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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
354-CO-21636-A
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Langley Green Hospital
Town
Crawley
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 pro rata for part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/06/2025 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Lead Pharmacist Inpatient Services North West Sussex

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Are you a caring, engaging and innovative pharmacist? If so,  you could be well suited to this role.

We are looking to recruit a highly committed band 8a Lead Pharmacist (Mental Health) to be part of the Trust Medicines Management Team working with our  inpatient services  at Langley Green and Chalkhill Hospitals.

You will be offering advice on complex medicines queries along with delivering direct patient care, with the opportunity to become a qualified prescriber embedded within the team. 

We are looking to recruit a pharmacist with mental health experience who is looking to develop  their leadership skills. 

This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

 

 

Main duties of the job

This post presents a great opportunity for an experienced pharmacist motivated by the desire to provide excellent patient care to support the inpatient services. You will be working with Specialist Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants to provide this service. 

The role demands an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work on their own initiative.

The team provides a well-structured support system, access to professional training, and excellent opportunity for professional development.

There is no dispensary commitment with this role. 

 

 

Working for our organisation

We are a friendly and committed pharmacy team, who are keen to support the wellbeing of our patients and each other.  

Sussex Partnership is one of the largest mental health trust in the UK. The physical health of our mental health patients is important to us and with the live expectancy of patients with serious mental health dying 15 to 20 years earlier, the trust is committed to reducing this risk and pharmacy play a key role in this.   

About us

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

You can expect:

  • Access to full psychological support, the wellbeing team
  • Excellent supervision programmes. 
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
  • A position within a trust rated as Outstanding for caring and Good overall by the CQC
  • Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays) pro rata
  • Excellent NHS Pension Scheme

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification. If you have any queries please feel free to contact to discuss further,  we would be more than happy to discuss the particulars of the role. 

Person specification

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate ability to work well as a team

Analytical & judgemental skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations

Planning and organisational skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to be effective in organisation and time management skills

Information resources and technology

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates IT competency including use of pharmacy computer system

Research and development skills

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research and development including audit

Values and behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills, reliability, flexibility and able to motivate others.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
  • Clinical Pharmacy post graduate qualification (e.g. certificate or diploma)
Desirable criteria
  • Further post-graduate qualification (management and/or clinical)

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals and managers
  • Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Experience
  • Provision of Medicines Information
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of supporting Medicines Optimisation Committee or Groups

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Williams
Job title
Associate Divisional Director of Pharmacy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07471217354
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