Principal Clinical Pharmacist Mental Health - Division Leadband 8A

Main duties of the job To lead in the development and implementation of the Crisis Resolution and Home treatment Team (CRHTT) providing a high-quality service to meet the needs of people in acute phases of mental illness, and their carers.
To ensure the continued efficient and effective management of the team, providing leadership and supervision to a multi-disciplinary staff group.
The postholder will act in support of the CRHTT Operational Manager.
In addition to providing a wide range of specialist psychosocial skills within the CRHTT field in support of staff, you will provide formal and informal education and training to other members of the team, other disciplines and teams.
The CRHT Team will undertake urgent assessments of people in crisis and where appropriate provide intensive community-based treatment/support services as an alternative to admission.
Under your supervision and support staff will be delivering full assessments of care needs and risk assessment of patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions.The post holder will maintain managerial responsibility for the team caseload, overseeing referrals and the allocation of clients to keyworkers.
S/he will also maintain a clinical role and/or a caseload dependent upon locality need.
Furthermore, the post holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for the effective operation of the team, including outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.