Job summary
The closing date is 02 August 2026

If you are enthusiastic and passionate about improving the lives of patients in need of mental healthcare treatment, then 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 inpatient team at Meadowfield.

You should have an interest for working within a specialist mental health service, an understanding of the medicines used and an awareness of the people we support and care for. The role will primarily be based at the Meadowfield, Worthing.

The post holder will be supported to undertake further accreditations as appropriate, and there are opportunities to develop the role and service to the inpatient wards and urgent care, allowing your vision for clinical care to grow with the service in a collaborative, holistic and accessible therapeutic environment.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive Pharmacy team which is highly regarded in the Trust and is rapidly expanding due to recent significant investments. This role is a great opportunity to start or continue a career in mental health which will be supported by education and training.

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, as well as 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 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.

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

The post includes being part of the oncall service which is for advice only, with senior support provided.

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

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

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals

Desirable

• Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Experience

Registration and qualification
Essential

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

Desirable

• Experience of Band 6 rotational post
• Postgraduate Diploma

Communication skills
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work well as a team

Information resources and technology
Essential

• Demonstrates IT competency including use of pharmacy computer systems

Values and behaviours
Essential

• Demonstrates enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills, reliability, flexibility and motivation

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).