Job summary
As part of the Trust clinical transformation, we have been able to secure additional investment for medicines optimisation in patients under the care of the Urgent Care Workstream. This comprises the mental health crisis teams, urgent care lounges and mental health liaison services within each locality of the Trust. We are recruiting to maternity leave cover to support the East Sussex Urgent Care Pharmacy Team.
Initially the focus will be to develop medicines optimisation standards and assurance within Urgent Care services, and developing the role within mental health liaison services. There is scope for these roles to develop as independent prescribers and as Advanced Clinical Practitioners within services.
Main duties of the job
The role will support all aspects of medicines optimisation within urgent care service within a defined geography. This roles will develop the support to improve medicines optimisation to patients under the care of crisis teams and on admission to acute Trusts within East Sussex.
The role will support the Lead Pharmacist in developing the medicines strategy and standards within the service.
You will be in a team of a Lead Pharmacist as well as a senior technician, and will have links with the wider UC pharmacy team.
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
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
- Clinical Pharmacy post graduate qualification (e.g. certificate or diploma)
- Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- To have demonstrable evidence of having met the full gateway KSF for 6 Rotational Pharmacist
- Experience of working with different healthcare professions and managers across the wider healthcare economy
- Can demonstrate an understanding of the key stakeholders the post is likely to be supporting and how they will be expected to support them
- Significant experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department post qualification, including experience in mental health service provision
- Excellent clinical pharmacy skills with particular emphasis on medicines used in mental health
- Experience in providing both written and verbal information on drug usage
- Experience in carrying out Medicines Information queries, providing both verbal and written specialist advice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Pharmacy at a British School of Pharmacy, or recognised equivalent
- Clinical Pharmacy post graduate qualification (e.g. certificate or diploma)
- Registered Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- To have demonstrable evidence of having met the full gateway KSF for 6 Rotational Pharmacist
- Experience of working with different healthcare professions and managers across the wider healthcare economy
- Can demonstrate an understanding of the key stakeholders the post is likely to be supporting and how they will be expected to support them
- Significant experience of working within a hospital pharmacy department post qualification, including experience in mental health service provision
- Excellent clinical pharmacy skills with particular emphasis on medicines used in mental health
- Experience in providing both written and verbal information on drug usage
- Experience in carrying out Medicines Information queries, providing both verbal and written specialist advice
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).
