Job Description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional clinical pharmacist and independent prescriber to support our Early Intervention Services (EIS) across Sussex. The role has been pivotal in improving medicines use within the service. The role supports clinicians and operational leads across EI services in all aspects of medicines use, including improving medicines use, education and training, clinical queries and support, medicines spend and running patient facing clinics and prescribing roles. The role also leads on all aspects of EI related prescribing, including shared care and guidance at Trust and ICS levels.



The role is Trustwide and there is flexibility for base across Sussex and opportunities for flexible and part home-working. The role will be required to support EI services across the Trust.



The role will lead on all aspects of medicines optimisation within EI across Trust services. The role will support clinical and operational colleagues on all aspects of medicines use within EI. The role will also lead on all aspects of medicines guidance and policies relating to EI within the Trust and in collaboration with ICS Medicines Optimisation groups.



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



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