Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
Are you a motivated pharmacist looking to advance your career in mental health services?
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our mental health services team working across multiple sites in Nottingham and Mansfield (Highbury Hospital, Sherwood Oaks Hospital, Blossomwood Mental Health Unit). This is an exciting Band 6-7 progressional role, providing structured support and development in clinical pharmacy and independent prescribing practice.
You will deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services, support medicines optimisation, and develop your prescribing skills, progressing from Band 6 responsibilities under supervision to full Band 7 duties once competencies are achieved.
- Core hours: Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours plus oncall duties
- Location: Highbury Hospital, Blossomwood Unit, Sherwood Oaks Hospital
- Development Opportunities: Structured support, mentorship, internal career progression, and prescribing development
We welcome applications from:
- Newly qualified pharmacists looking to develop in mental health pharmacy services
- Experienced pharmacists ready to undertake the full Band 7 responsibilities, including prescribing support
Progression to Band 7 will be based on completion of agreed competencies, demonstration of independent practice, and successful assessment in line with Trust preceptorship and development processes.
Please note that an Oncall commitment is essential to this role.
Main duties of the job
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, oversee dispensing activities, and ensure 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 oncall service to maintain continuous pharmacy service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Pharmacy
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma (or MSc) in a Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Topic, or currently studying the second year of this
Desirable
- Current membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Current membership of College of Mental Health Pharmacy
- Certificate or Diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge from aspects of career to date
- Post-qualification and registration experience
- Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a Pharmacy degree course and vocational experience
- Awareness of NHS changes and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Hospital Pharmacy Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within the Mental Health field
- Audit experience
- Teaching experience
- Evidence based medicine practice
- Experience of teaching pharmaceutical knowledge to other pharmacy staff
- Project work
Skills
Essential
- Organisational / time management skill
- Excellent communication skills
- Tested problem solving, and decision making skills
- IT literate
- Ability work as a team player
- Adaptable and flexible
- Work well under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Self-motivated and conscientious
- Strong professional demeanour
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Flexibility in working hours
- Able to work extended hours, if necessary
- Flexibility to work / cover at other sites to support the demands of the service – reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
- Able to work weekends and On -Call (Trust-Wide)
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Closing Date: 25 October 2026
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