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 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, 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.

*12 MONTHS SECONDMENT/FIXED TERM OPPORTUNITY DUE TO PROMOTION*

We are looking for a motivated and forward thinking full time clinical pharmacist, whose career has demonstrated broad-based clinical knowledge and excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work within the mental health teams across Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
The position is suitable for pharmacists wanting to move sector and from any clinical background. It is a great opportunity to start or continue a career in mental health. The successful candidate will have a choice of two locations as base at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich or Chatterton House in Kings Lynn and will be expected to travel between the two sites if necessary with travel reimbursement.
This is a patient facing full time role and the post holder will collaborate with other healthcare team members to provide ward-based clinical pharmacy services alongside a team of medicines management technicians. You will have a flexible approach to meet the needs of the service and have a strong teamwork ethics.
There is no dispensary and on-call commitment. Mental health experience is desirable but not essential as the post holder will receive support to complete an inhouse training programme and undertake further accreditations as appropriate.
This is a fixed term position for 12 months.

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

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

As a clinical mental health pharmacist, you will:

• Deliver comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards aligned with Trust and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Be responsible for building strong clinical relationships with patients, carers, and healthcare professionals in your in-patient settings.
• Directly support patients, prescribers, and other healthcare professionals via attendance at multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and one-to-one or group patient consultations, engage in discharge-planning with the MDT, and take the lead on medicines optimisation and quality improvement programmes within your clinical setting.
• Train, supervise, coach and mentor other members of the pharmacy team.
• Advise, prepare, and deliver training for clinical staff (e.g., nurses, support workers, and doctors) on a wide range of medicines-related issues.
• Support the Principal Pharmacist in communicating relevant Trust decisions and policies relating to medicines to local clinical areas.
• Be supported in continuing professional development through regular management, clinical and peer group supervision and education sessions within the Pharmacy department and externally where practicable.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the coastline and countryside to Broads National Park. We’re up to 2.5 hours away from London and offer excellent rail and air links across the UK and internationally. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, restaurants, shops, and theatres. We also offer top ranking schooling and affordable house prices.

This role will be part of a team delivering a high-quality patient focused clinical pharmacy services to:

• Adult mental health inpatient wards
• Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit (Perinatal mental health service)
• Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment
• Psychiatric Intensive Care Uni