Specialist Mental Health Hospitals Pharmacist - B7

Job summary

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, the post holder will play a pivotal role within the pharmacy team, contributing to the delivery of a safe, effective, and patient-centred pharmacy service across the Trust. Key Responsibilities include: a) Clinical Ward-Based Services: Delivering a high-quality, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service on wards, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines. b) Supporting Timely and Safe Discharges: Facilitating early discharge and reducing hospital length of stay by: Optimising patients drug therapy. Providing tailored education on medicine use, including support with self-medication and assessing the need for adherence aids. Offering comprehensive counselling to patients about their medications prior to leave and discharge. Ensuring continuity of care through robust discharge planning and communication with community healthcare providers. c) General Pharmacy Duties: Participating in wider clinical pharmacy and departmental responsibilities as required, supporting the overall objectives of the Trusts pharmacy service.

Job responsibilities

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.