Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Clinical Pharmacist to support Southwest London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

This is a LOCUM opportunity for the duration of 12-weeks with the likelihood of extension.

This is a full-time placement with 37.5 hours per week available.

Part-time applications will be considered.



Job Purpose: Band 7 Clinical Mental Health Pharmacist

Pay Rate: £32.00 LTD p/h + £250 WELCOME BONUS

Location(s): Tolworth Hospital / Queen Mary's University Hospital / Springfield University Hospital

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

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy input at multidisciplinary team level for inpatients, home treatment and community teams, demonstrating professional accountability to patients and working across traditional boundaries.


• Taking referrals from the MDT and within Pharmacy


• To support other pharmacy staff providing a service to develop and maintain adequate competencies to deliver such a service.


• Participate in the dispensary rota and Medicines Information service in line with departmental requirements and recognised best practice (where needed).


• Manage and make appropriate referrals to other members of the multidisciplinary team and within the pharmacy department.


• Be able to critically appraise the literature and give accurate interpretation in order improve use of medicines.


• Reduce risk associated with medicines use by contributing to the safe medication practice agenda.
  
  This will include identification, investigating and reporting of medicines related errors.


• Develop and demonstrate expert clinical knowledge in the specialism of mental health pharmacy services to provide innovative, safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines.


• To actively improve medicines safety by reporting medicines incidents and near misses and sharing learning across their teams.


• To work with the medicines safety officer to share learning from medicines incidents, improve incident reporting and continually improve medicines safety across the organisation by participating in medicines safety initiatives.

Essential

• Registered with the GPhC


• Accredited Master's Degree in Pharmacy

The benefits of Service Care Solutions:

• Four weekly payroll runs


• £250 training allowance


• Excellent pay rates


• Exceptional referral bonuses


• Ltd & PAYE payment options available


• Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.


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

Are you happy with your current agency? At SCS, we believe in rewarding your loyalty and hard-work!

• £150 Agency Switch Bonus - If you're unhappy with your current agency or simply fancy a change, Service Care Solutions will give you £150 for bringing your current contract to us.

• £250 Welcome Bonus - We are offering a Welcome Bonus of £250, paid after completion of 150 hours in your new placement.

• £250 Referral Bonus - Simply refer your friend.
  
  If they get the role, we'll give you £250.
  
  That's £1000 if you refer 4 friends - easy money whilst helping out your friends and family!