Foundation Pharmacist

Job overview

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

UHS is pleased to offer a coveted place for a foundation pharmacist on our band 6 rotation. You will join a friendly team of approximately 14 pharmacists delivering vital services across the pharmacy department and a range of wards.

Please note that this advert is open for both registered pharmacists and trainee pharmacists who are expecting to register as pharmacists with the GPhC in August 2026. We are ideally looking for candidates with previous hospital experience although pharmacists from a Community or General practice background are welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.  Due to the nature of this role and service, this role is on-site and the hours are as advertised.

Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Responsibilities:   To support with the provision of pharmacy services within your allocated section. This is on a rotational basis, usually changing every 3 months, and includes dispensary (both in Southampton General and Royal South Hants hospitals), technical services (aseptics), oncology pharmacy, medicines advice and clinical trials.

Also provide a clinical pharmacy service within your allocated specialty. This is on a rotational basis, usually changing every 3 months, and include orthopaedic, surgery, cardiothoracic, neurology, medicine, paediatric and women's health wards. Several of these are part of regional specialist centres and so you will be exposed to a wide array of experiences and medical conditions to broaden your knowledge.

To comply with continual professional development, adhering to GPhC standards and follow the RPS foundation pharmacist framework.

What experience/skills are needed:   Pharmacists applying for this post should have experience of dispensary and clinical pharmacy services. Strong exposure to clinical pharmacy and experience of pharmaceutical intervention at both dispensary and ward level. Sound clinical knowledge.   Pharmacists are expected to support the extended opening hours for dispensary, working one evening shift per week (5-7pm) and one weekend shift (9-5pm) approximately every 6 weeks, plus one bank holiday shift (9-5pm) per year.     After a period of training, Foundation Pharmacists are expected to join the on-call rota, providing a point of contact overnight (from home) and giving advice or coming in to provide a supply of medicine as needed. This is either a Monday & Tuesday night, Wednesday & Thursday night, or Friday, Saturday & Sunday.  Additional payment is provided for delivering this service.