Advanced Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Company: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This post is essential for delivering a modern, specialist mental health service across the primary-secondary care interface in Berkshire. The post holder will develop, co-ordinate and provide an expert medicines optimisation service for CPE.
Using advanced clinical knowledge and experience, they will lead medicines optimisation within allocated BHFT mental health and community services.
They will review medical referrals requiring medication advice, reviews or changes, working closely with CPE psychiatrists to manage referrals and provide advice and guidance to primary care colleagues.
As the primary referral point for CPE healthcare professionals, they will undertake clinical audits to improve services.
They will advise patients and carers on medication, optimise drug therapy, support team members and liaise with care providers to ensure seamless transfers of care.
They will provide expert advice to GPs on managing mental health conditions and support interventions to improve physical health where appropriate.
They will assist the Clinical Pharmacy Services Lead in developing medicines and prescribing policies, procedures and systems.
Research with the Pharmacy and Reading University’s Academic Practice Unit is encouraged.
Key responsibilities
- To develop, plan, manage and lead the provision of a high quality medicines optimisation service to CPE and to other teams or services within BHFT.
- To provide an expert, specialist medication referral point for healthcare professionals working in the CPE and be a core multidisciplinary team member, as necessary to optimise the care of patients and their families.
- To work alongside CPE team members to provide expert advice on medication and physical health improvement needs of individuals referred to the service.
- To work closely with relevant other Local Mental Health Services and inpatient specialist clinical pharmacists to ensure that seamless pharmaceutical care is provided throughout each patient’s journey through the various Trust services.
- To liaise with community pharmacists and GP practices to ensure Trust patients receive the most appropriate supplies of medication, and where appropriate, facilitates further patient monitoring by the community pharmacist.
- To liaise directly with GPs on specific prescribing/de‑prescribing as appropriate.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role
- Masters in pharmacy or equivalent from a British School of pharmacy or recognised equivalent
- Statutory registration with GPhC
- Clinical or psychiatric postgraduate certificate
- Clinical or psychiatric postgraduate diploma
- Independent prescriber
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Preeti Singh on 03003652000 or email: preeti.singh@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
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