Job Description

Are you a pharmacist with a passion for education and development?
Are you keen to develop our future Pharmacy workforce from the very start of their initial education and training journey fostering an inclusive learning culture, alongside the opportunity to progress your own personal development, teaching, leadership, prescribing and clinical skills?
If the answer is yes - we would love to have you join us for this exciting opportunity as the Lead Pharmacist for Education and Development at East Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust.
We are looking for a dynamic person to lead the education, training and continual professional development of our pharmacists throughout their career and deliver on the priorities of the NHS 10 year plan.
Working in an acute hospital, you will lead on the delivery of our foundation training year and experiential undergraduate placements for MPharm students at University of Brighton, with an opportunity to engage in regular patient facing clinical practice. Additionally, you will make key contributions to the delivery of our strategic vision for education and development within the pharmacy department gaining experience across several different dimensions through inter-professional education within the trust and working closely with multi-sector partner organisations within the Integrated Care System to develop the future pharmacist workforce.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking the role of Educational Programme Director for: Post Registration Pharmacists and our Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme
Liaison with local, regional and national bodies to enable trainee recruitment and ensure a quality educational program that responds to and meets professional and NHS requirements.
Supportingboth academic and work-placed learning as advised by University of Brighton
Line management of Trainee Pharmacists and specialist pharmacists within the education and development team
Being an Educational Supervisor, Designated Supervisor and Designated Prescribing Practitioner (once annotated)
Working collaboratively with the Lead Technician Education and Development to deliver the department's continuing education activities including supporting the provision of education programmes and clinical training for other staff members
Providing leadership and mentorship support
Facilitation of multi-disciplinary training including prescribing safety assessments for foundation doctors
Provision of a clinical pharmacy service including application of non-medical prescribing skills (once annotated)
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrollment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrollment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only 50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Details
Date posted
15 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum, per rota
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
374-ED1055
Job locations
Conquest Hospital - with cross-site commitment
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc (Pharmacy) / BPharm / MPharm
• Current GPhC Registration as a pharmacist (Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4yrs) and 1 years preregistration training /foundation year and experience)
• Postgraduate Diploma /MSc in pharmacy with predominantly clinical content or equivalent experience
• CPD portfolio that demonstrates an ongoing commitment to personal development

Desirable

• Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and / or UKCPA
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty accreditation/at or working towards completion of advanced practice portfolio
• Post graduate certificate in education
• Training in pharmacoeconomics / resource or change management
• Recognised qualification as education supervisor

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience within a clinical pharmacy role within a hospital setting
• Experience in a role which includes the provision of education and development
• Experience in utilising information technology within the workplace including inputting, retrieving information and producing reports
• Experience with managing trainee learner challenges or dealing with trainees requiring additional support

Desirable

• Previous experience in mentoring and training pharmacy staff
• Previous experience in inputting to training programme of pharmacy staff in a clinical setting
• Previous experience as a Practice, Educational, Designated Supervisor and DPP
• Experience in recruitment and selection
• Experience of training and group facilitation with small and large groups

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of the role and the responsibility as identified within the job description.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current practice and policy relating to pharmacy and targets within the NHS
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and escalate when necessary.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and interpret data.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice including Medicines legislation and professional standards
• Demonstrates an understanding of the needs of patients with relation to the provision of information on safe effective medicines use

Desirable

• Demonstrates an understanding of risk and a commitment to audit and change management.
• Some understanding of mechanisms for identifying education and training needs.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the national drivers that influence the production of workplace training.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc (Pharmacy) / BPharm / MPharm
• Current GPhC Registration as a pharmacist (Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4yrs) and 1 years preregistration training /foundation year and experience)
• Postgraduate Diploma /MSc in pharmacy with predominantly clinical content or equivalent experience
• CPD portfolio that demonstrates an ongoing commitment to personal development

Desirable

• Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and / or UKCPA
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty accreditation/at or working towards completion of advanced practice portfolio
• Post graduate certificate in education
• Training in pharmacoeconomics / resource or change management
• Recognised qualification as education supervisor

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience within a clinical pharmacy role within a hospital setting
• Experience in a role which includes the provision of education and development
• Experience in utilising information technology within the workplace including inputting, retrieving information and producing reports
• Experience with managing trainee learner challenges or dealing with trainees requiring additional support

Desirable

• Previous experience in mentoring and training pharmacy staff
• Previous experience in inputting to training programme of pharmacy staff in a clinical setting
• Previous experience as a Practice, Educational, Designated Supervisor and DPP
• Experience in recruitment and selection
• Experience of training and group facilitation with small and large groups

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of the role and the responsibility as identified within the job description.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current practice and policy relating to pharmacy and targets within the NHS
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and escalate when necessary.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and interpret data.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice including Medicines legislation and professional standards
• Demonstrates an understanding of the needs of patients with relation to the provision of information on safe effective medicines use

Desirable

• Demonstrates an understanding of risk and a commitment to audit and change management.
• Some understanding of mechanisms for identifying education and training needs.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the national drivers that influence the production of workplace training.

Skills Required