Lead Pharmacist Dispensaries

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Are you a GPhC registered pharmacist looking for a rewarding change to your career? Are you interested in gaining band 7 experience in a varied hospital environment?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and enthusiastic UHS pharmacy team.

Working Alongside Dispensary Management You Would Be Supporting The Clinical Needs Of The Dispensary Services. Primarily Based At Our RSH Site And Supporting Our SGH Inpatient Pharmacy You Will Have The Opportunity To Provide

• Teaching and development to other staff, including pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and the wider pharmacy teams.
• Patient focus delivery of our specialised services, which include Mental Health, TB, ENT and Dermatology.
• Development and improving services within the dispensaries, whilst ensure all legalities are met, to meet the varied specialist service needs.
  
  

UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop leadership and clinical skills within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.

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

We are seeking a Band 7 GPhC registered Pharmacist who can demonstrate good problem solving, time management and organisational skills, with excellent communication and attention to detail.

Post graduate Diploma in pharmacy practice desirable, if not yet achieved support and funding for further development may be provided.

In a challenging but rewarding post, you will support and develop staff and services to meet the needs of different service users and further develop established dispensary clinical services.

You will be supervising, teaching and providing clinical leadership, negotiating and influencing skills, using initiative and teamwork will be required, but training and support will be provided within this supportive team.

Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be working with a wider range of people including patients, doctors, and representing the pharmacy at service user meetings.

Travelling between sites, and occasional off site travel will be required.

Usual working hours are Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00. You will be required to work weekends, late nights and bank holidays (usually no more than 1:6) as part of the commitment to establish a 7 day working week.

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together
  
  

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Master’s degree in pharmacy
• GPhC registration
• Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical speciality (for example TB or mental health) acquired working within a suitable specialty
• Meets RPS Foundation pharmacist framework/ GLF competencies
• Audit and evaluative work
• Aware of current registered premises and CD legislation, and legalities
• Experience of delivering teaching or training to staff
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
• MRPharmS (member of the royal pharmaceutical society) or equivalent
• Working towards RPS Advanced Core portfolio submission
• Training in medicines information
• Preparation of guidelines/policies/procedures
• Tutor or mentoring skills
• Leadership or management/supervisory experience/or qualification in foundation management
  
  

Skills and competencies

Essential criteria

• Communication
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Teamwork
• Microsoft Office skills
• Organisational skills
• Problem solving
• Time management
• Prioritisation
• Negotiation skills
• Influencing
• Taking the initiative
• Leadership