Band 6/7 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist - Reaside Clinic

Job overview

Band 6 / 7 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist – Reaside Clinic

Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist who would like to experience working in a medium secure mental health setting? Would you like to develop your clinical pharmacy skills?

This post is for a Band 6 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist and is fully supported with progression to a Band 7 role upon completion of a development plan. This post will also include EDC as part of the on-call pharmacy team that covers the whole trust once suitable experience is gained.

You will be eager to work in mental health and develop your skills as a clinical pharmacist. The post-holder must be willing to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics from Aston University. You will be expected to work in a challenging and dynamic environment, but you will be supported throughout your career in the Trust, and will be provided with a comprehensive induction, and on-going training as relevant. Applications are welcomed from trainee pharmacists expecting to qualify in Summer 2026.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you and encourage you to arrange a visit or give us a call prior to application or interview, so that you can meet the team and ask any questions you may have. Please contact Tom Rybinski (Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Secure Care Services) or Myra Gauntlett (Dispensary Manager) via email at [email protected] / [email protected] or call 0121 301 3108.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Following promotion of the current post-holder, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team at BSMHFT Secure Care Services based at Reaside Clinic as a Band 6 Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist, progressing to a Band 7 role. We have funding for one full time 37.5 hour permanent position, working across all secure care sites at Reaside Clinic, Ardenleigh, Tamarind Centre & Hillis Lodge.

The BSMHFT Secure Care Service has a well-developed and highly respected pharmacy service, with input to all secure care clinical teams & wards.  We are a small but friendly and highly driven team striving to provide the best possible pharmaceutical care for our service users.

We offer a wide range of experience across our four sites, totalling almost 250 inpatient beds, which comprise of men’s, women’s and child & adolescent secure services in addition to a growing forensic community team, therefore flexibility in approach & travel will be required to support the needs of the service. You will work as an integral part of our multi-disciplinary clinical teams, optimising medication-related outcomes for our patients. You will have opportunities for involvement in education, audits, & providing drug information and medicines management advice to patients, carers, & healthcare professionals. There is a dispensary commitment, although our dispensary is predominantly run by our technician team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.