Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: 2x1 WTE Hours
* Full time
* Job share
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (2 full time roles available.) Job ref 354-CO-21608
Employer Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Employer type NHS Site Eastbourne District Hospital Town Eastbourne Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa / pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 08/06/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 6
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 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.
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
* 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
* Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
* Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
* Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge and skills
* Good knowledge of local and national guidelines regarding medicines
* Experience of working in hospital pharmacy
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Trudie Morgan Job title Associate Divisional Director Pharmacy- East Email address trudie.morgan@nhs.net Telephone number 07876 740121
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