Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our expanding pharmacy team to lead mental health clinical pharmacy services across our community teams as part of our ongoing Transformation of Mental Health Services.
This is a part-time role, 0.5 WTE, band 8a, with a particular focus on older adults with mental health with co-morbidities of mental health and role may be involved with gaps requiring pharmaceutical support for other services, within RB MHWT.
The role will be part of an established pharmacy team within RB MHWT, based at Mellmead House, 4 Orchard Close Wanstead London E11 2DH. The role will be evaluated for effectiveness with possibility of becoming permanent.
The role will be working as part of multidisciplinary teams. You should be an independent prescriber as the role may involve prescribing as new service develops, and may also be involved with joint-clinics with doctors, offering patient focused and proactive care.
The role has a focus on developing and using your clinical skills and knowledge to improve care through the delivery of efficient medicines optimisation to promote high quality care and reduce health inequalities.
Applicants need to be able to work well both within the pharmacy and wider community mental health teams but also be able to practice autonomously, undertaking individual patient assessments and consultations as required.
Prior experience of working within mental health teams is essential.
The base of your role will be based at Redbridge and the pharmacy base is at Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview, which will be conducted face-to-face at Goodmayes Hospital.
Benefits:
- Excellent transport links via underground and transport for London trains and buses
- Free on-site car parking for staff
- Restaurant facilities accessible via neighbouring trust
- Access to educational library services
- Agile work
- High cost Area Supplement - Outer London (Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest)
- This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time)