Lead Pharmacist

3 months ago


Brighton, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Lead Pharmacist CAMHS

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional clinical pharmacist and independent prescriber to support our Learning Disabilities Services (LD) across Sussex. The role has been pivotal in improving medicines use within the service. The role supports clinicians and operational leads across LD services in all aspects of medicines use, including improving medicines use, education and training, clinical queries and support, medicines spend and running patient facing clinics and prescribing roles. The role also leads on all aspects of LD related prescribing, including shared care and guidance at Trust and ICS levels. The role has also being pivotal in supporting STOMP / STAMP reviews within the Trust and supporting system partners. The role will support the LD Senior Leadership Team and Directorate.

The role is Trustwide and there is flexibility for base across Sussex and opportunities for flexible and part home-working. The role will be required to support LD services across the Trust.

There is scope for this role to develop further as an Advanced Core Pharmacist and personal development towards Consultant Level Practice.

Main duties of the job

The role will lead on all aspects of medicines optimisation within LD across Trust services, working in collaboration with the Lead Pharmacist CAMHS The role will support clinical and operational colleagues on all aspects of medicines use within LD, including clinics and prescribing role within the service (STOMP / STAMP). The post holder will be active member of LD leadership groups and directorate. The role will also lead on all aspects of medicines guidance and policies relating to LD within the Trust and in collaboration with ICS Medicines Optimisation groups.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

About us

Sussex Partnership is one of the largest mental health trust in the UK. The physical health of our mental health patients is important to us and with the live expectancy of patients with serious mental health dying 15 to 20 years earlier, the trust is committed to reducing this risk and pharmacy play a key role in this.

About us

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

You can expect:

Access to full psychological support, the wellbeing team Excellent supervision programmes. Flexible working opportunities Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars) A position within a trust rated as Outstanding for caring and Good overall by the CQC Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays) Excellent NHS Pension Scheme Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for further information. Alternatively if you have any queries regarding the role please contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent Clinical Pharmacy post graduate qualification ( certificate or diploma) Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

To have demonstrable evidence of having met the full gateway KSF for 7 Specialist Pharmacist Experience of working with different healthcare professions and managers across the wider healthcare economy Can demonstrate an understanding of the key stakeholders the post is likely to be supporting and how they will be expected to support them. Demonstrable expertise in highly relevant field of pharmacy specialism Significant experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department post qualification, including experience in mental health service provision Experience of working with working age mental health services Excellent clinical pharmacy skills with particular emphasis on medicines used in mental health Experience in providing both written and verbal information on drug usage Experience in carrying out Medicines Information queries, providing both verbal and written specialist advice
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