Advanced Pharmacist, Children and Young People- Waltham Forest

Advanced Pharmacist, Children and Young People

Job overview

We are excited to be able to offer a post for an experienced pharmacist to work with our pharmacy team at NELFT. This post would appeal to those who are ambitious and would like to develop their service development and leadership skills in a supportive environment. The post holder will work closely with the consultant pharmacist for children and young people (CYP) as part of a multidisciplinary team, addressing the needs of service users.

The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in delivering high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments including ASC/ADHD alongside ADHD clinics and pharmaceutical care across Waltham Forest CAMHS and its affiliated ADHD Services. The post holder will ensure the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines, supporting medicines optimization, service development, and high standards of governance. This includes the ability to work independently as a prescriber, contribute to quality assurance and policy development, and deliver patient-focused clinical services, particularly in the specialist area of Neurodevelopmental pathway assessment of ASC/ ADHD and mental health.

The role will involve provision and development of patient centred clinical pharmacy services within children and young people's services across in-patient acute wards, community mental health and community paediatric teams. The successful applicant will also act as a role model for Junior Pharmacists undertaking their Clinical Diploma, providing support and supervision within the team.

Candidates must have independent prescribing qualifications or be working towards these.

Clinical supervision will be provided as part of this role in developing further expertise in children's services across paediatrics and mental health.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this role is to support development and delivery of high quality, expert clinical pharmacy service to patients and carers in in-patient and community care setting in accordance with the pharmacy service and national good practise standards.

To provide senior clinical leadership for ADHD services across Waltham Forest Neurodevelopmental/ADHD CAMHS, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective use of medicines in line with local and national guidelines.

The post holder will be required to progress services for our community services within the Trust, supporting the Chief Pharmacist and Consultant Pharmacist in developing and implementing the Trust Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation strategy in the CAMHS and neurodevelopmental specialist areas in Waltham Forest.

Successful applicants will be required to ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within children's services. This will include compliance with regulatory medicines management standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts.

Working for NELFT

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to provide the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to Equality and Diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities and LGBT staff
• A commitment to supporting our staff achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a Top 10 Family Friendly Employer from Working Families charity
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our Keeping Well hub, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether thats job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Further information

Closing Date for Applications 22/11/2026

For further enquiries, please contact Beryl Navti or Evelyn Okai.

beryl.navti2@nhs.net or evelyn.okai1@nhs.net

Tel no- 07811264808 (Beryl Navti) or 07976737720 (Evelyn Okai)

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.