About this role
Job summary
Are you an ambitious pharmacist seeking a rewarding role leading improvement in antimicrobial stewardship? We are looking for a dynamic clinical pharmacist to join our Medicines Management team, taking a Trust-wide lead in antimicrobial stewardship while delivering a specialist service to Intermediate Care Units. You will work in a forward-thinking environment using Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) systems (training provided), collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, Trust forums and the Infection Prevention & Control team to influence practice and improve patient outcomes. We welcome pharmacists from all healthcare settings with experience leading quality improvements, including clinical audit, patient group directions and clinical governance. The Trust supports ongoing professional development and offers flexible, agile working, with up to full-time hours and a requirement to travel across Sussex from a base at Brighton, Crawley or Horsham.
Main duties of the job
The role is the lead within the Medicines Management Team, across the whole of Trust, for the areas of Antimicrobial Stewardship, injectables, patient group directions, occupational health and wound-care. You will proactively identify opportunities for service improvement and contribute to policy and governance developments that enhance patient outcomes, working collaboratively across services and multidisciplinary teams across the Trust to achieve outcomes. You will deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service to adult inpatient bedded units, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use and support safe, effective care.
Alongside this, you will support and develop pharmacy colleagues, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants, and provide senior support within the pharmacy dispensary when required. The role also includes active involvement in education, training and wider service development, contributing to the ongoing growth and success of the Medicines Management team.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description Job responsibilities
The role is the lead within the Medicines Management Team, across the whole of Trust, for the areas of Antimicrobial Stewardship, injectables, patient group directions, occupational health and wound-care. You will proactively identify opportunities for service improvement and contribute to policy and governance developments that enhance patient outcomes, working collaboratively across services and multidisciplinary teams across the Trust to achieve outcomes. You will deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service to adult inpatient bedded units, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use and support safe, effective care.
Alongside this, you will support and develop pharmacy colleagues, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants, and provide senior support within the pharmacy dispensary when required. The role also includes active involvement in education, training and wider service development, contributing to the ongoing growth and success of the Medicines Management team.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Masters degree MPharm Registered pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined) professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) UK. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience Essential
At least 5 years relevant post-registration experience Providing clinical pharmacy services within an acute setting or similar setting with direct patient contact. Clinical audits. Full audit cycle. Plan, organise the collection of data, analyse data, findings, recommendations and audit report writing. Follow-ups Experience of writing policies, procedures and protocols Broad specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge Experience implementing national guidance and strategy relating to medicines Ability to demonstrate evidence of working in multi-disciplinary teams. Experience of implementing clinical governance and continuous improvement. Developing and delivering medicines management training to other healthcare professionals. Involved in identifying and assessing risk to improve patient safety Familiarity with the concepts of evidence based medicines. Expertise of addressing and resolving legal issues related to medicines. Addressing, implementing and monitoring compliance with NHS Improvement Patient Safety Alerts related to medicines
Desirable
Experience of working with older people with complex health needs as a clinical pharmacist. Working with a community health services setting Experience of provision of medicines information and associated systems. Developing and undertaking clinical and non-clinical audits. Antimicrobial Stewardship knowledge and experience on relevant areas of community health services Developing and writing patient group directions (PGDs) Managing or advising on drug budgets and drugs costs and how to monitor these
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Excellent organisational skills Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret complex data to assess risks and improve patient safety Critical appraisal skills Ability to communicate effectively and develop effective working relationships at all levels Ability to work independently and within a team Ability to challenge Ability to work under pressure and be able to make important decisions in pressured situations. Ability to prioritise and manage own work and deliver within identified timelines. Good written and verbal communication skills Ability to apply sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues Effective influencing and negotiation skills and ability to persuade others The ability to research and analyse complex information, judging the input required to arrive at robust and accurate conclusions and using these conclusions to inform decision-making Computer skills including spreadsheets, presentations, or ECDL Self-motivated and able to initiate change. Methodological approach and attention to detail in terms of medicines. Ability to write reports, SOP and other documents
Desirable
Ability to generate prescribing data using epact.net
Other Requirements Essential
Requirement to travel cost effectively across the area covered by Sussex Community NHS Trust Able to cope with interruptions when busy
Desirable
Able to concentrate for extended periods
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 Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)