Job Description

Are you looking for an career in mental health services or the NHS? If so, you could be well suited to this role.



We are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Assistant to be part of the Trust Medicines Management Team working with our Inpatient Pharmacy Team in West Sussex. This role involves assisting Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in medicines optimisation, ensuring compliance with mental health regulations and providing essential support to healthcare professionals and patients.



This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.



This post presents an opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant motivated by the desire to improve patient care, by supporting the Inpatient Pharmacy Team in West Sussex. You will be working with Specialist Pharmacists and Technicians to provide this service.



You will provide medicines top ups to Mental Health Inpatient wards, along with development towards named patient ordering.



The role requires an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.



The team provides a well-structured support system, access to training, with opportunity for development.



There is no dispensary commitment with this role.



We are a friendly and committed pharmacy team, who are keen to support the wellbeing of our patients and each other.



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



We encourage flexible working . We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.



Please see attached job description and person specification. If you have any queries please feel free to contact to discuss further. We would love to speak with you to see if you are a good fit for this role.