Job Details:
Banding: 7/8a
Hourly Rate: £31.05 per hour (Band 7) / £36.04 per hour (Band 8a)
Working hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. Flexible working proposals will be considered
Payment Method: Umbrella or PAYE
Contract Type: Locum
Contract Length: 3 to 6 month minimum
Job Summary:
- The successful candidate will support the provision of a specialist clinical pharmacy service for both mental health and community mental health services as required.
- The post will be based in a mental health inpatient unit based in Blackpool and the successful applicant will form part of a Pharmacy team on site consisting of a Deputy Lead Pharmacist, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Assistants.
- Whilst we have no dispensary and the provision of medication for our inpatients is via a service level agreement from a third party provider the post holder will be required to provide a predominantly clinical role.
- This will consist of largely but not solely the following activities, clinical verification of prescription charts, prescribing advice, medicines reconciliation on admission and discharge and patient counselling.
- Ideally the post holder will have experience of working with patients who have a diagnosis of mental ill health whether that be within a specialist mental health service environment or more broadly within previous roles.
Essential Candidate Criteria:
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC Registered as a Pharmacist
- Right to work in the UK
- NHS experience required
- Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development.
- Significant post-registration experience.
- Variety of clinical pharmacy experience.
- Good written, verbal and communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Decision making skills
- Ability to work alone and in a team
- Projects a positive and professional image
- Enthusiastic
- Dedicated
- Team player
Blackstone Benefits:
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Framework Rates
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
✅Prompt payroll
For further information on this role, please contact Emma Ansett at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now