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Specialist Pharmacist Intensive Care and Surgery

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Eastbourne, BN21 2UDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

26 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

We are seeking a patient focused pharmacists aiming to build on established clinical skills and work closely with clinicians in providing a high-quali...

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced hospital pharmacist to work with us in a portfolio style role within Diagnostics, Anaesthetics and Surgery (DAS) Division. Under the supervision of a designated Lead Pharmacist, you will work closely with consultants, other medical staff, nurses, pharmacy staff and other allied healthcare professionals in ensuring that medicine use is safe, effective and evidence based across ESHT. The post holder will be involved in providing clinical pharmacy services to Intensive Care and Surgical Assessment Unit wards and occasional support to the dispensary. This post also holds an education and training commitment, which in the past has proved successful in developing staff. The successful candidate will also be responsible for helping to train and mentor pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy undergraduates and rotational clinical pharmacists. The applicant will be required to join the department weekend and on-call service on a rota basis following a period of orientation and induction.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc (Pharmacy) / BPharm / MPharm
  • CPD portfolio that demonstrates an ongoing commitment to personal development
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

  • Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or pharmacy practice / other equivalent
  • Independent Prescriber qualification
  • Training pharmaco-economics / resource or change management

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience working as a clinical pharmacist in the NHS managed sector (e.g. GP surgery, PCN, secondary care)
  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
  • Demonstrable experience in medicines optimisation and patient-facing clinical roles

Desirable

  • Experience within the relevant specialty )
  • Experience in service development, audit, or quality improvement
  • Experience supervising or training junior staff / students

Skills

Essential

  • Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and within a multidisciplinary team
  • Knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice including Medicines legislation and professional code of ethics

Desirable

  • Leadership and organisational skills Teaching and training skills
  • Previous experience in mentoring and training pharmacy staff
  • Audit and quality improvement skills
  • Problem-solving and service development skills

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

12 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

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About the employer

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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