Senior Pharmacist Mid and North area

Senior Pharmacist – Mid Hampshire

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, and highly motivated pharmacist to join our friendly medicines management team as the Senior Pharmacist for the Mid area team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to the Mental Health and Physical Health teams in Mid Hampshire covering in‑patient and community settings.
• Ensure the provision of a consistently high‑quality, safe, responsive and patient‑focused pharmacy service.
• Support and implement the NHS Left Shift agenda by developing proactive, preventative and community‑based clinical pharmacy services that enhance patient outcomes, reduce hospital demand and improve continuity of care.
• Lead on quality improvement projects for pharmacy alongside other senior pharmacists and AHPs.
• Co‑ordinate medicine‑related audits.
• Support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in delivery of a clinical/operational service to inpatients and community teams.
• Provide specialist advice on pharmaceutical matters, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
• Work with primary care and secondary providers to improve medicines management across the interface.
• Attend relevant meetings to present reports including data on quality, governance, finances and performance.
• Attend and contribute to the Trust’s Senior Pharmacy Management meetings.
• Attend and contribute to the Trust’s Medicines Management group as needed.
• Provide line management for pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians.
• Provide cover for other senior pharmacists and other pharmacy team members including at different locations across the Trust.
• Additional portfolio as agreed with the Chief Pharmacist.

Qualifications and Experience

• Preferred experience in mental health pharmacy and working in secondary care services.
• Transferrable skills from other pharmacy areas are acceptable.
• Full funding is available for post‑graduate certificates and diplomas in clinical and psychiatric pharmacy, independent prescribing and attendance at conferences and courses such as those provided by the College of Mental Health Pharmacy.

Benefits

• Full funding for post‑graduate training and professional development.
• Opportunities to work across a wide range of inpatient and community settings within the Trust.

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