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 a full time specialist medicine clinical pharmacist role in division B.
We’re looking for pharmacists with strong clinical knowledge who are ready to progress their career in clinical pharmacy at band 7 level. However, we will consider applications from suitable pharmacists for our progression role to a band 7 pharmacist. 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.
Working for our organisation
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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Your Responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What You’ll Do
- Support patient flow in some of the busiest areas of the Trust by organising discharge medications in a timely manner.
- Ensure patient safety, medicines optimisation and effective therapeutic treatment.
- Work closely with medical and nursing staff on the wards as part of the MDT, attending ward rounds and board rounds as required.
- Lead and manage projects to support service development.
- Be an active and supportive member of the Division B pharmacy team
- Aiding in the implementation of NICE guidance and horizon scanning for new medicines.
- Attending clinical governance meetings
- Developing evidence based treatment guidelines in conjunction with primary care and the District Prescribing Committee
- Undertaking audit and teaching within the multidisciplinary team
- Developing the clinical skills of junior rotational staff
What We’re Looking For
Pharmacists with a passion for clinical pharmacy who are eager to learn and progress their career
Ability to communicate well, inspire confidence and work well both independently and as part of a team.
Sound clinical knowledge and post-graduate education in clinical pharmacy.
Good organisational and problem-solving skills.
If you have the enthusiasm and are committed to team working with good communication skills, we can provide additional training and development to support you. As a department we have a strong commitment to continuing professional development and training, particularly in developing independent pharmacist prescribers.
- This is a vacancy for a full time band 7 clinical pharmacist
- 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.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC registration
- Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical speciality acquired working within a suitable specialty
- Meets Foundation framework/ GLF competencies
- Audit and evaluative work
- Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
- Experience of teaching and tutoring
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
- MRPharmS or equivalent
- Working towards RPS Advanced Core portfolio submission
- Training in medicines information
- Preparation of prescribing guidelines
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
