Senior Pharmacist - Mental Health (Band 8a)
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2024 |
| Location: | Taunton, TA2 7AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9184-24-0885 |
Summary
The following is a brief summary of the responsibilities. Please refer to the Job Description for full details.Planning and Organisation Work closely with the Lead Mental Health Pharmacist to extend the boundaries of clinical pharmacy service delivery for mental health patients in Somerset. To extend the boundaries of professional practice for mental health patients including patient monitoring and prescribing for mental health conditions. Responsibility for Patient/Client care Support the Lead Mental Health Pharmacist in the delivery of the clinical service, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost-effective use of medicines and staff resources. Provide high quality specialist clinical pharmacy services to mental health patients including active participation in multidisciplinary ward rounds. Act as independent prescriber as necessary within an agreed clinical area and scope of competence. Act as an exemplar in the provision of clinical pharmacy services and medicines management in mental health by providing expert clinical pharmacy advice to clinicians, pharmacy staff and other healthcare providers on related drug prescribing and medicines management issues. Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership & Management To support the day-to-day delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services in mental health in accordance with the priorities agreed between the post-holder, the Lead Mental Health Pharmacist and the mental health team in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines Support the Lead Mental Health Pharmacist with training and mentoring staff and promoting best practice as well as supervising the activities of junior pharmacists and prioritise ward cover in their absence