About this role
Job summary We are seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Specialist Pharmacist to join our innovative Home Treatment Teams (HTTs). This exciting role provides expert clinical pharmacy leadership for people experiencing acute mental health crises who are receiving treatment in the community. Working as an embedded member of multidisciplinary teams across two HTTs, you will play a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes through medicines optimisation, independent prescribing, medication reviews, physical health monitoring, and specialist pharmaceutical care. There are 2 posts to cover our 4 Home Treatment Teams. Locations are outlined in the job description and site preferences can be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Specialist Pharmacist provides embedded, expert clinical pharmacy input within the Home Treatment Team (HTT), supporting safe and effective medicines management for patients experiencing acute mental health crises who are being treated in the community.
The post holder will lead on medicines reconciliation, support patient adherence, provide specialist input for high-risk medicines, and manage complex pharmaceutical care plans, working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team to reduce medication-related harm and support safe transitions of care. The post-holder will work across two HTT's. The successful candidate will be an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work on their own initiative to:
Lead and deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services Practice as an independent prescriber or work towards this role Work collaboratively towards the goals and objectives of the HTTs and Pharmacy services.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description Job responsibilities
Please read the Job Description for further information about the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Significant post-registration experience of mental health, community and hospital pharmacy Medicines optimisation in mental health services Managing patients prescribed high-risk medicines including clozapine and lithium Multidisciplinary mental health team working and making clinically appropriate interventions Audit, quality improvement and service development Leadership, supervision or professional support of other staff Provision of information to patients and carers Experienced in conducting medication reviews, making clinical prescribing recommendations and/or independent prescribing.
Desirable
Working within a Home Treatment Team, crisis, or community mental health setting
Qualifications and Professional Registration Essential
Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent qualification) Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent experience) Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics (essential or should be willing to complete within 2 years of joining Trust or equivalent qualification) Independent pharmacist prescriber (essential or willingness to obtain within an agreed timeframe)
Desirable
Member of Royal College of Pharmacy Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Farnham Road Hospital
Farnham Road
Guildford
GU2 7LX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)