Job overview
This exciting senior pharmacist leadership role will entail leading and supporting the medicines optimisation work for inpatients with long length of stay within LSCFT Mental Health inpatient wards and contracted Out of Area Placements (OAPS), supporting the Patient First Pathway in developing and embedding evidence based pathways of care whilst delivering education, training and mentorship to the multidisciplinary team, including the Consultant Psychiatrists Forum.
You will also have a portfolio role with a focus on increasing the research activity within the pharmacy team
The post will have key elements as follows:
Medicines Optimisation for Psychosis - support the medicines optimisation reviews undertaken focusing predominantly on psychosis for long stay patients (60 days plus) within LSCFT and OAPS wards
Patient First Programme - support the Patient First programme that will embed evidence-based pathways of care across our teams, initially focusing on pathways for psychosis and emotional dysregulation.
Supporting dedicated pharmacy input to key transformation programmes within the Trust
Delivering training to consultants and coaching pharmacists to ensure prompt optimisation of medicines and evidence based care that delivers positive outcomes for patients
Developing the team to become more research aware and research active
Main duties of the job
Hybrid Working: There will be an opportunity to work from home. This will be up to two days per week maximum and will require flexibility according to commitments. There will be a requirement to travel to different sites in the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint depending on the location of continuous improvement workshops and transformation programmes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Pharmacy Director for Flow and Transformation with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £79,504 - £91,609 per annum (subject to confirmation). The contract type is Permanent: Fixed Term. The application deadline is 16 Jun 2026.
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