University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Main duties of the job
Looking for a new challenge for 2025? Do you enjoy working clinically but not ready to specialise yet? Do you want to gain experience in a large teaching hospital learning from advanced level and consultant pharmacists?
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.
Job responsibilities
UHS has one of the largest pharmacy departments in the country with over 300 staff and are nationally recognised for their innovation. The pharmacist team is made up of over 100 pharmacists, including over 50 qualified independent pharmacist prescribers and five consultant pharmacists. We are committed to supporting all our pharmacists in their development.
Our band 7 clinical rotational pharmacists spend 9 months in each rotation gaining clinical experience and skills to support their development in Leadership and Management, Education and Research. All pharmacists are expected to participate in extended hours including late nights and weekend dispensary support on a rotational basis.
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. The post-holder will be encouraged to work towards the new RPS core Advanced Practice Curriculum and have the opportunity to undertake further study in either clinical or management qualifications.
Person Specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy
* GPhC registration
* Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical specialty 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
* 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
Skills and competencies
* Communication
* Report Writing
* Organisational skills
* Problem solving
* Time management
* Change management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata
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