Overview
Job summary
If you are enthusiastic and passionate about improving the lives of patients in need of mental healthcare treatment, then this role as a Specialist Pharmacist in our Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust could be right for you. We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative, skilled clinical pharmacist to work as a core member of inpatient and rehab teams across the Northwest Sussex. You should have an interest for working within a specialist mental health service, an understanding of the medicines used and an awareness of the people we support and care for. The role will primarily be based at Langley Green Hospital. The post holder will be supported to undertake further accreditations as appropriate, and there are opportunities to develop the role and service to the inpatient wards and urgent care, allowing your vision for clinical care to grow with the service in a collaborative, holistic and accessible therapeutic environment. 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. The pharmacy leadership team is committed to education and training of the pharmacy workforce and will provide access to external training (including the introductory College of Mental Health Pharmacy Psych1 and Psych 2 programme).
Main duties
* The post holder will provide a clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to ensure patients get the best from their medicines, as well as a strong commitment to medicines education and training so that patients, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals are well informed and able to manage their use of medicines correctly, safely and cost effectively.
* The role requires an excellent clinical communicator with an interest in patient facing and multidisciplinary team working. In addition, the appraisal of clinical evidence and generation of high quality pharmacotherapeutic advice to support colleagues will feature as a core part of working.
* Inpatient services increasingly interface with community services and primary care partners to ensure the best transition across primary and secondary care. Pharmacist input into these processes is crucial to maintain medicines safety and optimisation.
* There is currently no commitment to weekend or dispensary working. On call is for advice only and is currently more than 1 in 30 weeks, with senior support provided and only band 7 and above are on the on-call rota.
About us
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.
Benefits and what 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
Details
* Date posted: 03 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
* Band: Band 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pa / pro rata for part time
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
* Reference number: 354-CO-21700-D
* Location: Langley Green Hospital, Martyrs Avenue, Crawley, RH11 7EJ
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification. If you have any queries please feel free to discuss further.
Person specification
Information resources and technology
* Demonstrates IT competency including use of pharmacy computer systems
Registration and qualification
* GPhC registration
* Degree in Pharmacy from British University or recognised equivalent
Desirable
* Experience of Band 6 rotational post
* Postgraduate Diploma
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals
* Experience in providing both written and verbal information on drug usage
* Experience in carrying out Medicines Information queries, providing both verbal and written specialist advice
Desirable
* Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Experience
Communication Skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Demonstrate ability to work well as a team
Desirable
* Experience of supervising other staff members
* Experience of audit
Values and behaviours
* Demonstrates enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills, reliability, flexibility and motivation
* Ability to work independently
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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