Specialist Medicine Pharmacist

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 a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitable pharmacists to move into full time clinical roles where you will be given the experience and support necessary to progress to being a band 7 clinical pharmacist.

We’re looking for pharmacists with strong clinical knowledge who are ready to progress their career in clinical pharmacy.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.





We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast,





with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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.

Division B (Medicine and Elderly Care) is the largest clinical pharmacy team in the Trust, covering 20 inpatient wards, the emergency department and several outpatient areas.

You will become part of a well-integrated and highly valued team, working closely alongside consultants, junior doctors and ward nurses.

You will be well supported by a team of medicines management technicians and senior assistant technical officers (SATOs) to deliver clinical pharmacy services to the wards.







You will be warmly welcomed into the Division B pharmacy team where you will have the opportunity to meet regularly with the pharmacists, technicians and SATO’s to have your say in the strategic and day-to-day operation of the pharmacy service to Division B.

We are proud of our use of technology to communicate with each other and the wards, and regularly try new ways to make small improvements in the way we work and the service we deliver. You will be encouraged to support these service developments and run projects of your own.

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.

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

- Patients First
- Working together
- Always Improving

Skills and competencies

Essential criteria

- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Report Writing
- Presentation skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Negotiation skills
- Problem solving

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC registration
- Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical speciality acquired working within a suitable specialty Working towards RPS Advanced Core portfolio submission
- Meets Foundation framework/ GLF competencies
- Audit and evaluative work
- Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas






- Experience of teaching and tutoring

Desirable criteria

- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
- MRPharmS or equivalent
- Working towards RPS Advanced Core portfolio submission
- Training in medicines information
- Preparation of prescribing guidelines