B8a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Are you a Clinical Pharmacist seeking a new LOCUM challenge? Do you have previous experience working in a mental health setting?

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 8a Clinical Pharmacist for a LOCUM contract supporting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful applicant will be instrumental in enhancing patient care through their contributions to the medicines management service

Job Purpose: Band 8a Clinical Psychologist

Pay Rate: £35.00 LTD p/h + £250 SCS Sign-Up Bonus

Location: Peterborough

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00

Contract: 37.5 hours per week

This role entails active involvement in medicines management initiatives on specific wards/teams, ensuring smooth medication procedures including patient's own drugs, self-administration, reconciliation, and supply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with Medicines Management Service:
  
  
  
  • Participate in medicines management schemes on defined teams/wards.
  
  
  • Ensure optimal patient care through involvement in medicines management activities such as patient's own drugs, self-administration, medicines reconciliation, and medicines supply.
  
  
  • Collaborate with pharmacy technicians to execute medicines management procedures effectively.
  
  
  
  


• Counselling and Education:
  
  
  
  • Provide counselling and education to service users regarding their medications.
  
  
  • Offer information and advice about medicines to service users, carers, and other health professionals including medical and nursing staff.
  
  
  
  


• Multidisciplinary Team Involvement:
  
  
  
  • Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
  
  
  • Identify medication problems, resolve transfer of care issues, and provide expert advice to ensure optimal medication management.
  
  
  
  


• Prescribing Support and Monitoring:
  
  
  
  • Support and review prescribing practices to ensure adherence to best practices and guidelines.
  
  
  • Monitor medicines use and evaluate treatment outcomes to enhance patient safety and effectiveness of care.
  
  
  
  


• Education and Training:
  
  
  
  • Support the education and training of CPFT staff, external stakeholders, and service users on medicines-related matters.
  
  
  
  


• Support for Pharmacy Activities:
  
  
  
  • Assist in other pharmacy activities including clinical trial drug handling, audit processes, and 'near-patient testing' of blood samples as part of medicines monitoring.
  
  
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent qualification


• GPhC Registration

The benefits of Service Care Solutions:

• Four weekly payroll runs


• Excellent pay rates


• Exceptional referral bonuses


• Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact


• Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email


• Ltd & PAYE payment options available


• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.

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• Up to £750 Referral Bonus