Mental Health Pharmacist – Community Services and Inpatients
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Mental Health Pharmacist to join Pennine Care NHS FT, providing and developing clinical pharmacy services across both inpatient and community settings in Stockport and Rochdale. The postholder will work under the supervision of a senior pharmacist, ensuring safe and appropriate use of medicines and contributing to seamless patient care. It's a development role offering broad experience in mental health pharmacy.
Essential criteria
- Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work alone and in team
- Postgraduate hospital pharmacy experience
- Variety of clinical pharmacy practice
- Previous experience of working in mental health
- Broad clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of mental health issues
- Computer skills
- Broad knowledge of specific mental health issues
- Education / Qualifications
- Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work alone and in team
- Postgraduate hospital pharmacy experience
- Variety of clinical pharmacy practice
- Previous experience of working in mental health
- Broad clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of mental health issues
- Computer skills
- Broad knowledge of specific mental health issues
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Pennine Care NHS FT
Mental Health Pharmacist – Community Services and Inpatients
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Pennine Care are looking for pharmacists to join our team and are offering a development role which aims to give the postholder a broad experience of mental health pharmacy as it is practised in both inpatient and community settings. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust are proud to have recently received a Good rating under the Well-Led domain of CQC inspection. The base locations for these posts will be within Stockport and Rochdale.
The Mental Health Pharmacist - Community Services and Inpatients will be responsible for the provision and continued development of a clinical pharmacy service for inpatient and community services under the supervision of the senior pharmacist in the area.
The post holder will work with both inpatient and community teams ensuring a seamless care approach as well as through joint working with home-treatment and primary care pharmacy teams.
The post holder will cooperate in ensuring the provision of high quality patient focused pharmaceutical care.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the senior pharmacist in the area.
The post holder will work as part of both the Community Service pharmacy team and inpatient pharmacy team but also as required as the sole pharmacist, taking responsibility for their
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