Senior Clinical Pharmacist

We are seeking passionate and dedicated pharmacists to join our dynamic pharmacy team. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant and meaningful impact for both mental and physical health patient groups in diverse clinical settings. These roles will be mainly ward based at either The Wells Road Centre, Lings Bar Hospital, Highbury Hospital, Sherwood Oaks, Hopewood, or Blossomwood.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive medication reviews.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, junior doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide education and training on medication to patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Promotion and participation in audits and quality improvement projects.
• Mentoring junior pharmacists and foundation trainees.

We’re Looking For Someone With

• An interest in mental health pharmacy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to improving patient outcomes.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving.

In Return, We Offer

• A varied and interesting job role.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.

You will be responsible for delivering expert pharmaceutical care to individuals with mental and physical health conditions, ensuring safe and effective use of medications.

This will include:

• Working closely with multidisciplinary teams (MDT), providing medication reviews, offering therapeutic advice, and supporting treatment optimisation.
• Participating in MDT meetings and ward rounds, providing pharmaceutical input and patient-specific care plans.
• Providing training, mentorship, and assessments for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Offering specialist medicines information and counselling to patients, carers, and healthcare staff.
• Clinically validating prescriptions, overseeing dispensing activities, and ensuring compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Collaborating with the wider pharmacy team and MDT colleagues to develop and implement clinical audits, research projects, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with medical and nursing teams to optimise prescribing practices and medication management.
• Supporting the development and implementation of treatment guidelines and Trust-wide medicines optimisation strategies.
• Acting as a role model and providing leadership support, including cover for senior pharmacy roles when necessary.
• Providing out-of-hours pharmacy duties through participation in the pharmacy on-call service to maintain continuous pharmacy service.

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who make a difference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.