Specialist Medicine Pharmacist

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

n exciting opportunity has arisen for suitable pharmacists to move into a full time specialist medicine clinical pharmacist role in division B.

We’re looking for pharmacists with strong clinical knowledge who are ready to progress their career in clinical pharmacy at band 7 level. However, we will consider applications from suitable pharmacists for our progression role to a band 7 pharmacist.  This is a fantastic opportunity for personal development and will give you the chance to experience all of the departments within Division B (Acute medicine unit, emergency department, inpatient medicine wards and elderly Care). You’ll spend 9 months in each section and your responsibilities will vary depending on which area you are assigned but will include supporting ward rounds and attending multidisciplinary team meetings. Rotations include AMU, Respiratory, Medicine for older people, Hepatology, Gastroenterology and General medicine.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support patient flow in some of the busiest areas of the Trust by organising discharge medications in a timely manner.  •    Ensure patient safety, medicines optimisation and effective therapeutic treatment.  •    Work closely with medical and nursing staff on the wards as part of the MDT, attending ward rounds and board rounds as required.  •    Lead and manage projects to support service development.   •    Be an active and supportive member of the Division B pharmacy team   •    Aiding in the implementation of NICE guidance and horizon scanning for new medicines. •    Attending clinical governance meetings •    Developing evidence based treatment guidelines in conjunction with primary care and the District Prescribing Committee •    Undertaking audit and teaching within the multidisciplinary team •    Developing the clinical skills of junior rotational staff

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR   Pharmacists with a passion for clinical pharmacy who are eager to learn and progress their career   Ability to communicate well, inspire confidence and work well both independently and as part of a team.   Sound clinical knowledge and post-graduate education in clinical pharmacy. Good organisational and problem-solving skills.

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.  As a department we have a strong commitment to continuing professional development and training, particularly in developing independent pharmacist prescribers.

-    This is a vacancy for a full time band 7 clinical pharmacist -    1 in 5 late nights until 7pm -    1 in 6 weekends (working either Sat or Sun)  -    All staff are required to contribute to extended hours, weekends & bank holidays as part of core hours.  This includes general dispensary duties such as dispensing prescriptions and clinical pharmacy duties.