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Are you an experienced pharmacist seeking new challenges? If so, then this is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your existing skills.

We are looking for a keen and committed pharmacist with excellent communication skills and clinical pharmacy knowledge to join our expanding pharmacy team. This post will be an exciting challenge for someone who is highly motivated and keen to develop their clinical and professional skills.

We are looking for a pharmacist to support the delivery of the new Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist Training Pathway which is being delivered by the University of Bradford and work as a pharmacist in our community mental health teams in Bradford District and Craven.

This investment in the future mental health pharmacist workforce contributes to:

• Delivering the NHS Long Term Plan’s commitment on community mental health transformation
• Supporting the creation of new roles in mental health pharmacy
• Equipping pharmacists with key skills for the new models of integrated primary and community mental health care for adults and older adults with moderate to severe mental health problems
• Developing a specialist pharmacy workforce and NHS leadership

As a Teacher/Practitioner the successful candidate will:

• Contribute to the teaching and assessment at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences for the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist Training Pathway and MPharm programme

As part of their role with the community mental health teams, the successful candidate will also:

• Provide, develop and promote a responsive, patient focused, highly specialised pharmacy service to patients and staff within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.
• Provide direct supervision and training to pharmacy staff, develop and provide training regarding the use of medicines and medicines management principles to clinical staff, non-clinical staff, service users and carers.

Closing Date: 6th June 2023

Interview Date: TBC

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen- We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.