Senior Pharmacist, Children and Young People
CompanyNELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Ilford, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypePart-time
Posted At6/23/2026
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Description
Job Overview
Provide a brief summary of the role, its purpose within the team or department, and how it contributes to the wider organisation. This should be a high-level overview that gives candidates a clear idea of what the job is about.
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This role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care by providing [insert key function, e.g., administrative, clinical, or technical] support within the [insert department/team]. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
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Expand on the duties listed above, providing more context and detail. This section should give a comprehensive view of what the role entails, including any specific expectations, standards, or working conditions.
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The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.
Provide a brief summary of the role, its purpose within the team or department, and how it contributes to the wider organisation. This should be a high-level overview that gives candidates a clear idea of what the job is about.
Example:
This role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care by providing [insert key function, e.g., administrative, clinical, or technical] support within the [insert department/team]. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
List the key responsibilities and tasks the post holder will be expected to carry out. Use bullet points for clarity and focus on the core aspects of the role.
Example:
- Deliver day-to-day [insert relevant duties, e.g., patient care, administrative support, data entry].
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
- Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
Expand on the duties listed above, providing more context and detail. This section should give a comprehensive view of what the role entails, including any specific expectations, standards, or working conditions.
Example:
The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Select One:
High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Select One:
High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just
and compassionate culture at NELFT.
We are excited to be able to offer a post for an experienced mental health pharmacist to work with our pharmacy team at NELFT. This post would appeal to those who are ambitious and would like to develop their service development and leadership skills in a supportive environment. The post holder will work closely with the consultant pharmacist for children and young people (CYP) part of a multidisciplinary team, addressing the needs of service users.
The post holder will be responsible for managing patients in the child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) in-patient unit and children and young people's services in community services.
Successful applicants will be required to ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within children's services. This will include compliance with regulatory medicines management standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts.
The post holder must possess excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), have strong clinical and organisational skills and be able to effect change. They need to be able to work independently, be self driven and highly motivated. The primary role of the post holder will be to progress services for our community services within the Trust, supporting the Chief Pharmacist and Consultant Pharmacist in developing and implementing the Trust Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation strategy in the CAMHS specialist area.
The post holder will be expected to have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, Clinical Pharmacy and/or Psychiatric Therapeutics (up to diploma level) postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, and significant post registration experience in a mental health setting.
We are excited to be able to offer a post for an experienced mental health pharmacist to work with our pharmacy team at NELFT. This post would appeal to those who are ambitious and would like to develop their service development and leadership skills in a supportive environment. The post holder will work closely with the consultant pharmacist for children and young people (CYP) part of a multidisciplinary team, addressing the needs of service users.
The post holder will be responsible for managing patients in the child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) in-patient unit and children and young people's services in community services.
Successful applicants will be required to ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within children's services. This will include compliance with regulatory medicines management standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts.
The post holder must possess excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), have strong clinical and organisational skills and be able to effect change. They need to be able to work independently, be self driven and highly motivated. The primary role of the post holder will be to progress services for our community services within the Trust, supporting the Chief Pharmacist and Consultant Pharmacist in developing and implementing the Trust Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation strategy in the CAMHS specialist area.
The post holder will be expected to have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, Clinical Pharmacy and/or Psychiatric Therapeutics (up to diploma level) postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, and significant post registration experience in a mental health setting.