6 to 7 Progression Pharmacist

transformationunit; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Main area: Mental Health Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Weekend working 1 in 12 (8-12) and 1 BH per annum. Optional addition to on-call rota) Job ref: 363-CP7015592

Employer: East London NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Pharmacy Office, Calnwood Court

Town: Luton

Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59

Interview date: 30/04/2025

6 to 7 Progression Pharmacist

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive.

Job overview

Band 6 to 7 Progression Pharmacist

You will be responsible for providing a clinical pharmacy service to designated mental health inpatient teams and delivering on all aspects of medicines optimisation. You will be the source of expert pharmaceutical advice for the MDT and undertake patient-centered medicines discussions.

We will be supporting newly qualified pharmacists into the specialty of mental health hospital pharmacy and will be encouraging them to undertake a post-graduate certificate. During your progression role, you will have the opportunity to rotate through a number of mental specialisms such as CAMHS, Forensics, Older Adults, and also be able to participate in a rotation with our acute trust provider.

You will also need to have the skills to be able to work effectively within the wider multi-disciplinary team of nurses, doctors, and other allied healthcare professionals and managers. You will want to develop and improve the reliability and quality of our clinical pharmacy service and partake in Quality Improvement projects.

It is imperative that the successful candidate is able to show compassion and respect for people with mental health illness and be driven to improve their care through the safe and effective use of medicines.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with the Clinical Lead/Lead Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within the Luton and Bedfordshire directorates. They will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the Trust’s clinical pharmacy standards as well as ensuring the clinical service is of high quality and patient-focused. They will identify gaps and problem areas in the service and will use Quality Improvement methodology to make positive changes. The postholder will be required to work closely with the clinical lead ensuring that stock control of medicines on the wards is accurate and that cost-effective measures are taken to improve medicine use across the inpatient wards. The post holder will also be expected to manage clozapine supply for inpatient and service users in the community.

Working for our organisation

East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) provides pharmacy services to a wide range of community and inpatient service users. We provide a broad range of clinical pharmacy services to our inpatient wards and are supported by trained medicines management technicians.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*The successful post holder will be given the opportunity to further develop their competence through Post Graduate Certificate/Diplomas (option of general or psychiatric pharmacy) and Non-medical Prescribing where appropriate*

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

Person specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Working towards higher Degree/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• Experience in clinical pharmacy in a mental health setting
• Experience in clinical pharmacy of working with older people
• Post registration training relevant to hospital pharmacy
• Psychiatry qualification (or willing to work towards this)

Experience

• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine-related information to mental health patients, carers, and clinical staff
• Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
• To have undertaken clinical audit
• Training and education
• Previous experience in providing clinical mental health services.
• Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure

Knowledge and Skills

• Clinical and critical appraisal skills
• The ability to identify and prioritise clinical workload
• Communicates with medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff in a clear, precise, and appropriate manner.
• To have an awareness of national and local priorities
• The ability to identify and manage risks
• Ability to evaluate own work
• Enhances the quality of patient care
• Demonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda
• Basic IT skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Demonstrates ability to meet set targets
• Demonstrate ability to organise self to ensure efficient use of time.
• Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others
• Self-motivated
• The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
• Takes responsibility for own actions
• Able to influence junior medical staff
• Understanding of local trust priorities
• Evidence of writing procedures, guidelines, or protocols

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead, and contribute towards improving our services.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire, and Luton.

Aiming High

We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016 and continue to be rated 'Outstanding'.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users.

Diversity

ELFT is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients.

What Next?

If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. Apply now!

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.