Clinical Pharmacist / Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Clinical or Band 8a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (depending on experience) to be part of our pharmacy team covering a team members maternity leave. This post is a one year fixed term contract.

Our team provide clinical pharmacy and medicines supply services to Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community services across the Trust. Our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are valued members of the multidisciplinary teams and the service is currently in the process of implementing a strategy to expand our clinical services and deliver a high quality medicines optimisation service across all trust services. We have also recently introduced electronic prescribing and medicines administration system across the Trust

The postholder will be responsible for the delivery of day to day medicines optimisation and clinical pharmacy services to patients within our care in the Wakefield / Kirklees localities. If the successful candidate meets the requirements for the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (8a) role then they will have the additional responsibility of line management and overseeing a clinical pharmacy service to a designated area., The post will be based across Fieldhead hospital in Wakefield and The Priestley Unit in Dewsbury (but the postholder may occasionally be asked to work at other Trust sites).

The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services to designated inpatient units / crisis team / community teams with involvement in the delivery of patient care, contributing to MDT meetings and delivering education to patients and professionals.

The successful candidate will also support the departmental and Trustwide governance agenda, providing clinical input into audit and service development projects. They will support the day to day operation of the service, providing training and staff supervision as necessary.

We aim to provide a pharmacy and medicines optimisation service which works collaboratively and compassionately with all services and service users to provide integrated, high quality, person centered pharmacy care and services to all.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.