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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AFC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
31.5 hours per week (Part-time working negotiable)
Job ref
354-CO-21458
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Woodside / St Anne's Centre
Town
St Leonards On Sea
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Lead Pharmacist In-Patients East Sussex

NHS AFC: Band 8a

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

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 with an interest in mental health? 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 join our pharmacy team based at Conquest Hospital, St Leonard's On Sea

Ideally you will have experience in mental health pharmacy, or a passion for mental health and experience of managing a team.  We welcome applications from pharmacists across all sectors who have a strong clinical mindset and proven management history.

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

Main duties of the job

Provide leadership to the pharmacy team and promote development of pharmacy services that enhance prescribing support and patient care.

Provide support and advice to the ward teams, working closely with your colleagues in an MDT environment.

This post presents a great opportunity for an experienced pharmacist motivated by the desire to improve patient care to support the well established medicines management team at Woodlands/St Anne's Centre

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

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

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

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. 

Person specification

qualification

Essential criteria
  • degree in pharmacy
  • post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
Desirable criteria
  • post grad management qualification
  • further clinical post grad qualification

registration

Essential criteria
  • GPhC

Knowledge & experience

Essential criteria
  • Band 7 foundation gateway
  • MH experience
  • Management experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStep into health

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Trudie Morgan
Job title
Associate Divisional Director Pharmacy Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07876740121
Additional information

Annarita Ressa (current post holder) annarita.ressaspft.nhs.uk 

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