Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

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Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 03 October 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to work as a specialist mental health pharmacist across the primary and secondary care interface in Wakefield within the Connecting Care hub. This post is a one year fixed term contract starting January 2026 covering the maternity leave of the existing post holder.

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside primary and secondary care colleagues to provide clinical care and medicines optimisation support to service users in the Wakefield community.

The post is part of the wider South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust pharmacy team with access to support, training and supervision from experienced mental health pharmacy staff.

At the time of advertising, this role meets the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

For full Job description please see attached information.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within the Wakefield Connecting Care hub as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role involves managing referrals to optimise medication regimes, provide support around medicines concordance and deprescribing, as well as providing medicines-focused education and training to both professionals and service users.

The post holder will work within the Connecting Care team but be supported with professional and management supervision as part of the wider pharmacy team. We encourage and support staff development via local and national training programs and appraisals, as well as providing opportunities to use initiative to promote CPD.

For further information please contact Sara Bowers, Lead Pharmacist for Community Mental Health and Interfaces of Care, on or

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About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will, as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (ACP), contribute to the strategic direction for the development of clinical practice within specialist mental health pharmacy in primary care and across the Trust as required.

Leading on services consolidation as well as expansion in line with service and trust objectives and in partnership with the Clinical lead and General manager.

The post holder will take the lead in extending boundaries and creating frameworks for the enhancement of clinical practice within their specialty.

The post holder will continue to strive towards excellence in clinical care and communicate this excellence to colleagues both within the organisation and externally. Work as an independent non-medical prescriber within areas as required and designated, taking responsibility for the clinical assessment of the patient, establishing a diagnosis and the clinical management required in accordance with the Trusts non-medical prescribing policy and protocols.

Other key duty

• Carry out CPD in line with the GPhC requirements.
• Maintain and demonstrate a good clinical pharmacist knowledge.
• Work within the policies and procedures of the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and ensure compliance with the pharmacy policies and procedures from other organisations when working in partnership.
• Provide appropriate and timely verbal and written information on all aspects of medication usage to service users, carers and healthcare professionals within SWYPFT.
• Participate in in-house training for pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals, both attending and delivering training.
• Participate in the training of pre-registration pharmacy graduates and mental health pharmacy diploma students.
• Participate in the development of the medicines management clinical audit programme, including the POMH audits, and ensure rollout to allocated units.

Participate in research and development as required for the development of the clinical pharmacy services.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Current registration with GPhC
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical/mental health pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Current registration as Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
• Evidence in specific training related to mental health pharmacy
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to undertake advanced clinical practice and examination skills independently that encompasses all aspects of the patient's needs
• Evidence of developing robust governance system including the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Evidence of interpreting and synthesising information from a variety of sources and promoting their use in practice
• Develop, deliver and evaluate training and education packages for individuals and groups in a variety of settings
• Evidence of critically appraising research and audits and applying the findings to practice
• Demonstrate a wide range of communication skills to address complex needs of patients and their families
• Ability to participate in strategic thinking and development, ensuring this translates to practice development to improve the quality of care
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of issues in health care/speciality

Personal Attributes

• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
• Self-aware
• Flexible
• Able to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Personally resilient
• Dynamic
• Ability to deliver to tight time scales
• Confident

Experience

• Extensive experience of working within speciality Mental health pharmacy services at Senior (B7) level or above
• Extensive practice as Independent non-medical Prescriber within speciality
• Experience of working therapeutically within mental health medicines
• Substantial experience in managerial / leadership roles
• Experience of leading service development changes
• Developed awareness of the evolving healthcare agenda and the implications for nursing
• Experience of research and developing theory into practice
• Evidence of facilitating quality improvement into practice
• Developed knowledge of clinical governance issues
• Experience of training and education
• Experience of contributing towards organisation/regional/national level

Training

• Evidence of relevant training and ongoing professional development
• Evidence of speciality training
• e.g., Psyc 1 diploma, Clinical pharmacy post-graduate qualification

Physical Attributes

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy)

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.

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