Senior Clinical Pharmacist: Crisis Resolution Treatment Teams

Vacancy at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

To actively support the development and delivery of pharmacy services to the Trust’s Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHT).

To act as a non‑medical prescriber in the CRHTs.

To ensure that the specialist clinical pharmacy service provided meets national standards for the delivery of a pharmacy service.

To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team, thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk.

To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team.

To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care.

To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so.

To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non‑medical prescriber within CRHTs.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #Pennine Care People  and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

• To develop and deliver clinical pharmacy services in CRHT to nationally approved standards in conjunction with the CRHT pharmacists, technician and pharmacy team, thereby ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines in order to maximise benefit and minimise risk.
• To support the CRHT clinical pharmacy team.
• To liaise with inpatient wards, community teams and the pharmacy team to ensure smooth transfer of care.
• To provide cover for other pharmacists when requested to do so.
• To work within own scope of competence as an Independent non‑medical prescriber within CRHTs.

Please see the Job description for further details regarding responsibilities relating to clinical service, communication, training, policy, service development, leadership, information technology, research and audit, financial, professional and general duties, standards of business conduct, equality and diversity, equal opportunities, safeguarding, professional and personal development, confidentiality, information governance, health and safety at work, infection control and sustainability / net zero.

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