Job overview

If you are enthusiastic and passionate about improving the lives of patients in need of mental healthcare treatment, then role as a  Senior Pharmacy Technician in our Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust could be right for you.  We have an exciting opportunity for an  experienced, innovative, enthusiastic, patient-focused GphC registered Pharmacy Technician to work as a core member of inpatient and urgent care teams across the Worthing area.

You should have an interest for working within a specialist mental health service, an understanding of the medicines used and and an awareness of the people we support and care for. The role will primarily be based at Meadowfield Hospital, Swandean, Worthing.

The role will include medicines optimisation on the wards at Meadowfield Hospital, Forget me not unit, Selden centre and Shepherd House in Worthing, West Sussex.

The post holder will be supported to undertake further accreditation as appropriate, and there are opportunities to develop the role and service to the inpatient wards and urgent care. 

You will be joining a friendly, supportive Pharmacy team which is highly regarded in the Trust and is rapidly expanding due to recent significant investments.  This role is a great opportunity to start or continue a career in mental health and can lead to a future senior role.

There is no dispensary commitment with this role, or weekend/ bank holiday working.  

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job description for more details.

To lead and develop the pharmacy service in relation to technical services to the mental health Units/ wards of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust within the locality. To ensure that the service provided is safe, efficient and effective.

To lead the technical developments of medicines management to the units/ wards within this locality.

To act as the operational lead for all technical services provided to inpatient units of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

To organise, lead, develop and participate in the provision of patient medication education to service users, and on occasion carers, under the specialities encompassed by this diverse service, delegating this role where appropriate.

To act as a role model for provision of pharmacy services to mental health to other pharmacy technicians and assistants within the team.

We provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to the inpatient wards and our Pharmacy staff are highly regarded as valued members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

Sussex Partnership is one of the largest mental health trusts in the UK. We are a friendly and committed pharmacy team, who are keen to support the wellbeing of our patients and each other.  

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