Clinical Pharmacist - Suffolk Ipswich, England
Job description
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,200 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 900+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
Are you a pharmacist looking for new challenges? This is an exciting time at NSFT, join us as we transform our Clinical Pharmacy services.
Due to significant investment in our Pharmacy team and the creation of a range of exciting new posts we are now looking to recruit new Clinical Pharmacists to join our friendly Pharmacy teams across the trust.
We have vacancies within the Suffolk Clinical Team based at Woodlands Unit at Ipswich Hospital and Wedgwood House in Bury St Edmunds
Pharmacists from any clinical background can apply as we provide comprehensive postgraduate training opportunities and supervision. Your main role will be to work with the multidisciplinary team to provide a clinical pharmacy service to the in-patient wards. There may also be opportunities to work with the Crisis teams and our mother and baby unit. You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
From Autumn 2022, HEE supports the training of all eligible mental health pharmacists in Independent Prescribing, making this an ideal time to join us if you have an interest in developing mental health as your area of prescribing practice. Our pharmacists with postgraduate mental health and prescribing qualifications have gone on to new and exciting roles within NSFT which continue to develop as our pharmacy service expands.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead on medicines optimisation for service users and carers in a clinical setting by
- Clinically validate prescriptions for both inpatients and outpatients using electronic prescribing software
- Integrate fully within the multidisciplinary team and participate in patient reviews
- Provide direct patient care to our service users throughout their admission to mental health services
- Provide clinical advice and guidance to a range of healthcare professionals on both mental health any physical health medication
- Provide Medicines Education to patients
- Take the lead on medicines optimisation and medicines related Quality Improvement within your clinical setting
- There is no dispensary commitment with this post.
Working for our organisation
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- Comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- Staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other. We will support you in accessing training and CPD.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the job role click the job description, then click APPLY to start your candidate experience today!
Interviews will be arranged once shortlisting has taken place. Candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days’ notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (includes Master’s Degree in pharmacy, one-year pre-registration training and final examination)
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification in mental health therapeutics or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 1 year qualified
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of mental health therapeutics
Other
Essential criteria
- Open, approachable, credible
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Two Ticks - Guaranteed Interview Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
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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.
