This post places an advanced mental health pharmacist within community mental health teams at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust, covering services across Richmond upon Thames. The postholder leads medicines optimisation, including early use of clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics, physical health monitoring and prescribing advice across the multidisciplinary team. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with no regular weekend, bank holiday or late duty. Sponsorship is not available, so candidates must already hold the right to work in the UK.
What the job involves
- Deliver specialist medicines optimisation to community mental health teams, promoting safe, effective and person-centred medicines use
- Undertake medication reviews and recommend starting, changing, switching or stopping medicines, including independent prescribing where qualified
- Support early identification and appropriate use of clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics
- Promote relapse prevention through adherence support, patient education and management of medication side effects
- Improve physical health outcomes through medicines optimisation, monitoring and work with primary care
- Work with psychiatrists, non-medical prescribers, care coordinators, GPs and the wider team to optimise treatment
- Provide expert advice and education to service users, carers and healthcare professionals
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement projects (Qii methodology), audit, research and education across the borough
- Shape prescribing practice through clinical leadership and evidence-based recommendations
- Provide input into local and Trust-wide policy on medicines use, and liaise with Trust pharmacy staff on dispensing and supply
- Deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, including attending senior meetings
- Develop and deliver formal training on pharmacological interventions for nursing, medical and pharmacy staff
Qualifications
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy, or diploma in psychiatric therapeutics
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Registration & licences
- Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
- Demonstrable advanced experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner in mental health
- Appropriate clinical experience and expertise in mental health
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of developing and delivering training and education to a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating protocols and guidelines
Checks & eligibility
- Evidence of right to work in the UK
Nice to have
- Membership of the CMHP or RPS
- Independent prescribing qualification or registered non-medical prescriber
- Practice or educational supervisor
- QII training or equivalent experience
- Experience of clinical practice in community mental health settings
- Experience of managing change
- Previous experience of audit and research
- Use of EPMA
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Career development
- Opportunities to develop and use non-medical prescribing skills
- A range of staff benefits
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