Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive experience working in a pharmacy setting at an advanced level
- Experience
Knowledge of Mental Health therapeutics and understanding of implications of Clinical Governance
- Experience
Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary settings
- Qualification
Master’s Degree in Pharmacy
- Qualification
Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council, with at least 3 year’s post graduate experience
- Qualification
Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent specialist knowledge, acquired through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience
- Qualification
Non- Medical Prescribing qualification or working towards this qualification
- Knowledge & Skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge & Skills
High level of analytical skills and problem solving ability, to ensure that the post holder is able to provide advice on complex issues relating to medicine management and Trust policies.
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge and experience of Primary and Secondary Care working
- Knowledge & Skills
Confident and assertive when dealing with other professionals
- Knowledge & Skills
High level of Interpersonal skills, to ensure that the post holder is able to effectively exchange highly complex and sensitive information with patients and relatives, prescribers and senior managers
- Knowledge & Skills
IT skills - word-processing, PowerPoint, Excel, statistical package and internet use, so that the post holder can communicate effectively with other Health care professionals and for training purposes.
- Knowledge & Skills
Up to date knowledge of prescribing issues in Mental Health
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of Quality improvement
- Experience
Experience of Medicines Information / dealing with complex queries
- Qualification
Member of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy
- Qualification
Practice Supervisor Qualification
- Qualification
Postgraduate qualification in Psychopharmacology
- Qualification
Leadership qualification
- Knowledge & Skills
Good project management skills
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed pharmacist to provide high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the South Kent Coast Community Mental Health Together team (CMHT)
If you're looking for an innovative clinical role, that is at the forefront of delivering patient-tailored care within the local community, with exciting opportunities for professional development and a good work-life balance, then look no further. This exciting role was created as part of the Kent and Medway Community Mental Health Transformation Programme designed to support patients, with severe mental illness (SMI), live fulfilling independent lives in the community.
You will need to have an independent prescribing qualification or be working towards it, a post-graduate qualification in pharmacy, and mental health experience.
On-going training and clinical supervision will be provided by the lead clinical pharmacist for the community service line and Consultant Psychiatrists.
You will be supported by a CMHT-based Pharmacy Technician; further support will be available from the Trust-wide Pharmacy Team, including CMHT-based pharmacists.
Our pharmacists are provided with opportunities for personal growth and development, including support for post-graduate qualifications in mental health pharmacy and NHS leadership courses.
As you will be required to travel between Folkestone, Dover and Deal localities, driving would be desirable.
Main duties of the job
- You will take on operational responsibility for the safe and effective delivery of medicines management services within their Community Mental Health Together Team.
- You will facilitate pharmacy-led clinics and reviews to support, monitor, and review patients requiring advice and guidance in regards to prescribed medications.
- You will also be required to network and drive innovation in mental health medicines optimisation across the primary and secondary care interface, supporting people with mental health conditions closer to their communities and homes.
- The role involves working in partnership with GPs, primary care pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians, in addition to KMMH pharmacy team and clinicians in secondary care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Pharmacist with Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust in Maidstone, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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