Senior Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - General Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT OUR TRUST AND SOUTHAMPTON UHS is rated Good by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and only an hour on the train from central London. The New Forest National Park and the beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than those in London, 13 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted and 13 nearby green spaces to enjoy.

This post would be ideal for a pharmacist wishing to progress their career and portfolio or to gain experience in service management.

The medicine pharmacy team, like the department itself, is busy, flexible and responsive to ever-changing demands. These include review of prescriptions for new and discharged patients, requests for prescribing advice, medication supply, and support for a wide range of problems and projects. You will join colleagues in being responsible for delivering excellent standards of clinical care to patients in the inpatient medicine wards within the emergency medicine care group. This includes nine separate wards: two large respiratory wards, the respiratory high dependency unit, two large gastro/hepatology wards, two general medicine wards and two infectious diseases wards.

You will be part of a well-integrated team, working closely alongside consultants and ward nurses. You will be well supported by a team of medicines management technicians and included in the wider Division B (Medicine & Elderly Care) pharmacy team where you will have the opportunity to meet regularly with the pharmacists, technicians and SATOs within this team to have your say in the strategic and day-to-day operation of the pharmacy service to Division B.

- This is a vacancy for a full time band 8a 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.

The large Pharmacy department employs over 300 staff and highly respected within the Trust as a dynamic and forward-thinking department. If the idea of 300 staff sounds daunting, fear not the department is spilt into a range of friendly and supportive teams of different sizes with clear structures helping to ensure you always get the personal treatment and can have an impact.

Our clear vision - Safer medicines, safer patients is recognised by all staff who enjoy an environment in which they can flourish, grow and develop. We are constantly striving to improve, using technology and digital resources to provide world class medicine management activities.

Every member of pharmacy staff will contribute to delivering our vision: over 100 pharmacists, 100 pharmacy technicians, 70 support workers, 20 trainees and our supporting administrative staff. We will review our progress and achievements annually, and highlight areas for focused development, but allow for responsiveness to changing national and local priorities.

The department currently has several pharmacist prescribers and this is increasing each year. There are three consultant pharmacists, in a range of specialties who along with many other staff engage in national and international initiatives helping to maintain the departments excellent reputation.

Our department also has a highly developed career structures and pathways for all staff groups

Staff are encouraged to develop their skills: Opportunities include: Prescribing Research internships Project management Huge variety of clinical specialties Leadership training

WHAT WERE LOOKING FORAn independent prescribing pharmacist with significant experience of clinical pharmacy.Experience of change management and service improvement.Ability to communicate well, inspire confidence and work well both independently and as part of a team.

Person Specification

Trust values

Essential

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Sound knowledge of clinical pharmacy services acquired while working within a suitable specialty.
• Experience of audit and evaluative work
• Teaching and tutoring experience
• Experience of supervising others
• Experience of implementing change and change management
• Development and implementation of guidelines and procedures.
• Experience of change management

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 2 or Mastery competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
• Leadership qualification or experience
• Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
• Training in medicines information.
• Project Management training or qualification
• Experience of managing others

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Attention to detail
• Change management
• Communication
• Microsoft Office skills
• Organisational skills
• Presentation skills
• Prioritisation
• Problem solving
• Report writing
• Time management
• Working under pressure

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

University Hospital Southampton

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

Employer's website

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