Clinical Pharmacist/Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist

Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our friendly, established and respected team, in contributing to and developing the pharmacy service provided to mental health inpatient services in Derby and Chesterfield.

We provide all our pharmacy staff with opportunities for  development, including full funding for post-graduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy, including the certificate and diploma through Aston University, and independent prescribing qualification if required. Those who join at Band 6 would be fully supported through an internal pathway to progress to a Band 7 specialist role.

This role would be ideally suited to a newly qualified pharmacist wanting to specialise in mental health, or a  Mental Health Pharmacist looking to relocate.

If this sounds like who you are, then please get in touch to discuss!

Main duties of the job

The roles and duties of this post include:

• Developing close working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing to clinical care plans
• Promoting the safe and effective use of medicines
• Responding to medication-related queries, providing advice on prescribing and promoting evidence-based practice
• Discussing medication with patients and carers and developing a variety of approaches to support informed care
• Educating colleagues about medicines management and medicines optimisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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