Lead Pharmacist for Adult Forensic Services

Based at our Prestwich site, you will lead our Adult Forensic Service pharmacy team in providing high quality pharmaceutical care to our inpatient and community patientsand help shape and drive patient care and innovation across the Adult Forensic Service

You will support the delivery of clinical pharmacy service provision across hospital and community adult forensic services ensuring that clinical service provision is optimised. You will ideally have postgraduate qualifications or experience in mental health therapeutics.

It is expected that the successful applicant will be an experienced clinical pharmacist with a substantial track record of providing or supporting service transformation.

Main duties of the job

To develop and co-ordinate clinical pharmacy services within the Adult Forensic Service.

To act as an expert source of pharmaceutical advice for healthcare staff, service users and carers.

To liaise with external agencies on admission and discharge to ensure effective transfer of prescribing and monitoring of medication

To ensure that medicines policies and guidelines reflect the needs of the Adult Forensic Service.

To develop and implement policies, guidelines and protocols relevant to the Adult Forensic Service.

To ensure prescribing is cost-effective and in line with national and local policies.

To participate in the training of junior pharmacists and Trainee Pharmacists

To act as pharmacist Non-Medical Prescriber for clinical teams at AFS

To act as Designated Prescriber for Pharmacists and Trainee Pharmacists undergoing the Non-Medical Prescribing Course.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.