Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Dispensary Pharmacist - Venture House
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An excellent opportunity is now available for a highly motivated and dedicated pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team based in the main Trust Pharmacy. You will participate in the provision of clinical pharmacy services, based in our Central and Summerhill dispensaries. This is a great opportunity for a newly qualified pharmacist interested in either hospital or mental health pharmacy experience.
The Trust Pharmacy service comprises over 50 staff including 14 pharmacists and 17 pharmacy technicians. The service provides for 120 teams, including inpatients, forensic inpatients, forensic CAMHS, home treatment, assertive outreach, community mental health teams and early intervention. Within the service, there is an inpatient dispensary and an outpatient dispensary, with its own compliance aid filling robot.
Consideration will be given to full time or part time applicants.
The Job Summary Is As Follows
- To work within the Trust dispensaries providing clinical support for the ward and community clinical teams, as well as the Pharmacy service teams
- To provide medicine related information to doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, as well as patients and their carers.
- To implement and monitor medicines management systems promoting economical, safe and rational use of drugs.
- To act as the responsible pharmacist in Summerhill Pharmacy when required to do so.
- To participate in and encourage the recognition and reporting of adverse drug reactions
- To be conversant with the departmental and trust computer systems.
- To adhere to all national, professional, and local policies and procedures.
- To ensure that personal training needs are met.
- To participate in education and training for all grades of staff.
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Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
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Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Graeme Brown
Job title: Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Email address: graeme.brown1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0121 301 5171
Additional Contact
Mr Matt Haggerty, Chief Pharmacist
Email: matthew.haggerty2@nhs.net
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