Care Group Pharmacist - Trauma and Orthopaedics

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS foundation trust as a Care Group Pharmacist for the Trauma and Orthopaedics department. You will manage pharmacy services, work collaboratively with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, and ensure optimal pharmaceutical care for trauma and orthopaedic patients at this Major Trauma Centre.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Team support and mentoring

Discounted travel benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated competencies in RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework.
• Experience with audit and evaluative work.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacy service for Trauma and Orthopaedics.
• Manage junior pharmacists and technicians.
• Work closely with MDT including surgeons and specialist nurses.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy services

Teamwork

Change management

Leadership

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Care Group Pharmacist - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Main area Clinical Support Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 188-CL090625

Site University Hospital Southampton Town Southampton Salary £55,690.00- £62,682.00 Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata. Closing 04/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 23/07/2025

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 an experienced pharmacist looking for a role in Trauma and Orthopaedics at a Major Trauma Centre? We are looking to recruit a pharmacist who is ready to lead our team providing the service to T&O as part of a highly regarded MDT.

UHS has one of the largest pharmacy departments in the country with over 400 staff and are nationally recognised for their innovation. The team comprises of over 100 pharmacists; including over 50 qualified independent pharmacist prescribers and consultant pharmacists in several specialities also. In addition we have a number of pharmacists who are leading national experts in their field. We are committed to supporting all our pharmacists in their development and actively encourage those who want to undertake credentialing at Advanced Practice and Consultant level.

All pharmacists are expected to participate in extended hours including late nights and weekend dispensary support on a rotational basis

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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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service for the Trauma and orthopaedics Care Group. UHS is a designated trauma centre for the South of England so you will see a mixture of acute trauma patients and elective orthopaedic patients. The lead pharmacist will work closely as part of the multidisciplinary team, linking in with ward teams, consultant surgeons, ortho-geriatricians and specialist nurses to ensure safe and effective provision of pharmaceutical care to this patient group. There is a significant amount of microbiology input required for these patients so you will be a key player working closely with the consultant microbiologist for T&O and attending ward rounds to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics.

As the lead for the care group, you will manage the service provided by the junior pharmacists and technicians on rotation. You will also be expected to represent pharmacy at monthly meetings including the care group governance meeting. You will be asked to line manage one of the rotational band 7 pharmacists which will give you management experience. We have a large team of pharmacists and technicians at UHS who you will work closely with on a day to day basis.

You will be supported by an experienced band 8b lead pharmacist for the Division that T&O is part of. UHS has a strong focus on further education so we can support you to undertake further study in a clinical or managerial area and will support you gaining an independent prescriber qualification also. This role would equally suit an experienced orthopaedic or surgical pharmacist, or someone with a solid grounding in surgical or medical specialities who would like to specialise for the first time into a more senior management role, while still maintaining a clinical focus.

Person specification

Trust Values

• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Sound knowledge of clinical pharmacy services acquired while working within a suitable specialty.
• Experience of audit and evaluative work
• Teaching and tutoring experience
• Experience of supervising others
• Experience of implementing change and change management
• Development and implementation of guidelines and procedures.
• Experience of change management
• MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 2 or Mastery competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
• Leadership qualification or experience
• Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas.
• Training in medicines information
• Experience of managing others

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

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