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Mental Health Network Lead Pharmacist- Community Services
8B
Main area Pharmacy Grade 8B Contract Secondment: 12 months (Until December 2027) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-M296-26-A
Site Trust HQ Town Ashton U Lyne Salary £66,582 – £77,368 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople
We are looking to offer a secondment into the mental health network community lead pharmacist role for 12 months due to the current postholder taking a career break. You would be part of the pharmacy leadership team accountable to the Chief Pharmacist and supported by the wider supportive team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the management, development and delivery of the clinical pharmacy service and team to the Mental Health Network- community services with a focus on ensuring quality clinical pharmacy services are adequately aligned to patient need.
You will act as a clinical role model for clinical pharmacists working in the Mental Health Network- community services and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines in patients across all Mental Health Network- community services
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To lead the clinical pharmacy service and its staff within the Mental Health Network- community services to ensure a high standard of service is available and delivered to wards, teams and services.
To be responsible for strategically developing, planning and organising the clinical pharmacy service working with lead clinical pharmacists across the Mental Health Network- community services and associated care hubs.
To manage and participate in the delivery of clinical pharmacy service to services within the Mental Health Network of Pennine Care NHSFT
To deliver the medicines optimisation strategy and monitor the delivery of agreed outcomes
To provide a highly specialist mental health clinical pharmacy service and act as a role model and supervisor for other clinical pharmacists
In clinical situations, to manage complex and ambiguous pharmaceutical problems, tolerate uncertainty and make decisions autonomously with limited information.
To provide training to junior pharmacy staff, medical staff and nursing staff across Pennine Care NHSFT as required
To appraise the Chief Pharmacist on clinical and strategic issues leading development of business cases and business plans as required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
- Current member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning
- Relevant post graduate qualification, i.e. Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy
- Practice, or Prescribing Sciences (or equivalent experience)
Experience
- Experience in a number of sectors of pharmacy (hospital, PCT medicines management team / GP practice)
- Experience in initiating, leading and implementing change and new developments
- Experience of training and supporting other members of staff
- Previous experience of providing IT/ medicines management advice or support
- Experience of working in health related IT setting
- Experience of people management
- Experience of resource/ budget management
- Experience of developing guidelines / protocols
- Experience of influencing and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of training healthcare professionals both individually and in groups
- Project management and business process mapping
Knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire and motivate others, and problem solve
- Good analytical and presentation skills (verbal and written)
- Good clinical knowledge
- Expert user of Microsoft office software
- Knowledge of project management, in particular managing discrete projects from concept to completion
- Supervision and line management
- Knowledge of prescribing analysis tools and terminology In depth understanding of risk, governance frameworks and standards
- Knowledge and experience of clinical audit
- Familiar with health service reforms, primary care and the NHS as a whole
- Knowledge of legislation and regulations relating to pharmacy and use of medicines
- Political awareness
Skills and Abilities
- Critical appraisal skills
- Data analysis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work both as a team member and independently
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary, multi-agency groups
- Ability to plan own workload with priorities and objectives and work against tight deadlines
- Presentation and teaching skills
Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Pledge to Flex’ initiative as flexible working is a day one right for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly, doing whatever work pattern fits our needs, regardless of the type of role we’re in. A modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working is a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace”. This policy brings this part of the People Promise to life. It will provide you with the information you need, support you to have conversations and take steps towards working in a way that suits you best.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.
If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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