Specialist Pharmacist Mental Health

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Training opportunities and education

Discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks a specialist pharmacist to join its Mental Health and Learning Disabilities inpatient team at Mill View Hospital, Brighton. You will deliver clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation, and support education and training for staff and patients.

The role offers opportunities to develop within a supportive Trust, with flexible working and ongoing access to NHS pension schemes and external training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy from a British university or recognised equivalent.
• GPhC registration.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy practice.
• Experience handling Medicines Information queries (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to patients.
• Support medicines education and training for staff and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with MDT in the Brighton and Hove locality to optimise use of medicines.
• Offer high-quality pharmacotherapeutic advice to colleagues and patients.

Skills

Pharmacy degree

GPhC registration

Clinical pharmacy experience

Medicines information queries

Education

Pharmacy degree

GPhC registration

Job description

Job summary

Are you enthusiastic and passionate about improving the lives of patients with mental health conditions, then a 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 our inpatient pharmacy team, based at Mill View hospital in Brighton. You should have an interest in working within a specialist mental health service, an understanding of the medicines used and patients we care for. The post holder will be supported to undertake further accreditation and training as appropriate, and there are many opportunities to develop the role and service to in-patient wards. You will be joining a friendly, supportive pharmacy team which is highly regarded in the Trust. This role represents a great opportunity to start or continue a career in mental health and can lead to future senior roles. The pharmacy leadership team is committed to education and training of the pharmacy workforce and will provide access to external training (including the introductory College of Mental Health Pharmacy Psych 1 and Psych 2 programme).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to ensure patients get the best from their medicines, have a 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. The role will support the safe and effective use of medicines within the service, working closely with the pharmacy staff within the Brighton and Hove locality of Sussex Partnership, and as part of the wider service MDT and Trust wide pharmacy team. The role requires an excellent clinical communicator with an interest in patient facing and multidisciplinary team working. In addition, the appraisal of clinical evidence and generation of high quality pharmacotherapeutic advice to support colleagues will feature as a core part of working.

About us

Sussex Partnership is one of the largest mental health trusts in the UK. We are a friendly and committed pharmacy team, who are keen to support the wellbeing of our patients and each other. 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

Details

Date posted: 20 October 2026 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 7 Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours Reference number: 354-CO-22018 Job locations: Millview Hospital, Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7HZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification. If you have any queries please feel free to contact to discuss further. 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Pharmacy from British University or recognised equivalent
• GPhC registration

Desirable

• Membership to College of Mental Health Pharmacists (CMHP)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in clinical pharmacy practice
• Experience in carrying out Medicines Information queries, for both verbal and written specialist advice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address: Millview Hospital, Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7HZ, United Kingdom Employer's website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacist, Sally-Anne Bowen, [e-mail], 07823791041