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Senior Mental Health Pharmacist – Inpatient

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Whalley, BB7 9PEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 November 2026

13 days left

Job description

Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with a keen interest and previous experience in mental health? Opened in 2023, the Woo...

  • Clinical review of prescriptions and patient-orientated medication review
  • Provision of specialist pharmaceutical advice to multi-disciplinary teams
  • Involvement of patients in decisions about their medicines to support adherence and improve outcomes
  • Potential to utilise non-medical prescribing skills within the role outline
  • Opportunity to influence the development of services to improve patient care through service redesign
  • Participation in clinical audit and service evaluation
  • Line management of junior pharmacy staff
  • Contribution to the training and development of junior pharmacy team members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Participation in the clinical supervision programme
  • Input to the development of policies and procedures and treatment guidelines
  • Contribute to initiatives to improve medicines safety

You will have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, a postgraduate pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience, and post registration experience in mental health.

Due to the location of various units, an ability and willingness to travel around Trust locations is required.

The post does not require weekend working or an on-call commitment.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
  • Postgraduate diploma or equivalent including MA/MSc or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential: - Previous experience of working in mental health; - Good clinical knowledge; - Awareness of current issues

Experience

Essential: - Ability to maintain and develop professional relationships; - Good written and verbal skills

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

16 October 2026

Last checked

19 October 2026

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About the employer

LSC
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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