Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your Responsibilities What youll do

1. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to the area that you have been assigned, with the opportunity to specialise and develop the service to your chosen speciality.
2. To support the Senior Care Group Pharmacist in the provision of a specialist pharmacy service.
3. There will be opportunities to undertake project work
4. As a band 7 you will have the opportunity to supervise, teach and mentor the rotational band 6 and pre-registration pharmacists within each care group.
5. The 9 month rotations available are:

During your time with Medicine and elderly care you will be welcomed into the team and given the opportunity to work in one of the following specialities; respiratory, gastro/hep, 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.

UHS is a tertiary referral centre for neurology and provides dedicated services to neurology, neuropsychology, neurophysiology and neurosurgery.

You will be expected to provide ward cover to a specific surgical area, (e.g. maxillo-facial, lower/upper Gastrointestinal). You will be given the opportunity to attend the morning ward round, attend a microbiology multidisciplinary ward round, undertake and audit and perhaps contribute to writing guidelines. You will be expected to provide some support to the pre-registration pharmacists. There will also be the opportunity to get involved with formulary applications and other budgetary matters.

You will spend time working with the consultant pharmacist and attending ward rounds. You will spend time on the General, Cardiac and Neuro intensive care units and working alongside the team of pharmacists there.

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. You will also have the opportunity to provide teaching to various health professionals, undertake audit and guideline development

The microbiology rotation at UHS offers the opportunity to work closely with two consultant pharmacists with a national reputation, as well as our experienced teacher practitioner. The rotation includes one-to-one training with infection experts and participation in antibiotic stewardship activities including: microbiology and infectious diseases ward rounds; guideline-writing; teaching; surveillance of prescribing and resistance trends; as well as audit & feedback. Our Band 7 pharmacists typically carry out an audit or research project and present results at a national infection conference during the microbiology rotation.

You will work closely alongside the trauma, elective and orthogeriatric medical teams to provide pharmaceutical care to orthopaedic patients on admission, throughout their stay in hospital and on discharge. Your role will involve liaising with the medical teams to ensure accurate and appropriate medicines reconciliation and prescribing during admission. You will work together with the orthopaedic team to proactively prepare discharge prescriptions to enable patient flow from theatre, the emergency department and critical care.

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.

Along with your specialist clinical activities the position will also involve: -

• Aiding in the implementing the 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

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. We have a strong commitment to developing pharmacist independent prescribers. Over 50% of the clinical pharmacy team are independent prescribers and we also have three Consultant Pharmacists. A candidate with an interest in becoming an independent prescriber would be an advantage for the future.

As a department we have a strong commitment to continuing professional development and training. The post-holder will have the opportunity to undertake further study (e.g. MSc) in either clinical or management qualifications. You will be supported by an established Medicines Management Service, a team of specialist pharmacists and an experienced lead care group pharmacist in each area.

We are searching for flexible individuals that are welcome to change and are able to fulfil the job description. If you have any further questions please feel free to get in touch.

Interviews will be held on Monday, 28 November 2022

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training required

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• GPHC registration
• Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical speciality acquired over a minimum of 1 year working within a suitable specialty
• Meets Foundation framework/ GLF competencies (this typically requires a minimum of 2-3 years post registration experience in hospital pharmacy)

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
• MRPharmS or equivalent
• Working towards faculty submission

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

• Audit and evaluative work.
• Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas

Desirable

• Training in medicines information. Implementing change
• Preparation of prescribing guidelines

Aptitudes and skills required

Essential

• Good organisational and problem solving skills.
• Teaching and tutoring
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Report writing and presentation skills
• Keyboard skills
• Able to recommend, substantiate and communicate appropriate therapeutic options for patients

Special requirements of the post

Essential

• Assertive and able to inspire confidence.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated.
• Able to take the initiative.

Values and behaviours

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together
• Sufficient for to provide opportunities for relaxation.

Desirable

• Those that demonstrate leadership or team skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)