University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Progressive Specialist Medicine Pharmacist - Band 6 to 7
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Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitable pharmacists to move into full-time clinical roles where you will be given the experience and support necessary to progress to being a band 7 clinical pharmacist.
We’re looking for pharmacists with strong clinical knowledge who are ready to progress their career in clinical pharmacy. This is a fantastic opportunity for personal development and will give you the chance to experience all of the departments within Division B (Acute medicine unit, emergency department, inpatient medicine wards and elderly Care). You’ll spend 9 months in each section and your responsibilities will vary depending on which area you are assigned but will include supporting ward rounds and attending multidisciplinary team meetings. Rotations include AMU, Respiratory, Medicine for older people, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and General medicine.
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University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs, and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
What you’ll do
- Provide a clinical pharmacy service to the area that you have been assigned, with the opportunity to specialise and develop the service to your chosen speciality.
- Support the Senior Care Group Pharmacist in the provision of a specialist pharmacy service.
- Undertake project work to support both the specialty and your own development.
You Will Be Expected To Work
- 1 in 5 late nights until 7pm
- 1 in 6 weekends (working either Sat or Sun)
- All staff are required to contribute to extended hours, weekends & bank holidays as part of core hours. This includes general dispensary duties such as dispensing prescriptions and clinical pharmacy duties.
What we’re looking for
An enthusiastic, patient-focussed pharmacist, committed to team working with good communication skills. We can provide additional training and development to support you. This will be particularly effective alongside the postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy.
As a department, we have a strong commitment to continuing professional development and training. The post-holder will have the opportunity to undertake further study (e.g. MSc) in either clinical or management qualifications. You will be supported by an established Medicines Management Service, a team of specialist pharmacists, and an experienced lead care group pharmacist in each area.
Applicants who can demonstrate that they already meet the required competencies may be offered a Band 7 contract upon appointment.
About The Team
Division B (Medicine and Elderly Care) is the largest clinical pharmacy team in the Trust, covering over 20 inpatient wards, the emergency department, and several outpatient areas. You will become part of a well-integrated and highly valued team, working closely alongside consultants, junior doctors, and ward nurses. You will be well supported by a team of medicines management technicians and senior assistant technical officers (SATOs) to deliver clinical pharmacy services to the wards. You will be warmly welcomed into the Division B pharmacy team where you will have the opportunity to meet regularly with the pharmacists, technicians, and SATO’s to have your say in the strategic and day-to-day operation of the pharmacy service to Division B. We are proud of our use of technology to communicate with each other and the wards, and regularly try new ways to make small improvements in the way we work and the service we deliver. You will be encouraged to support these service developments and run projects of your own.
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Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or relevant equivalent qualification in Pharmacy
- Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC (although provisionally registered pharmacists may be interviewed for subsequent appointment, once registered)
- Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical speciality acquired by working within a suitable speciality
- Meets GLF competencies
- Experience at post-registration level, including dispensary and clinical pharmacy services
- Strong exposure to clinical pharmacy and experience in pharmaceutical intervention at both dispensary and ward level
- Willing and able to undertake further formal education – i.e. Clinical Diploma modules, if not already obtained
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
- Further all-round hospital experience as band 6, such as experience in medicines information and/or aseptic services
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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