Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Mental Health Services

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

It’s a great time to join the Medicines Management Team at Mersey Care. Our services have been restructured to support an enhanced model under a senior leadership team which is fully committed to delivering outstanding services and investing in the professional development of its workforce.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated pharmacists to join our supportive team to help us to deliver our enhanced clinical pharmacy service model.
This is a fantastic opportunity for compassionate pharmacists with a special interest and passion for mental health. We welcome applications from pharmacists with experience from any sector who have interest and empathy for mental health pharmacy who wish to develop their clinical practice in a hospital setting.
Our roles provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop skills and experience across a diverse range of clinical services. We provide a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision, personal development planning and regular access to professional development opportunities.
Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and an ability to use initiative and work flexibly as part of a team.
Planned Shortlisting - 9 September 2024
Planned Interviews - 18 September 2024
You will be a valued member of Medicines Management team and a core member of multi-disciplinary teams providing a clinical pharmacy service to our in-patient mental health services.
You will help to deliver and develop ward-based medicines management activities to promote the effective and efficient use of medicines, improving patient care and minimising waste. You will work as part of the Medicines Management team and be a core member of the inpatient multi-disciplinary team providing a clinical pharmacy service to in-patient areas.
Our roles include a requirement to provide dispensary cover on a rota basis. There is also a requirement to support the Out of Hours Medicines Advice service and weekend working in the dispensary on a 1/12 week basis (9:30 am-1:30pm).
There is a recruitment and retention premium attached to the above posts. Successful candidates will receive a £2,000 payment on joining the Trust and an additional £2,000 on completion of the first year of employment. In addition, there is a retention premia payment of £2500/annum.
Recruitment payments must be paid back in full if the employee leaves the Trust within two years of starting.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
The deliver a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated mental health wards, providing specialist information and advice to members of the multi-disciplinary team, to maximise patient pharmaceutical care.
To complete medicines reconciliation following admission or transfer of service users.
To record clinical interventions and prepare pharmaceutical care plans, in line with departmental procedures.
To work alongside the trust dispensary and ward technical teams to provide support and ensure the safe and timely supply of medicines across the trust.
To clinically check inpatient prescriptions, leave and discharge prescriptions to ensure the appropriate, safe, and legal supply of medicines, complying with national and local guidelines.
To provide specialist advice and information on the safe and effective use of medicines to service users and carers to maximise adherence with prescribed treatment
To ensure cost- effective and efficient use of resources across the primary/secondary care interface, ensuring compliance with formularies, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
To participate in clinical audit and practice research.
To report near misses and medication incidents and support review, learning and follow up of incidents.
To assist with the preparation and delivery of education and training sessions for staff, service users, patients, and carers
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