Advanced Specialist Pharmacist

This post is a full time, permanent contract with base to be confirmed. We offer free onsite parking, top staff accommodation less than a 5-minute walk from your base.

• Help support and maintain clients in the community by advising them (and their carers) about how to optimise their medication therapy.
• Plan and deliver medicines management training for clinical staff in CMH service to help ensure high standards of practise are maintained within the service.
• Be a prescriber or supported to develop their role to become an independent non-medical prescriber to work autonomously and alongside the consultant teams.
• Lead in audit-related service development and implementation (including NICE standards)
• Have good people management skills and leadership capability to positively influence members of their team, patients/carers and other health-care stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• There may also be inpatient ward cover as part of the clinical role and to ensure seamless care of patients across inpatient/outpatient settings in emergency situations
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The "must haves" for this role: 1. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist 2. Postgraduate clinical qualification and hospital experience to be considered for band 8a 3. Have a flexible approach to work in order to meet the developing needs of the pharmacy service