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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 01 June 2025

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Job summary

We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to work up to 24 hours per week for 12 months on a Fixed-Term contract (Maternity Leave cover).

The successful applicant will be working with a supportive, friendly team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in a small community hospital, Monday to Friday with flexible working options.

Come and join our well-established, supportive, and friendly team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who provide clinical support to community hospitals, mental health units and community teams across Hampshire. We also have two dispensaries at Lymington New Forest Hospital and St Mary's Community Health Campus. Our medicines management team members are passionate and dedicated to providing a service that puts medicines safety at the heart of patient care.

You will join the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Division pharmacy team and will be based at and will provide clinical pharmacist support to two community rehabilitation wards at Petersfield Community Hospital.

If this sounds attractive, then we are interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with the Principal Pharmacist to develop clinical pharmacy services within the division. They will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the Trust's clinical pharmacy standards as well as ensuring the clinical service is of high quality and patient focused. They will help to identify gaps and problem areas in the service and use appropriate methods including quality improvement to improve the service.

In conjunction with the clinical pharmacy leads and others in the team, the post holder will deliver an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated clinical pharmacy service to physical health and mental health inpatient wards that meets all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements. This will include the provision of prescribing advice to medical teams and medicines management to the multidisciplinary teams and patients at ward/clinic level.

Key areas of practice will be to:

  1. Utilise pharmaceutical expertise, working in partnership with patients, carers and healthcare professionals to minimise medicines-related harm and facilitating medicines optimisation.
  2. Provide clinical pharmacy advice and participate in the pharmaceutical services to the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Division.
  3. Monitor drug usage and promote cost effective prescribing within the Division.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-COR-8003

Job locations

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration/ foundation year training.
  • *Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

  • *Postgraduate Diploma (or MSc) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience (or willing to work towards this).
  • *Independent prescriber qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • *Post registration experience working as a pharmacist.
  • *Demonstrate the ability to recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information appropriately to patients, carers, and clinical staff.
  • *Experience of delivering training and education.
  • *Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Desirable

  • *Post-registration experience working community health services and/or in mental health services.
  • *Experience of ward based clinical pharmacy.
  • *Experience of working with older persons.
  • *Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure.
  • *To have undertaken clinical audit.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration/ foundation year training.
  • *Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

  • *Postgraduate Diploma (or MSc) in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience (or willing to work towards this).
  • *Independent prescriber qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • *Post registration experience working as a pharmacist.
  • *Demonstrate the ability to recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information appropriately to patients, carers, and clinical staff.
  • *Experience of delivering training and education.
  • *Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Desirable

  • *Post-registration experience working community health services and/or in mental health services.
  • *Experience of ward based clinical pharmacy.
  • *Experience of working with older persons.
  • *Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure.
  • *To have undertaken clinical audit.

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Gillian Ritchie

Gillian.Ritchie@southernhealth.nhs.uk

07388964600

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-COR-8003

Job locations

Petersfield Hospital

Swan Street, Petersfield

Petersfield

Hampshire

GU32 3LB


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