Advanced Specialist Pharmacist in North Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster inNorth Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster PUBLISHED FRI 6 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for Inpatient Mental Health Services in Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster
Band 8a
Based : St Charles Hospital, Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ
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An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated pharmacist with good leadership skills to join the clinical mental health pharmacy team in Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster.
The CNWL pharmacy department has implemented EPMA system and created innovative clinical roles to improve medicines optimisation across the Trust.
The post holder will have a leading role in delivering and supporting the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the inpatient mental health wards.
This will involve working with the multidisciplinary teams within the bedded services to provide high quality, professional and specialist input into the delivery of clinical pharmacy services.
About us
To manage, review and deliver an advanced comprehensive medicines optimisation service to Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) patients and the multidisciplinary treatment team responsible for their care.
To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and trust wide levels.
To deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service as a member of the multidisciplinary team, to mentally unwell patients under the care of CNWL.
To manage and develop the local mental health pharmacy staff.
To support the development of specialist pharmacists through supervision of their practice.
To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist in his or her absence, this may include attending senior meetings.
To liaise with the operations team at St Charles hospital, to support an effective dispensing and supply service to CNWL wards and community teams.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
Requirements
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Benefits
Benefits are provided by the employer and will be confirmed during your application.
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