Senior Specialist Pharmacist - Mental Health | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 January 2026 |
| Location: | Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5RB |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7628650/437-7628650 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our innovative and friendly pharmacy team.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision and continued development of a specialist clinical pharmacy service to wards at North View. North View is our brand new award winning inpatient mental health unit on the North Manchester General Hospital site
The post holder will be provide senior leadership within the Manchester pharmacy team. They will clinically supervise and support more junior pharmacists including direct line management were necessary.
The successful candidate will also hold a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or be keen to work towards this whilst in post.
• To deliver, develop and evaluate specialist clinical pharmacy services to the inpatient wards at North View, North Manchester General Hospital.
• To deputise for the North Manchester Lead Clinical Pharmacist, when required.
• To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to consultants and medical staff within the Trust and other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• To attend the MDT meeting on a regular basis.
• To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to patients and carers.
• To ensure that drug therapy is evidence based, safe, cost effective and appropriate to the individual patient.
• To ensure that medicines management practices within MDT and services comply with legal, national and local guidelines. To develop local procedures and guidelines within designated teams and services.
• To manage, supervise and train clinical pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy undergraduates.
• To supervise and train technical staff and other health care professionals.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for details.
Staff Benefits
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Dec 2025