About this role
Job summary
This exciting senior pharmacist leadership role will entail leading and supporting the medicines optimisation work for inpatients with long length of stay within LSCFT Mental Health inpatient wards and contracted Out of Area Placements (OAPS), supporting the Patient First Pathway in developing and embedding evidence based pathways of care whilst delivering education, training and mentorship to the multidisciplinary team, including the Consultant Psychiatrists Forum.
You will also have a portfolio role with a focus on increasing the research activity within the pharmacy team
The post will have key elements as follows:
Medicines Optimisation for Psychosis - support the medicines optimisation reviews undertaken focusing predominantly on psychosis for long stay patients (60 days plus) within LSCFT and OAPS wards
Patient First Programme - support the Patient First programme that will embed evidence-based pathways of care across our teams, initially focusing on pathways for psychosis and emotional dysregulation.
Supporting dedicated pharmacy input to key transformation programmes within the Trust
Delivering training to consultants and coaching pharmacists to ensure prompt optimisation of medicines and evidence based care that delivers positive outcomes for patients
Developing the team to become more research aware and research active
Main duties of the job
Hybrid Working: There will be an opportunity to work from home. This will be up to two days per week maximum and will require flexibility according to commitments. There will be a requirement to travel to different sites in the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint depending on the location of continuous improvement workshops and transformation programmes.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Masters degree in Pharmacy Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Postgraduate diploma
Experience Essential
Extensive experience in a clinical pharmacy role Clinical experience in general pharmacy settings e.g. Acute Hospitals, Community Pharmacy Significant management and leadership experience at a senior level Experience leading and managing teams through change
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of community services Knowledge and implementation of clinical governance Knowledge of prescribing issues in mental health and community services
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 Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address Subject to negotiation
Blackpool
FY4 4FE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)