Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Pharmacist

The closing date is 08 June 2025

Job summary

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.

About us

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
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

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa / pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

354-CO-21608

Job locations

Eastbourne District Hospital

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for further information. Alternatively, if you have any queries regarding the role please contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for further information. Alternatively, if you have any queries regarding the role please contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of local and national guidelines regarding medicines

Desirable

Experience of working in hospital pharmacy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of local and national guidelines regarding medicines

Desirable

Experience of working in hospital pharmacy

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).