CMHT Pharmacist - INTERNAL
Location
Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/12/2025
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Description
Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADER
This post is fixed term/secondment 12 months to meet the needs of the service.If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our expanding pharmacy team, to lead new mental health clinical pharmacy services across our community teams as part of our mental health services. This role will lead a pharmacy team within BCUHB West to develop and improve the community mental health pharmacy teams across adult and older adult mental health services. This role is a great opportunity to individualise and develop the service. Applicants should be patient focused and proactive in developing and using your clinical skills and knowledge to improve care through the delivery of efficient medicines optimisation to reduce inequalities and improve care of mental health patients in the community. Applicants need to be able to work well both within the pharmacy and wider community mental health teams but also be able to practice autonomously, undertaking individual patient assessments and consultations as required. Experience of working within community mental health teams is desirable but not essential and applicants should be or be willing to work towards independent prescriber within a mental health speciality. The base will be split between the main Ysbyty Gwynedd site and other community mental health bases in BCUHB West.
Main duties of the job
Lead a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service in allocated area in community mental health settings
Undertake professional and clinical pharmacist’s duties
Provides expert pharmaceutical advice and support within both primary and secondary care services as required
Develop, encourage and promote evidence-based, cost effective use of medicines.
To be involved in the training of diploma, pre-registration and other pharmacists in area of speciality
Assist in providing clinical training and supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
To be involved in the development and delivery of practice research, service and quality improvement
Develop policies, protocols and guidelines within allocated area. Work in partnership with service users, other health and social care colleagues, to achieve the optimum health outcome for service users
Work within the scope of practice
Input into multidisciplinary team meetings within psychiatry
Provide specialist advice and support to health care professionals in community mental health teams and primary care to improve medicines optimisation in mental heath
Lead incident reviews and other clinical governance issues related to psychopharmacology across community mental health as directed by lead pharmacist
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Mental Health Experience
Essential criteria
Essential Criteria
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADER
This post is fixed term/secondment 12 months to meet the needs of the service.If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our expanding pharmacy team, to lead new mental health clinical pharmacy services across our community teams as part of our mental health services. This role will lead a pharmacy team within BCUHB West to develop and improve the community mental health pharmacy teams across adult and older adult mental health services. This role is a great opportunity to individualise and develop the service. Applicants should be patient focused and proactive in developing and using your clinical skills and knowledge to improve care through the delivery of efficient medicines optimisation to reduce inequalities and improve care of mental health patients in the community. Applicants need to be able to work well both within the pharmacy and wider community mental health teams but also be able to practice autonomously, undertaking individual patient assessments and consultations as required. Experience of working within community mental health teams is desirable but not essential and applicants should be or be willing to work towards independent prescriber within a mental health speciality. The base will be split between the main Ysbyty Gwynedd site and other community mental health bases in BCUHB West.
Main duties of the job
Lead a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service in allocated area in community mental health settings
Undertake professional and clinical pharmacist’s duties
Provides expert pharmaceutical advice and support within both primary and secondary care services as required
Develop, encourage and promote evidence-based, cost effective use of medicines.
To be involved in the training of diploma, pre-registration and other pharmacists in area of speciality
Assist in providing clinical training and supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
To be involved in the development and delivery of practice research, service and quality improvement
Develop policies, protocols and guidelines within allocated area. Work in partnership with service users, other health and social care colleagues, to achieve the optimum health outcome for service users
Work within the scope of practice
Input into multidisciplinary team meetings within psychiatry
Provide specialist advice and support to health care professionals in community mental health teams and primary care to improve medicines optimisation in mental heath
Lead incident reviews and other clinical governance issues related to psychopharmacology across community mental health as directed by lead pharmacist
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Mental Health Experience
Essential criteria
- Prescriber in mental health
- Ward experience
Essential Criteria
- GPhC
- ZTAS
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