Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist

Salary band: Band 7/8a (dependant on experience/prescribing qualification)

Hours: Full time

Location: Shakespeare Road Medical Practice, Basingstoke

Southern Health Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join Shakespeare Road Medical Practice, a forward thinking and innovative GP Practice providing primary care services for 14,000 patients in Basingstoke.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated professional with excellent clinical, organisational & communication skills.

The successful postholder will provide a specialist resource as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner for our patients working with clinicians, nursing team and in collaboration with other members of the practice multidisciplinary teams. You will work within our practice community, as an autonomous, practitioner providing holistic care whilst assessing, diagnosing and providing treatment to patients. You will also assess, diagnose, treat, refer or direct to other services; You will promote self-care and educate service users to allow them to be empowered to make informed choices about treatment.

We believe it's crucial that our staff get the training, education and development to support them to be the best they can be in their role. We want to release ambition and create inspiring leaders.

A competitive salary with NHS pension will be offered to the right person.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Specialist Interest Pharmacist will act as the expert pharmacist for the given specialist area, they will draw upon extensive post qualification experience working with patients and the multidisciplinary healthcare team in primary and secondary care where relevant and with community care providers. They will be suitably qualified as an independent prescriber and will have in depth knowledge of medicines and applied therapeutics.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shakespeare Road Practice

Popley Way

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9DT

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shakespeare Road Practice

Popley Way

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9DT

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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