Senior Mental Health Pharmacist

Location: Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), Lancaster and Morecambe, based at East Barn, Pathfinders Drive, Lancaster Are you a pharmacist with experience in mental health and a passion for medicines optimisation in the community setting? The Trust is currently embarking on a community mental health transformation journey and we're seeking to recruit a compassionate and motivated individual to work in the community mental health team as a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The post will also involve close liaison with other community based mental health services, primary care and in-patient mental health services. As an integral member of the clinical team, and alongside pharmacy colleagues, you'll address the pharmaceutical care needs of community-based service users. You will also ensure safe and effective medicines management processes, developing new ways of working and integrating within the evolving community transformation model. As a senior member of the pharmacy team, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to broader Trust initiatives and priorities. The role is for 30 hrs per week and allows flexibility to undertake this as 4 full working days (days may be negotiated based on service need and applicant request) or spread across 5 days Monday-Friday., The post provides an opportunity for the following: -

• Pharmaceutical care planning and clinical review of prescriptions
• Involvement of service users in decisions about their medicines to optimise treatment, support adherence and improve outcomes
• Provision of specialist pharmaceutical advice to the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
• Development of a non-medical prescribing role
• Provision of clinical supervision, professional leadership and line management to other members of the team
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place for the management of medicines, including the monitoring of prescribing and medicines use
• Attendance at best practice groups and strategic network meetings
• Actively working to contribute to and deliver the Trust medicines optimisation strategy
  
  This post presents a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacist motivated by the desire to improve patient care to perform this key position within the MDT. The role demands an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work on their own initiative.
You will have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, a postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, and post registration experience in a mental health setting. A qualification as a non-medical prescriber would be desirable but applicants with a willingness to work towards this qualification will also be considered.

The Clinical Pharmacy service is highly regarded within the organisation and should you wish to join our team you will become one of a large team of Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Medicines Management Nurses and Pharmacy Assistants working across the Trust. We welcome flexible working applications and job shares. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.