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Senior Clinical Pharmacist Low Secure Services
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-M312-26
Site Prospect Place, Birch Hill Hospital Town Rochdale Salary £57,528 - £64,750 PA, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople
We have an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist to join our Rehabilitation and High Support service. You will work within the Low Secure units primarily at Birch Hill Hospital but also at the Tameside site, acting as a key contributor within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to support safe, effective and evidence based treatment to patients with serious and enduring mental illness. You will be embedded within the MDT as well as part of a friendly pharmacy team within the Trust. There is no dispensary or out of hours commitment providing the perfect opportunity for a clinical role within a friendly and forward thinking team.
Main duties of the job
- To provide, manage, organise and develop the clinical pharmacy service to the Low Secure services within the Rehabilitation and High Support care hub in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- To ensure that the clinical pharmacy service provided meets with the national standardsfor the delivery of the pharmaceutical services to patients within Low Secure Services
- To ensure that all developments required for the pharmacy service are implemented and learning spread trust wide
- To ensure that pharmacy services work within agreed guidelines to ensure effectivemedicines management.
- To ensure the delivery of effective medicines management in conjunction with medicaland nursing staff.
- To ensure the implementation of all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies andprocedures that impact on medicines management and pharmaceutical care.
- To work in close liaison with other pharmacists and technical staff providing a pharmacy service to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust under Service Level Agreement (SLA),to ensure the delivery and supply of medication to the mental health wards, departments and units.
- To work with the Chief Pharmacist to ensure that there is liaison with the Service Directors and/ or medical manager about medicines management issues, as necessary.
- To provide cover for other pharmacists providing a service to and employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, as requested.
Working for our organisation
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team at Prospect Place and Tatton Ward, the low secure units within Pennine Care, providing expert mental health medicines advice including at ward and board rounds. Monitoring the safety, effectiveness of medicines as well as the physical health of these long stay patients is the mainstay of the role. Supported by a friendly MDT, medical and pharmacy leadership, as well as a friendly team of pharmacists and technicians, you will receive clinical and and management supervision and have opportunities to develop yourself and the role through education, training, team meetings and opportunities such as Quality Improvement and audit. You will be supported to undertake further qualifications as needed . The role is entirely clinical with no dispensary, out of hours or on call commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will deliver the established clinical pharmacy service to the Low secure units; the main responsibilities are covered in the job description
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
- Current member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning
- Relevant post graduate qualification, i.e. Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy
- Practice, or Prescribing Sciences (or equivalent experience)
Experience
- Variety of clinical pharmacy experience including mental health
- Experience in initiating, leading and implementing change and new developments
- Experience of developing guidelines or protocols
- Experience of training and supporting other members of staff
- Experience of in-patient mental health pharmacy services
- Experience of people management
- Participation in practice based Research
- Knowledge of methods of analysis of prescribing
Knowledge
- Current member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Relevant post graduate qualification, i.e. Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Experience in a number of areas of psychiatric pharmacy practice
- Experience in initiating, leading and implementing change and new developments
- Knowledge and experience of clinical audit
- developing policies and strategies
- CMHP credentialed
- Qualified Prescriber
We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.
If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.
Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Get ahead on Flex’ pledge initiative to support the right to request flexible working for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly,as a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace”. To support a positive experience for all colleagues we are committed to considering all requests for flexible working, in line with service needs.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.
If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Please note:
- We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Senior Clinical Pharmacist Low Secure Services in Rochdale employer: Pennine Care
At Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for our Senior Frequent Attenders and Alcohol Liaison Practitioners. Located in Oldham, our team is dedicated to staff wellbeing, professional development, and flexible working arrangements, ensuring that you can thrive both personally and professionally while making a meaningful impact in mental health care. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values kindness, fairness, ingenuity, and determination in delivering high-quality mental health services.
