Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Pharmacist
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Role Description
If you are enthusiastic and passionate about improving the lives of patients in need of mental healthcare treatment, then the role as a Specialist Pharmacist in our Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust could be right for you. We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative, skilled clinical pharmacist to work as a core member of the inpatient team at Meadowfield.
About the Role
You should have an interest in working within a specialist mental health service, an understanding of the medicines used, and an awareness of the people we support and care for. The role will primarily be based at Meadowfield, Worthing.
The post holder will be supported to undertake further accreditations as appropriate, and there are opportunities to develop the role and service to the inpatient wards and urgent care, allowing your vision for clinical care to grow with the service in a collaborative, holistic, and accessible therapeutic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to ensure patients get the best from their medicines.
- Strong commitment to medicines education and training so that patients, pharmacy staff, and other healthcare professionals are well informed and able to manage their use of medicines correctly, safely, and cost-effectively.
- Excellent clinical communicator with an interest in patient-facing and multidisciplinary team working.
- Appraisal of clinical evidence and generation of high-quality pharmacotherapeutic advice to support colleagues.
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Benefits
- Joining a friendly, supportive Pharmacy team which is highly regarded in the Trust and is rapidly expanding due to recent significant investments.
- This role is a great opportunity to start or continue a career in mental health, which will be supported by education and training.
New Developments
We are excited to be bringing a new medicines supply service in-house later in 2026—an important step that creates fresh opportunities for innovation, skill development, and career progression across our team. This Pharmacy Hub will be situated at our Swandean site in Worthing. This change will also strengthen how we support our trainee pharmacy professionals on their career journeys. As we grow our dispensary function, all staff will play a key role in supporting the implementation and delivery of this service while we recruit into new dispensary roles, helping to shape a dynamic and collaborative working environment.
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On-Call Service
The post includes being part of the on-call service, which is for advice only, with senior support provided.
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
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Gemma Staniforth
- Job Title: Lead Pharmacist Inpatient & Urgent Care, Worthing
- Email Address: gemma.staniforth3@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07833547873
Karen Newman
- Email Address: karen.newman1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07471 031707
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