Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Mental Health

About the role

The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Mental Health will manage a caseload of patients across inpatient and outpatient mental health settings, providing expert pharmaceutical care, independent prescribing (or working towards qualification), and advice to patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and review medication regimens for mental health patients in both inpatient and outpatient environments.
• Prescribe independently where qualified, or progress towards independent prescribing status.
• Ensure safety, appropriate administration and governance of high‑risk medicines.
• Provide specialist pharmacy advice to multidisciplinary teams in line with national and local guidance.
• Collaborate with community mental health teams, primary care and community pharmacies to deliver seamless, patient‑centred care.
• Support the senior mental health pharmacist in developing medication governance frameworks.
• Participate in peer‑support networks for independent prescribers and specialist pharmacists.

Required profile

• Registered pharmacist with a qualification (or progression) in independent prescribing.
• Experience or strong interest in mental health pharmacy practice.
• Willingness to travel across Fife to meet service demand.
• Commitment to delivering safe, clinically effective medication use.
• Completion of the pharmacy foundation programme is desirable.

Required skills

• Independent prescribing
• Medication safety
• High‑risk medicines governance
• Clinical pharmacy expertise in mental health
• Knowledge of national and local prescribing guidelines

What we offer

• Permanent Band 7 position (£52,845 – £61,466 per annum).
• 36‑hour work week based at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team of around 300 pharmacy staff.
• Professional development and peer‑support networks.
• Opportunities to shape pharmaceutical care across acute and community mental health services.