# Rotational Mental Health Pharmacist (Band 6 to 7 Progression) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-mental-health-pharmacist-band-6-to-7-progression/6be9445f-a481-42c4-a477-dcd32d4f53e6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-mental-health-pharmacist-band-6-to-7-progression/6be9445f-a481-42c4-a477-dcd32d4f53e6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Salary:** £47,951 - £65,261 Per annum including HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: na - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (participation in an on-call rota is part of this role.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T07:10:41.190Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8149945 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8149945?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a motivated pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career and develop your clinical expertise in mental health, while making a difference to people's lives? North London NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department is offering exciting rotational pharmacist opportunities, with structured training and a clear pathway from Band 6 to Band 7. As a Rotational Mental Health Pharmacist, you will gain experience across two sites and a range of services, including inpatients, rehabilitation and older adult services, providing  medicines optimisation, clinical pharmacy support and patient-centred care. Working as part of multidisciplinary teams, you will collaborate with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to improve outcomes for service users. This role is ideal for pharmacists who are passionate about delivering high-quality care and eager to develop specialist mental health knowledge. Whether you work in community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, primary care, or you are a trainee pharmacist due to imminently join the GPhC register, we would love to hear from you. If you are looking for a rewarding career where you can develop clinically, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Available Posts: We are recruiting two permanent band 6  to 7 rotational pharmacist positions: 1  Post – Highgate Mental Health Centre, N19 5NX and  1  Post – St Ann's Hospital , N15 3TH. ### Main duties of the job BAND 6 - To be responsible for the provision and contribute to the development of clinical pharmacy services, in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacists. - To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and trust wide levels under direction. - To provide and participate in the following: ward–based clinical pharmacy, in-patient and outpatient dispensing (including supporting the clozapine dispensing service), patient counselling, medicines information, audit. BAND 7 - The Senior Clinical Pharmacist will play a pivotal role in delivering a high-quality, patient-focused pharmacy service to mental health wards, forensic wards, community teams, and rehabilitation and crisis services within the Trust. This includes supporting medicines optimisation, promoting safe and effective use of medicines, and contributing to clinical governance. - The post-holder will supervise junior staff and trainees, contribute to education and training initiatives, and support quality improvement (QI) programs. - The role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and external partners, with the flexibility to adapt to evolving service needs. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and key responsibilities associated with this  rotational pharmacist position. ## Person Specification ### Skills/ Abilities **Essential** - Good time management skills and ability to prioritise; Accurate dispensing, checking and prescription monitoring skills and ability to follow written procedure; Problem Solving skills; Ability to establish recording systems and to provide necessary reports; Ability to work both independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team; Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands; Good communication skills -Written and verbal; Communicate medicine related information to patients, relatives, prescribers; Patients may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities; Ability to work closely and form good working relationships with a wide range of people; Act as a positive role model, dynamic, motivated caring and supportive; Problem solving Skills **Desirable** - Motivate and inspire others and push the boundaries of the profession; Critical appraisal skills ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Good Interpersonal skills; Good organisational skills ;Able to work under pressure; Caring towards others **Desirable** - Innovative; Proactive ### Experience/ Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of provision of Medicines Information and associated systems; Experience of providing medicines education to users and carers; Knowledge of relevant pharmaceutical standards of practice; Knowledge of recent initiatives in pharmacy **Desirable** - Hospital pharmacy experience minimum of 1 year as pharmacist; Experience of working in a pharmacy service for people with mental illness ### Qualifications/ Registrations **Essential** - Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent; Membership with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); Evidence of continuing professional and personal development **Desirable** - RPS membership; Commitment to CPD evidenced through participation in suitable programmes. ## Documents - [nlft functional skills doc (pdf, 536.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456375) - [band 6 and band 7 mh pharmacist jd (pdf, 568.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450229) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) - [band 6 and band 7 mh pharmacist jd spec (pdf, 568.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450230) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.