Clinical Pharmacist, Mental Health, Band 6

Job summary

Have an interest in Mental Health? Looking for a role where you are supported to achieve your best? Are you looking to work directly with patients, their families and the MDT?

We are looking for a pharmacist to join our specialist mental health pharmacy team as a mental health clinical pharmacist.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

- Evidence of continuing professional development to comply with GPhC requirements.

- Experience working in mental health pharmacy is helpful but not essential to the role as full training will be provided.

- Able to work alone and unsupervised.

- Able to organise and prioritise own workload.

- Effective oral and written communication with colleagues, staff and patients.

- Ability to write reports and make and deliver presentations to a range of colleagues in various settings.

- Intermediate competence in standard range of IT programs.

- Concentration and accuracy required for clinical validation and accuracy checking prescriptions and performing calculations.

- Manipulation of materials for the accurate dispensing of prescriptions including preparing aids and demonstrating devices to help patients manage their medicines.

- This post will require travel to wards and units across Gloucestershire.

Additional contact: If you would like to arrange a visit or a chat please phone 0300 422 6289 and speak to any of the team.

Expected interview date: 10th February 2026

Main duties of the job

- To deliver a comprehensive clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to patients under the care of GHC and to the multidisciplinary teams responsible for their care.

- To provide clinical cover to the mental health dispensary to promote safe, rational, effective and cost-effective use of medicines.

- To support patients and their families by providing advice about the actions and use of medication, optimising treatment, providing information and liaising with acute and other care providers to ensure seamless transfer of care.

- To contribute to good physical health wellbeing of patients under GHC Mental health services by providing expert advice and performing interventions to improve physical health.

- To support pharmacy staff to deliver an effective dispensing and supply service.

- Undertake (with training, support and supervision) patient-focused improvement projects.

- This post has an emergency duty commitment (on call) covering the acute trust Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT Pharmacy.

- This post has a commitment for weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis.

About us

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

The GHNHSFT pharmacy department provides the pharmacy services to the local mental health trust (GHC) under a service level agreement. This post is based within the specialist mental health pharmacy team (approx 20 staff) which is part of the wider pharmacy department.

Details

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-T0040

Job locations

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

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