Pharmacist Advanced Forensic Services

As an advanced pharmacist for our forensic services based on Billing Road, Northampton the postholder will direct, lead and deliver clinical pharmacy to patients primarily within William Wake and Fitzroy House and other Trust buildings on the site.

You will assist the Chief Pharmacist and Mental Health Clinical Lead Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care through the promotion of safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of medicines.

You will be responsible for providing medicines management advice within NHFT (including men and young people forensics, Brain Injury, learning disability and autism) as required.

You will help provide education on medicines to other healthcare staff, patients and carers.

You will help train, teach and supervise junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, pharmacy undergraduates, pharmacy technicians and pre-registration pharmacy technicians.

You will lead and develop audit and research in relevant clinical areas.

You will help support the development and implementation of medicines related policies, guidelines and protocols within the forensic services pathway.

Post registration experience within mental health is 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.

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.

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