Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 8a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team, based at the Cavell Centre in Peterborough.Our pharmacists play an integral role as members of the multi-disciplinary team by ensuring medicines are prescribed and used in a way that is evidence based, safe and cost effective to the benefit of our patients. This post will suit a pharmacist wishing to join a vibrant working environment with a desire to further improve on their current clinical knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will be expected to influence prescribing and to continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider multidisciplinary team.The ideal candidate will have a commitment to teamwork, a sense ofaccountability, plus an ability to work under pressure.

We will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role.

We are keen to support and develop our staff and encourage promotionopportunities within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The job will involve working closely with our small team of experiencedpharmacists, technicians and support workers supplying medication and apharmacy service to inpatient mental health, intermediate care, palliative care and rehabilitation wards, as well as community based mental health teams and integrated care teams, plus being part of the clozapine clinic.

As part of a small team you will be involved in all aspects of the pharmacy service. The team supports patients across Peterborough and north Cambridgeshire and therefore you will be expected to travel off site on a regular basis to provide our comprehensive pharmacy service to these locations.

The ideal candidate will undertake clinical pharmacy research and audit to influence practice within the Trust and inform the development of protocols and guidelines associated with the use of medicines in mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.