Integrated Clinical Lead Pharmacist

Job overview

Monday to Friday. Saturday 1 in 12 weeks (8-12 remote). Oncall optional

We are looking for ONE Band 8A Integrated Clinical Lead Pharmacists. The post-holder will be based a couple of days a week in Houghton Regis supporting the Home treatment team.

For the remaining days, the successful candidates will be expected to support Inpatient Mental Health Clinical services, working closely with  Integrated Clinical Lead Pharmacist/Lead Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within Bedford and Luton across the services.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in Psychiatric therapeutics and will be able to work confidently as an individual and as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to drive forward service improvement and improve patient outcomes

*The post holder will have the opportunity to train or practice as a non-medical prescriber or undertake the Advanced Clinical  Practioner (ACP) course*

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist to join our dynamic Bedford and Luton mental health team as the Integrated Clinical Lead. In this role you will provide clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to mental health services across the Home treatment teams and Inpatient wards. You will also be responsible for managing and supporting a junior pharmacy team in collaboration with the Lead Pharmacist.

We are an expanding trust, which means there is lots of opportunity for experience and growth. We cover Adult inpatients, CAMHS, Perinatal Services, Crisis and Home Treatment teams, Community Mental Health and you will have the opportunity to link in with our pharmacy teams in Community Health Services and Primary Care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What are we looking for

• Ability to engage and influence within teams
• Ability to develop services
• Ability to manage and optimise medicines to improve patient outcomes alongside the wider team
• Ability to engage patient and their families through the recovery process
• Coaching/management experience
• Independent Prescribing qualification is desirable. If not held, successful candidate will be guided and supported on journey to be accredited as a Non Medical Prescriber.

Please refer to the attached JD for detailed description and main responsibilities.