Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacist to join our Surgical Clinical Pharmacist team. This is an ideal position for someone with a general medical background with great problem solving and communication skills, who can use their knowledge in different scenarios – could you advise alternative treatment options for a patient with temporary intestinal failure post-surgery? Could you ensure their existing medical conditions were treated?
Our Surgical Pharmacist team has a great track record of developing extended roles of practice. This includes pharmacist independent prescribing, microbiology ward rounds and working with the Inpatient Pain Team.
The team provides services to elective and emergency surgery as well as tertiary surgical services in specialist areas. UHS is a regional centre for intestinal failure and provides specialist treatment for patients across the south of England.
You will be supported by experienced senior pharmacists and given the opportunity to develop advanced level skills, including independent prescribing.
We're looking for pharmacists with strong clinical knowledge who are ready to progress their career in clinical pharmacy at band 7. However, we will consider applications from suitable pharmacists for our band 6 to 7 progression route.
Main duties of the job
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
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will work within the Surgical Clinical Pharmacy team as well as members of the wider multidisciplinary team. Pharmacists are welcomed by the surgical teams as providing high level of expertise.
The position will involve
Developing and delivering the clinical pharmacy service to surgical specialist areas as agreed with the Surgical Care Group pharmacists
Acting as a deputy in the day to day running of the service for the Surgical Care Group Pharmacists in their absence
Delivering extended roles of practice including independent prescribing (training will be provided)
Contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement and service development
Working with the nutrition team to provide parenteral nutrition (PN) to inpatients and to those on home PN.
Developing, implementing and reviewing guidelines
Participating in surgical, nutrition, micro and pain team ward rounds as agreed with the Surgical Care Group pharmacists
Providing clinical supervision for junior rotational pharmacists, pharmacist trainees and training on specialist surgical topics within the multidisciplinary team
Person specification
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
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