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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 of the role.
Main duties of the job: Due to promotion we have a vacancy on our band 7 Clinical Pharmacist rotation. Band 7 clinical pharmacists are key in providing our services to patients and this rotation gives you the opportunity to develop your skills against all the pillars of professional practice. Our team of 10 pharmacists spend 9 months on each speciality rotation providing ward‑based care, developing specialist skills, training more junior members of the pharmacy team and contributing to our services.
During your time on rotation we are keen to develop you as a practitioner and for those who have already completed postgraduate diplomas and prescribing we are keen to support your development in other ways. Members of our team have undertaken NIHR internships and fellowships and we have been pleased to also be able to support NHSE funded MSc in Genomics. Specialist training within each rotation has also led to our team taking posters to conferences and sharing their work more widely with the pharmacy community.
Responsibilities
Medicine
You will have the opportunity to work in one of the following specialities: respiratory, gastro/hepatology, 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.
Neurosciences
UHS is a tertiary referral centre for neurology and neurosurgery. During your rotation you will initially cover a neurosurgical ward, but later you may rotate to cover other specialities such as stroke and spinal. You will also encounter other neurological conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, myasthenia gravis, and other motor/sensory neuropathies.
Surgery
You will be expected to provide ward cover to a specific surgical area (e.g. maxillo‑facial, lower/upper gastrointestinal). You will have the opportunity to attend the morning ward round, attend a microbiology multidisciplinary ward round, and develop skills in nutrition support and intestinal failure working with the wider MDT.
Critical Care
You will spend time working with the consultant pharmacist and very experienced critical care pharmacists and attend consultant‑led multidisciplinary ward rounds. You will spend time on the Surgical High Dependency Unit and General, Cardiac and Neuro intensive care units.
Cardiovascular and Thoracics
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.
Microbiology
The microbiology rotation at UHS offers the opportunity to work as part of a highly respected team with links into the infection MDT. The rotation includes participation in antibiotic stewardship activities including microbiology and infectious diseases ward rounds and surveillance of prescribing and resistance trends. Our Band 7 pharmacists typically have clinical input into the OPAT service and lead on our C. difficile work.
Oncology
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.
Family Health
We have a self‑directed training pack to introduce children’s pharmacy if you have not covered a children’s ward before. As a large children’s hospital we have all the clinical specialities you would expect including critical care and oncology. You will receive a broad experience across different services providing ward cover and attending a relevant ward round.
Diabetes and Endocrine
The post holder will have the opportunity to work in a variety of roles in local and regional project work around diabetes and endocrinology, alongside the opportunity to develop further clinical skills in diabetes and endocrinology inpatient and outpatient activity.
Management
In conjunction with a clinical rotation you will support the Lead Pharmacist Operation and Supply Services to develop management and leadership skills and develop evidence for these competencies in the advanced practice curriculum. In all our rotations you will be expected to provide some support to the trainee pharmacists. There will also be the opportunity to get involved with formulary applications and other budgetary matters. You will also have the opportunity to provide teaching to various health professionals, undertake audit work and develop guidelines.
Person Specification
Trust Values
* Patient First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential Criteria
* Master’s Degree in Pharmacy, Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
* GPhC registration
* Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical speciality acquired working within a suitable speciality
* Meets Foundation framework / GLF competencies, Training in medicines information
* 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
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