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 seeking an exceptional pharmacist with a passion for mental health to join our pharmacy team at Swandean, Worthing as part of a job share. You will be a confident, motivated individual who will work closely with other health care professionals within the organisation to deliver a responsive and pro-active people focused service to continuously improve clinical pharmacy delivery within mental health.
Main duties of the job
This role will lead the clinical pharmacy service across the Dementia and Older Person Inpatient Services ensuring the highest clinical pharmacy standards are achieved including medicines use and safety.
Summary of the four main pillars of practice:
Expert clinical practice. As an expert in clinical practice, the post holder will be responsible for the provision of clinical services to mental health care settings and provide pharmaceutical input including highly complex cases and high-risk medicines.
Management and leadership. As a senior member of the pharmacy team, the role will be an effective leader by demonstrating excellent management, communication and relationship skills.
Education and Training. The role will be required to share their expert knowledge across a range of disciplines and through multi modal training opportunities, teams will be equipped with the required skills and knowledge to deliver high quality and safe patient care in all their activities that relate to medicines.
Research and Development. The role will be required to undertake research and development activities that are aligned to the progressive medicines optimisation strategy and to undertake audit as part of a robust assurance programme for the safe and secure management of medicines, patient experience and patient safety.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note - the attached job description will provide a more detailed account of the main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note - the attached job description will provide a more detailed account of the main responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in pharmacy
- Post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
Desirable
- Further post-graduate qualification (management and/or clinical)
Knowlegde & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals and managers
- Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- Provision of Medicines Information
Desirable
- Experience of supporting Medicines Optimisation Committee or Groups
Communication skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to work well as a team
Analytical & judgemental skills
Essential
- Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Able to be effective in organisation and time management skills
Human resources skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills
Information resources and technology
Essential
- Demonstrates IT competency including use of pharmacy computer system
Research and development skills
Desirable
- Experience of research and development including audit
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills, reliability, flexibility and able to motivate others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in pharmacy
- Post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification
Desirable
- Further post-graduate qualification (management and/or clinical)
Knowlegde & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals and managers
- Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- Provision of Medicines Information
Desirable
- Experience of supporting Medicines Optimisation Committee or Groups
Communication skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to work well as a team
Analytical & judgemental skills
Essential
- Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Able to be effective in organisation and time management skills
Human resources skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills
Information resources and technology
Essential
- Demonstrates IT competency including use of pharmacy computer system
Research and development skills
Desirable
- Experience of research and development including audit
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills, reliability, flexibility and able to motivate others.
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.
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 (opens in a new window).
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.
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 (opens in a new window).
