Specialist Pharmacist Clinical

7 days ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust Full time
Job Summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust is seeking a highly skilled Clinical Pharmacist Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our pharmacy department, you will play a vital role in providing clinical expertise and support to our patients and staff.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical rotations, including:

  • Medicine: You will have the opportunity to work in one of the following specialities; respiratory, gastro/hepatology, elderly care or AMU. Your responsibilities will vary depending on which area you are assigned but will include supporting ward rounds and attending multidisciplinary team meetings.
  • Neurosciences: UHS is a tertiary referral centre for neurology and neurosurgery. During your rotation you will initially cover a neurosurgical ward, but later you may rotate to cover other specialities such as stroke and spinal. You will also encounter other neurological conditions during your rotation, such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons, myasthenia gravis, and other motor/sensory neuropathies.
  • Surgery: You will be expected to provide ward cover to a specific surgical area, (maxillo-facial, lower/upper gastrointestinal). You will be given the opportunity to attend the morning ward round, attend a microbiology multidisciplinary ward round and there will be opportunities to develop skills in nutrition support and intestinal failure working with the wider MDT.
  • Critical Care: You will spend time working with the consultant pharmacist and very experienced Critical Care pharmacists and attending consultant lead multidisciplinary ward rounds. You will spend time on the Surgical High Dependency Unit and General, Cardiac and Neuro intensive care units.
  • Cardiovascular and Thoracics: Working as part of the cardiovascular and thoracic care group pharmacy team you will gain experience in a variety of areas including cardiology, cardiac surgery, thoracic and vascular surgery and congenital heart disease.
  • Microbiology: The microbiology rotation at UHS offers the opportunity to work as part of a highly respected team with links into the infection MDT. The rotation includes participation in antibiotic stewardship activities including: microbiology and infectious diseases ward rounds and surveillance of prescribing and resistance trends. Our Band 7 pharmacists typically have clinical input into the OPAT service and lead on our C.difficile work.
  • Oncology: You will have the opportunity to work within a dedicated oncology pharmacy with a team of pharmacists and technicians. Here you will be involved in all stages of the process from the initial screening of the prescription to checking the final item. Your role will also involve providing ward cover to one of our specialist oncology wards.
  • Children's Services: We have a self-directed training pack to introduce children's pharmacy if you have not covered a children's ward before. As a large children's hospital we have all the clinical specialities you would expect including critical care and oncology. You will receive a broad experience across different services providing ward cover and attending a relevant ward round.
  • Diabetes and Endocrine: The post holder will have the opportunity to work in a variety of roles in local and regional project work around diabetes and endocrinology, alongside the opportunity to develop further clinical skills in diabetes and endocrinology inpatient and outpatient activity.
  • Management: In conjunction with a clinical rotation you will support the Lead Pharmacist Operation and Supply Services to develop management and leadership skills and developing evidence for these competencies in the advanced practice curriculum.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in extended hours including late nights and weekend dispensary support on a rotational basis.

About Us

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. Our team is committed to supporting all our pharmacists in their development and we are keen to support pharmacists developing as researchers and can offer support via the Southampton Pharmacy Research Centre.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Essential
    • 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
    • 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

We are committed to developing new rotations and opportunities to allow you to move to the next stage of your career. 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.



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