Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). We are seeking a dynamic and experienced pharmacist to provide strategic and clinical leadership within one of the largest and most progressive critical care services on the South Coast.

This senior leadership role will shape the future direction of critical care pharmacy services across UHS and the wider system. You will co-lead a highly skilled pharmacy team and work closely with senior medical, nursing and Trust leaders to improve medicines optimisation, prescribing quality and patient safety.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is for Pharmacists who have been credentialled as a Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care.

You will need considerable post-registration experience at an advanced level of pharmacy practice and extensive clinical expertise within adult Critical Care, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to patient safety, service development, education and research.

The trust is working towards a 7-day working. You will be expected to work one weekend shift every six weeks and one late night per week (5-7pm).

Key responsibilities include:

Developing and delivering the strategic vision for medicines use in critical care

Leading innovation, quality improvement and medication safety

Driving and delivering research and evaluation, with an established or emerging research portfolio

Championing education, training and advanced practice development

Working collaboratively with universities, national networks and ICS partners

Critical Care at UHS

UHS hosts one of the largest critical care units on the South Coast and is a Major Trauma Centre, with 70 adult critical care beds (including 48 Level 3). Our services support a diverse caseload, including trauma, neurosciences, cardiac and cardiothoracic surgery. The Trust achieved exceptional outcomes during COVID-19, attributed to strong multidisciplinary working.

Pharmacy at UHS

UHS has a large, well-established clinical pharmacy service with over 80 pharmacists and is a digital exemplar Trust. Critical Care uses MetaVision 6.1 for clinical information, note keeping and electronic prescribing, with remote access available. The large critical care pharmacy team includes a part-time consultant pharmacist with a strong research focus, 8 specialist pharmacists and a rotational training post. There is a strong development culture aligned with the Advanced Practitioner Framework.