Clinical Mental Health Pharmacist

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with a specialist interest in mental health to join our highly supportive pharmacy team. We are seeking a compassionate and driven individual to work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The post will involve close collaboration with other community mental health services, urgent care teams, inpatient services, and primary care.

This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist committed to improving patient care within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. The role requires a well organised and flexible individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

As an integral member of the clinical team, you will address the pharmaceutical care needs of community-based service users and ensure safe and effective medicines management. You will work closely with clinical colleagues to support high-quality patient care, including compliance with regulatory standards and implementation of medicines safety alerts.

The post will provide opportunities for the following:

• Provision of specialist pharmaceutical advice to the multidisciplinary team
• Pharmaceutical care planning and clinical review of prescriptions
• Involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Provision of medicines information to service users and staff

Main Duties of the Job
The post may also involve close liaison with other mental health services within the locality including; the urgent care pathway, primary care and in-patient mental health services.

You will support clinicians within the service with medicines management-related queries and improve the care of people with mental health issues through medicines optimisation.

Provide medicine-related advice and guidance to colleagues within the team and medicines optimisation support to clinicians within the service.

Support service users to be involved in decisions about their medicines to optimise treatment, support adherence, and improve outcomes

Deliver medicine optimisation interventions, including undertaking a Non-Medical prescribing role where appropriate.

Provide highly specialised advice and information on medicines to a variety of other services/agencies/organisations and carers both within and outside mental health services.

Attend strategic meetings e.g. locality governance meetings

Participate in and contribute to local and National strategies to improve services.

About Us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Details
Date posted: 29 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 351-CS2930-CL
Job locations: Corporate Pharmacy, Mountcroft Resource Centre, Fleetwood, FY7 6AH, United Kingdom

Job Description
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Masters degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of and commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge
Essential

• Good written and verbal skills
• Good communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Decision making skills
• Calm and objective under pressure

Experience
Essential

• Variety of clinical pharmacy experience
• Working in a hospital or community pharmacy
• Awareness of current issues affecting the practice of pharmacy

Personal
Essential

• Demonstrates a clear preference for mental health pharmacy
• Projects a positive and professional image
• Enthusiastic
• Dedicated Team player

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Contact Details
Deputy Lead Pharmacist: Holly Webb, holly.webb@lscft.nhs.uk, 01253447710