Senior Clinical Pharmacist

The roles and duties of this post include:

Deliver a high-quality, clinical pharmacy service to community-based patients and their carers within Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT). Providing specialist advice and undertaking patient centred clinical reviews to manage people with complex mental health needs, polypharmacy, adherence issues and comorbidities. To utilise prescribing and de-prescribing skills as a non-medical prescriber or working towards the qualification in line with competency and agreed scope of practice. Support and drive the development of work within the Primary and Community Mental Health Transformation Programme pathways, protocols and guidelines, so that patients receive safe, clinically effective and timely mental health medication in the most appropriate care setting.

Promote seamless and integrated care for patients with mental health conditions, supporting the transition of patients across care settings so they receive the required level of care to support them in taking their medication safely in the most appropriate care setting. Support the management of shared care, ensuring patients are being monitored and reviewed in line with best practice, evidence and guidance. Support discharge planning to provide a smooth and safe transition of care. Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care across the KMPT teams where the post is based.

Provide comprehensive clinical advice and guidance to GPs and pharmacists in primary care for people with mental health conditions and their treatment. Be responsible for relevant teaching and educational programmes for the staff in the CMHTs and for health care professionals working in primary care. Be a member of the clinical on-call pharmacist service.

#J-18808-Ljbffr