Clinical Pharmacist Dispensary and Inpatient Services
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Northampton, NN5 6UD
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 September 2026
4 days left
Job description
NHFT are dedicated to making a positive difference and providing care with compassion. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, so if you ...
You will be part of the dispensary team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants who support the medicines supply service from the Berrywood Hospital dispensary. Your role will support coordinating the clinical validation of prescriptions within the dispensary. Working closely with the dispensary team, you will support in managing the daily workflow to ensure an efficient and high-quality medicines supply service delivery.You will also provide pharmacy support and advice at ward level, supported by Medicines Management Technicians, attend consultant ward rounds, develop policies and guidelines, complete both national and local audits and be involved in the teaching of staff.
Mental health experience is desirable but not essential.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
As Clinical Pharmacist for Dispensary and Inpatients Services, the post holder will: Deliver pharmaceutical support to the inpatient areas and support medicines management throughout the organisation. Support operational delivery of the supply of medicines from Berrywood dispensary Deliver a specialist clinical pharmaceutical service to patients with mental health conditions and support the safe and effective use of both psychotropic and general medications throughout the hospital. Support the clinical pharmacy service to inpatient areas, and provide ad-hoc support to hospice inpatient units Ensure risks within medicines management are identified and managed. Ensure compliance with all relevant medicinesrelated legislation and policy Provide input to consultant ward rounds/team meetings. Train, teach and supervise other members of the pharmacy team. Provide education on medicines for other healthcare professionals, patients and carers. Advise senior and junior medical staff and nurses on medicines management issues.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, or equivalent
- Current and continued registration and membership with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of recent continuing personal learning and development
Desirable
- Educated to Post-graduate qualification e.g. Clinical pharmacy diploma/ certificate/diploma in Psychiatric therapeutics (Aston) or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Independent prescriber
- Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working with minimal supervision
- Clinical knowledge including mental health and medicines management issues
Desirable
- Recent hospital experience
- Some experience of working within mental health
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of answering medicines information queries
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of implementing medicines management policies and procedures
- Experience of delivering training packages for staff and service users
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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