Job Description
About our Trust
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is a newly formed organisation following a merger between Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHFT) and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust (BSUH) on 1st April 2021. WSHFT and BSUH have been working in partnership with a shared leadership team for four years leading up to the recent merger. Our vision (Excellent care, every time - "Where better never stops") is at the heart of all that that we do - we pride ourselves in putting the compassionate care of patients first and foremost. WSHFT became the first non-specialist acute hospital trust to be awarded Outstanding in all of the CQC's key inspection areas and BSUH became the fastest improving acute hospital trust in England and was rated Good overall and Outstanding for caring by the CQC. Moving forward together, the ambition is to continue improving and providing excellent care, every time, for patients.
The merger was a technical but important process for both WSHFT and BSUH which will ensure that the right leadership, structures, and governance are in place. Our journey has started but we have much still to learn as we work towards full merger, enabled by our Patient First ethos which shapes our values and gives structure to our improvement and performance management. Our shared sense of purpose, commitment to investing in and developing our workforce and focus on continuous improvement in the pursuit of excellent care, every time, for our patients underpins all that we do. The largest part of this journey is investing in staff and creating a vibrant and supportive organisation where successful careers flourish.
About this vacancyCalling band 7 and 8 pharmacists! We are looking for the next generation of Children and Women's pharmacists.
We welcome applications from band 8s looking to enhance or begin their careers as Childrens and Womens pharmacists. Alternatively if you are a band 7 with substantial hospital experience, working towards a post graduate certificate (or equivalent), all you will need is a keen interest in paediatrics. In this situation we can provide the opportunity for a 7 to 8 progression post based on a competency framework with incremental enhancement.
UHSussex is the regional tertiary teaching hospital, providing general acute services for local patients from four main sites and tertiary services for patients across Sussex and the South East of England, predominantly from our Brighton campus.
We are looking to appoint a talented pharmacist who is self-directed and a productive team player who is able to contribute to excellent care in this key NHS role. You will join the Childrens and Womens team and be given the opportunity to lead in certain areas in addition to supporting the teams other responsibilities within the Pharmacy Department and the other areas of the Childrens and Womens Directorate.
You will be responsible for the delivery of expert patient care providing support to the lead pharmacist for the development, evaluation and co-ordination of clinical pharmacy services in line with the objectives of the division and the UHSussex Pharmacy strategy. You will contribute to all aspects of clinical governance, including clinical risk and audit.
Ideally you will have a paediatric background however we also welcome applications from experienced pharmacists who do not have significant experience within Childrens and Womens.
The main sites for this role will be the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) and the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital (RACH), which are adjacent to each other, located in one of the country's most diverse and vibrant cities and the Princess Royal Hospital in the heart of the South Downs which makes this an exciting place to work.
The RACH has 100 beds, 10 of which are the HDU unit. The RACH provides tertiary paediatric gastroenterology, cystic fibrosis and oncology services. RSCH site acts as tertiary medical and surgical neonatal unit with 8 level 3 beds. Women's services are provided across both sites.
Close links exist with the University Hospital Sussex other sites at Worthing, St Richards (Chichester) and Princess Royal (Haywards Heath) hospital sites will need to be fostered, as well as with the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Neonatal Network.
As a teaching hospital, education and training is an integral component of all roles encompassing practice supervision of undergraduates, pre-registration pharmacists and the line management and educational supervision of pharmacists. We encourage inter-professional learning and have been recognised for educational initiatives such as joint teaching activities with Foundation Doctors. Our most recent review by Health Education England of our Pharmacy department education infrastructure concluded that 'our trainees felt both well supported by the senior staff members and that they were very approachable'.
You will be working alongside our highly experienced pharmacists who are well respected within the Trust with many recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise within their specialist areas. The Pharmacy department has established links with the University of Brighton, University of Sussex, Brighton & Sussex Medical School and University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia as part of the Brighton-Lusaka Health Link.General information for applicants
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.
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.
Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest we may close adverts earlier than specified.
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