Lead Pharmacist Inpatient and Urgent Care

Job summary

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 the Oaklands centre, Chichester.

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.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

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 the Oaklands, Chichester .

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.

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

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oaklands centre

Graylingwell Drive

Chichester

PO19 6UW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oaklands centre

Graylingwell Drive

Chichester

PO19 6UW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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