Lead Pharmacist - Medicine

TN United Kingdom; Worthing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to lead the pharmacy team at Worthing Hospital. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, enhancing your skills while providing clinical pharmacy services. You'll be instrumental in medicines optimization and managing pharmacy services, contributing to patient care and service development. This position not only supports your professional growth but also emphasizes the importance of work-life balance, diversity, and inclusion within a supportive community. Join us to make a meaningful impact in healthcare!

Benefits

Flexible Working Options

Wellbeing Programme

Training and Development Opportunities

Buddy System for New Members

Qualifications

• Registered member of GPhC with experience in clinical hospital pharmacy.
• Evidence of teaching/training experience and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to medical wards at Worthing Hospital.
• Work in partnership with Lead Pharmacist to ensure service equity.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Non-Medical Prescribing

Education

Degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Job description

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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Worthing, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated pharmacist interested in a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the pharmacy team at Worthing Hospital as the site lead pharmacist for Medicine. This is a fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking clinical pharmacist with the desire to work in a fast paced and innovative environment, to develop their practice and skills to the highest level within a specialist multidisciplinary team. This post also offers opportunities to develop leadership, management, governance and service development skills.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced pharmacist, highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You must be able to demonstrate leadership and work well with coordinating conflicting demands on your time. You will have a key role in providing medicines optimisation leadership and managing clinical pharmacy services for the medicine team at Worthing and liaising with other teams as patients move on their journey through the hospital. UHSussex is committed to the development of pharmacist prescribers and will facilitate the postholder to achieve this qualification as soon as possible if required.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will:

• Have delegated responsibility for the provision of clinical pharmacy services to medical wards at Worthing Hospital over the 7 day service.
• Work in partnership with the Lead Pharmacist – Medicine at St Richard's Hospital to ensure equity of service across the west side of the Trust. To also work in partnership with counterparts at RSCH to achieve the same.
• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to the medical wards through multi-disciplinary engagement utilising Non-Medical Prescribing where appropriate. To contribute to the development of the clinical pharmacy service in partnership with the Clinical Pharmacy Leads in accordance with national priorities and the University Hospitals Sussex Clinical Strategy.

We would welcome applications from candidates working at a foundation to advanced level who wish to use this as a progression opportunity from band 7 to 8a. The successful candidate can expect a supported induction period, training and development opportunities as well as clear leadership and management as they progress through to the 8a level.

Person specification

General

• Degree in Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Further Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy at diploma level (or equivalent)
• Registered member of GPhC
• Previous experience as a pharmacist in a branch of medicine
• Significant experience in clinical hospital pharmacy
• Non Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Evidence of: Teaching/Training experience, evaluating complex information, undertaking policy or service development

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Important information for applicants

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.

Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest we may close adverts earlier than specified.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications

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Created on 26/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom