Senior Clinical Pharmacist: Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams

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Senior Clinical Pharmacist: Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-M256-26

Site 225 Town Ashton Under Lyne Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our

To actively support the development and delivery of pharmacy services to theTrust's Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHT).
To act as a non-medical prescriber in the CRHTs.
To ensure that the specialist clinical pharmacy service provided meets with national standards for the delivery of a pharmacy service.

Main duties of the job

To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk.
To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team.
To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care.
To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so
To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of ourand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities
• To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to
maximise benefit and minimise risk.
• To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team
• To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care
• To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so
• To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non-medical prescriber within CRHTs

Please see the Job description for further details regarding responsibilities relating to; clinical service, communication, training, policy, service development, leadership, information technology, research and audit, financial, professional and general duties, standards of business conduct, equality and diversity, equal opportunities, safeguarding, professional and personal development, confidentiality, information governance, health and safety at work, infection control and sustainability / net zero.

Person specification Qualifications

• Master's degree in Pharmacy
• Registration as Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Professionally up to date including Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with GPhC requirements

Experience

• Variety of hospital based pharmacy services
• Variety of clinical pharmacy experience including mental health
• Provision of specialist advice about medicines to clinicians in secondary care
• Analysis and interpretation of queries related to patients and medicines
• Initiating and implementing change in services
• Development of medicines related policies and guidelines
• Supervision of pharmacy staff / technicians
• Planning and organises medicines related audit
• Participation in practice based research / NICE guidance implementation

Knowledge

• Microsoft office: Excel, Word and Outlook for email
• IT skills including use of databases
• Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Specialist clinical knowledge relating to medicines in mental health
• Specialist knowledge of medicines to treat physical health
• Specialist knowledge of clinical trials involving medicines and related legislation

Skills and Abilities

• Planning and organisational skills
• Proposing changes relating to medicines within a mental health borough
• Analysis of medicines related data
• Good communication skills (written and oral)
• To maintain and develop professional relationships
• Works alone or in a team
• Recognises personal limitations and takes appropriate advice from others
• Plans workload of borough based pharmacy service
• Plans own workload and meets deadlines
• Works accurately
• Monitors drug expenditure for a mental health borough

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

After You Apply - Once your application is submitted, you'll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.

If You're Offered the Role - If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You'll receive a formal conditional offer via email

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line withNHS Employment Check Standards . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

Once Checks Are Complete -

The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You'll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
• We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.