Care Group Pharmacist - Trauma and Orthopaedics

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust is offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Pharmacist in the Trauma and Orthopaedics Care Group. This role is pivotal in managing patient care for trauma and orthopaedic patients, requiring strong leadership skills and clinical expertise. Join a supportive team within one of England's largest acute teaching trusts that values innovation and development.

Qualifications

• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience supervising others and managing change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pharmacy service for the Trauma and Orthopaedics Care Group.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and manage service provided by junior pharmacists.
• Ensure safe provision of pharmaceutical care, including microbiology input.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical Pharmacist Expertise

Change Management

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Leadership qualification or experience

Job description

Go back University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Care Group Pharmacist - Trauma and Orthopaedics

The closing date is 04 July 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

About us

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.

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Job 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer Annum (PA) Pro Rata.