Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 354-CO-21760-A
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Sussex
- Town
- East Sussex
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa / pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational Pharmacist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you looking for a unique and career-defining opportunity to develop your clinical pharmacy expertise across multiple healthcare settings? We are looking for a highly motivated GPhC-registered pharmacist eager to expand their clinical expertise. Someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is passionate about patient care. A team player with excellent communication and problem-solving skills, ready to collaborate across multiple healthcare teams.
Development of a band 6 to 7 progression pathway is a departmental priority and opportunities to experience multiple rotations, including any possibilities as they arise with multi-sector partner organisations within the local Integrated Care System, will support progression of your pharmacy career through post-registration Foundation towards advanced level practice.
1 hour interviews will be face to face held at St Marys House in Eastbourne on either Tuesday the 6th of January 2026 between 1:30 and 4:30 or Thursday the 8th of January 09:30-12:30 2026.
Main duties of the job
Here at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we provide mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services to people living in south east England. Our services are for children, young people, adults of working age and older people. We provide care in a range of locations including people’s own homes, specialist clinics, hospitals, low and medium secure units. This post will be either based at Eastbourne Department of Psychiatry site or one of our Mental health service sites in Hastings.
The post includes the potential rotations to our local acute hospital East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Hastings/Eastbourne and with our community partners J. Andersons Pharmacy and Paydens Pharmacy. Learn how to manage complex mental health cases, acute hospital interventions, and community-based care, broadening your clinical decision-making abilities with the support of an experienced pharmacy team.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to develop your skills and a transformative step in your career.
Working for our organisation
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)
- Excellent NHS Pension Scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached documents for further information. Alternatively, if you have any queries regarding the role please contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
- Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge and skills
- Good knowledge of local and national guidelines regarding medicines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Trudie Morgan
- Job title
- Associate Divisional Director Pharmacy- East
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07876 740121
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