Specialist Pharmacist Mental Health

Overview

As a Specialist Pharmacist in our Mental Health and Learning Disabilities service, you will deliver clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation for inpatients, supporting safe, effective and cost-conscious medicine use. You’ll be part of a friendly, multidisciplinary team at Mill View Hospital, with opportunities to pursue accreditation and contribute to service development. The role offers a clear path toward senior roles and emphasizes education and training for pharmacy staff. This position combines patient-facing clinical work with influential contributions to trust-wide pharmacy, education, and innovation.

Pay / Benefits

• Access to psychological support and wellbeing team
• Excellent supervision programmes
• Flexible working
• Discount schemes (gyms, shopping, restaurants, cars)
• Generous holiday entitlement (27 days + 8 bank holidays)
• Excellent NHS Pension Scheme

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation to maximize therapeutic outcomes
• deliver medicines education to patients, staff and other clinicians
• assess and advise on pharmacotherapeutic management and evidence-based practice
• collaborate with MDTs across the Brighton and Hove locality
• support safe and cost-effective use of medicines within the service
• contribute to the development of new pharmacy services and initiatives
• participate in external training and accreditation opportunities
• support the implementation of the in-house medicines supply service (Pharmacy Hub)
• engage in medicines information queries and provide specialist advice

Key requirements

• GPhC registration
• Degree in Pharmacy from a recognised university
• Experience of working in clinical pharmacy practice
• Experience with medicines information queries (verbal and written)

• excellent clinical communicator
• teamworking with multidisciplinary teams
• strong commitment to education and training
• medicines optimisation
• clinical pharmacy practice
• medicines information handling and advising

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