Band 6 Pharmacist

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacist with a keen interest in mental health to join our team. Our pharmacists provide clinical services across a range of teams, including inpatient wards and community teams to provide safe, service user centred care.

Our pharmacists are vital members of the multidisciplinary team, and you will be an active member in meetings for your team, providing clinical support, developing individualised care plans, medicines reconciliation and service user counselling services.

You will also develop your skills through the department’s activities including medicines information, dispensary services and providing teaching for professionals and service users. As a team we are committed to developing our staff and service and have a history of internal promotion.

We are located in the city of Sheffield, with a wide range social and recreational activities including bars, restaurants, theatres an arena and two football stadiums. We are on the edge of the Peak District providing stunning scenery and a host of outdoor pursuits.

The possibility of part-time working can be discussed at interview.

This role is open to Trainee foundation pharmacists or qualified pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

• To support the use of medicines across the Trust to achieve best outcomes for service users in accordance with best practice.  •    Working under the supervision of senior pharmacists, use clinical skills and expertise in the management of medicines in mental health in accordance with best practice.  •    To prevent and reduce medicines related harm.  •    Participation in continuous professional development.  •    Participation in systems of clinical supervision and peer support within the pharmacy service. •    To work flexibly and travel to various locations across the city.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working predominantly within designated multidisciplinary teams, provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards, units or teams in order to ensure pharmacological treatment provides best outcomes for service users and is in line with nationally agreed standards for best practice.
• Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy and dispensary services to all areas of the Trust.
• Develop and maintain relationships within designated multidisciplinary teams.
• Assist and, where appropriate, take a lead in supporting designated multidisciplinary teams to develop safe and effective medicines related practice.
• Provide advice and counselling to service users and, where relevant, carers on the best use of their medicines. Work with individual service users, carers or groups or to help achieve best outcomes from pharmacological treatments.
• Advise medical, nursing and other staff of medicine related problems.
• Participate in the departmental medicines information systems and answer queries resulting from medicine use in the Trust.
• Under supervision, perform specialist mental health medication reviews, reviewing and advising on the management of service users receiving complex pharmacological treatments or not responding to existing treatments. Where appropriate, collaborate with other health care providers to ensure that physical health considerations are encompassed.
• Work as a prescriber within clinical teams, when qualified to do so, in accordance with SHSC requirements for Non-Medical Prescribers and relevant legal frameworks
• Responsibility for clinical verification and other checks within the dispensary, and to act as Responsible Pharmacist.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with the SHPU Pharmacy Clinical Standards
• Responsibility to act as a pharmacist for the purposes of the 2012 Human Medicines Regulations and other statutory instruments.
• Participate in the systems and processes which will ensure compliance with the requirements laid down by the CQC or other regulatory bodies.
• Maintain a complete record of CPD as per GPhC requirements.