Specialist Clinical Pharmacist- Community services

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 51,657 to 58,785 £ / Year

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for two highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation team at HPFT, in newly created posts supporting community mental health services. These roles are part of the wider growth of the pharmacy team and offer an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop mental health clinical pharmacy services across our community teams in Hertfordshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity for pharmacists who want to develop and use their clinical skills and knowledge in a supportive environment, with a strong focus on supporting high risk medicines, medicines reconciliation and medication reviews. Mental health knowledge is essential, and will be supported to grow and develop in the role while working closely with the multidisciplinary team to influence and shape services for the future.

Main duties of the job

Clinical and professional practice- Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service in the community setting, ensuring safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines. Conduct comprehensive medication reviews, support high risk medicines optimisation, and promote adherence while working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Safety- Reduce medication-related risks by supporting safe practice through identifying, reporting and investigating incidents.

Leadership- plan and manage own workload, support pharmacy service modernisation, and contribute to the development of medicines optimisation initiatives in the community.

Education and training- Provide training and education that meet statutory, professional and regulatory requirements for pharmacists and technicians.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education/ Training

Essential

  • Degree in Pharmacy- BPharm, MPharm, BSc Pharmacy
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Postgraduate clinical pharmacy certificate/ diploma (or working towards) or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrates own CPD

Desirable

  • Registration with the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm)
  • Postgraduate certificate/ diploma in Mental Health Pharmacy or equivalent experience
  • Postgraduate diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Management qualification
  • Leadership qualification
  • Independent prescriber or working towards

Experience

Essential

  • Post-registration clinical knowledge and experience in mental health
  • Experience of working in a MDT
  • Evidence of involvement in clinical pharmacy provision
  • Experience in completing audits
  • Experience in self and staff development and change management

Desirable

  • Good management skills- including recruitment, supervision, and appraisals
  • Writing and reviewing policies, guidelines and SOPs
  • Experience in managing workload
  • Experience of service development in an NHS organisation

Skills

Essential

  • An ability to organise and prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Team player with leadership skills

Desirable

  • Project planning

Ability

Essential

  • Manage quality and cost effectiveness initiatives
  • Able to influence other professionals
  • Able to make judgements involving complex facts, situations which require interpretation and comparison of a range of options
  • Car driver and access to a vehicle for business use

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 21 July 2026

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