision for the delivery of an advanced clinical pharmacy service
  • Able to apply advanced levels of clinical reasoning and judgement to influence how medicines are used
  • Be able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of providing pharmaceutical care to patients with acute mental health needs
  • Experience of practice research or audit
  • Able to demonstrate prioritisation and time management skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tara Gallagher
Job title
Network Pharmacy Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01253 447716
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