Pharmacist

As a Specialist Pharmacist, you will work alongside and support the Senior Lead Pharmacists across various clinical rotations and areas, with a primary focus on medicines safety and governance. Your role will include developing and delivering comprehensive medicines management services to patients across our mental health services, as well as ensuring effective pharmaceutical care in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. This role is an exciting opportunity for those who are motivated to advance clinical pharmacy services, drive quality improvement, and contribute to shaping policies that enhance patient care and safety. You will also have the opportunity to supervise and develop junior pharmacy staff, including Band 6 and pre-registration pharmacists, ensuring they receive the support and training necessary to thrive.,

• Optimizing Medicines Use: Ensure safe and appropriate use of medications for maximum benefit and minimal risk, regularly reviewing prescriptions, identifying significant drug interactions, and monitoring compliance with applicable laws, including the Medicines Act and Mental Health Act.
• Pharmaceutical Care at Ward Level: Act as the primary pharmacist at ward level, providing clinical guidance to the multidisciplinary teams. You will be responsible for completing medication histories, formulating pharmaceutical care plans, and monitoring patient outcomes to ensure medicines are effective and safely managed.
• Patient Discharge Planning: Play a vital role in discharge planning to facilitate timely and accurate dispensing and ensure medicines are labeled and prepared for safe patient use post-discharge.
  
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Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want