A Vacancy at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation 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.
Specific to the role, the paediatric oncology unit is the principal treatment centre delivering care across the Wessex region in conjunction with twelve paediatric oncology shared care centres.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, 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
Responsibilities
The large Pharmacy department employs nearly 400 staff and is highly respected within the Trust as a dynamic and forward-thinking department. If the idea of 400 staff sounds daunting, fear not the department is split into a range of friendly and supportive teams of different sizes with clear structures helping to ensure you always get the personal treatment and can have an impact.
Our clear vision – safer medicines, safer patients is recognised by all staff who enjoy an environment in which they can flourish, grow and develop. We are constantly striving to improve using the technology and digital resources to provide world class medicine management activities. Every member of pharmacy staff contributes to this vision; this includes 150 pharmacists, 120 pharmacy technicians, 90 support workers, 20 trainees and our supporting administrative staff. We review our progress and achievements annually, and highlight areas for focused development, but allow for responsiveness to changing national and local priorities.
You will develop and provide a highly specialised medicines management service to the paediatric oncology and haematology unit providing clinical care to paediatric patients in the inpatient and dayward areas.
You will be required to:
- Attend and contribute to consultant led ward rounds and multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- Clinically screen prescriptions for patients within paediatric oncology including inpatient charts, outpatient prescriptions, discharge medications and chemotherapy prescriptions.
- Provide extended roles of practice including the prescribing of medications for patients within paediatric oncology.
- Develop region wide evidence-based treatment guidelines in conjunction with specialist members of the MDT.
- Liaise with 12 Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units (POSCUs) to ensure continuity of care for our patients.
- Support the development of electronic prescribing and monitoring systems as needed.
- Contribute to horizon scanning and preparation of business cases for new medicines to ensure their controlled introduction. Assisting with formulary applications and managing medicines across the interface where appropriate.
- Participating in the interpretation of significant trends and variances in medicine usage and assisting the implementation of measures to control expenditure.
- To participate in the pharmacist led total parenteral nutrition (TPN) service for paediatric patients.
- To provide when necessary a clinical pharmacy service to the Women’s and Child Health directorate.
What experience/skills are needed:
Do you have experience of working within paediatric oncology? Are you patient focused, compassionate and self-motivated to deliver excellent standards of clinical care? Are you able to communicate, inspire confidence and work well both independently and as part of a team?
Are you able to work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver and develop service needs as agreed with the clinical and management leads for the care group?
If so and this role appeals to you then please apply and feel free to contact us informally for more information.
This position is offered full time (37.5 hours per week) but hour of work and shift patterns are open to discussion. All pharmacy staff are required to contribute to extended hours, weekends and bank holidays as part of core hours. This includes general dispensary duties such as dispensing prescriptions and clinical pharmacy duties. This will include one late night every week (until 7pm) and one weekend shift every 6 weeks (9am-5pm either Saturday or Sunday).
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Dec 2024