Job summary
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is launching a brand-new pharmacy supply and dispensing service to support our mental health and learning disability wards and community teams. At the heart of this transformation is a new dedicated Pharmacy Hub at our Swandean site in Worthing and we're looking for an exceptional specialist pharmacy technician for medicines, safety, governance and informatics.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening medicines safety, governance, assurance, service improvement and medicines informatics across the Trust.

You'll be joining an award-winning pharmacy team that values innovation, collaboration and professional development. You will play a pivotal role in supporting medicines safety activity, controlled drugs assurance, incident review, audit, reporting, risk management and medicines informatics, working with pharmacy, clinical, operational and digital teams to identify trends, support agreed mitigations and monitor improvement.
Main duties of the job

• Provide medicines safety and governance support through incident review, risk register updates, audit, analysis and assurance reporting.
• Support controlled drugs governance, including reports, audits, records and annual assurance requirements.
• Maintain and analyse medicine-related datasets to identify risks, themes and opportunities for improvement.
• Promote positive medicines optimisation culture and support safe, effective pharmacy practice across the Trust.
• Line manage and supervise designated pharmacy staff within agreed Trust processes, supporting appraisal, development, performance and recruitment activity as required.
• Act as a role model for professional standards, continuous improvement and effective team working.
• Support an active learning environment, including training, supervision and competency development for medicines safety, governance, informatics and relevant pharmacy systems.
• Produce and present clear analytical reports on medicines incidents, medicines use, spend, controlled drugs and workforce data to support assurance, escalation and improvement.
• Contribute to medicines governance, informatics, service improvement and standard operating procedure development in line with Trust policy, legislation and the Medicines Code.

About us
As a mental health trust SPFT places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• Competitive NHS benefits package (27 days' annual leave + bank holidays, NHS pension).
• Access to wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness, and staff networks.
• Work in a Trust that values innovation, diversity, and inclusivity.

Details
Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 354-CO-22029
Job locations: Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing, BN13 3EP, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Experience/Knowledge

• Essential: Significant Experience in Hospital Pharmacy
• Desirable: Significant experience in the field of Medicines safety, Governance and Informatics

Qualifications

• Essential: NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Essential: Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

Contact
Lead Pharmacy Technician, Alexandra Hand, alexandra.hand1@nhs.net

Closing date: 12 November 2026.