Are you an experienced pharmacy leader ready to make a Trust-wide impact? We're looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Divisional Pharmacy Professional Lead (DPPL) to join our senior pharmacy leadership team. Based within the Brighton & Hove (B&H) Division, you'll provide professional leadership for clinical and operational pharmacy services for B&H Division and Specialist Division. The post will support and deliver excellence in medicines optimisation and patient safety.
As DPPL, you'll work closely with divisional leadership teams to ensure high standards of medicines use and governance, drive quality improvement and lead innovation across services. You'll champion professional development and workforce wellbeing, helping our teams deliver outstanding, person-centred care that reflects our Trust values.
As DPPL for B&H you will also support the Deputy Chief Pharmacist in delivering the Education and Training agenda for our pharmacy professional workforce and our wider multi-disciplinary team.
Our pharmacy service was named APTUK Pharmacy Technician Team of the Year 2025, recognised nationally for innovation, collaboration and advancing pharmacy technician practice in mental health.
This is a high-impact leadership role, ideal for a senior pharmacist with extensive experience in clinical pharmacy, service transformation, and medicines governance - someone passionate about empowering teams and improving outcomes for patients.
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
- excellent NHS pension scheme
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home working, part time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carol-Anne Davies-Jones Job title: Deputy Chief Pharmacist Email address: carol-anne.davies-jones@nhs.net
