Pharmacist

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton Pharmacy Limited is seeking a qualified Pharmacist for a 12-month maternity cover in their Outpatients Pharmacy. This role provides an excellent opportunity to enhance your clinical knowledge while working within a dynamic team dedicated to patient care. You will engage in various responsibilities, ranging from prescription validation to mentoring junior staff. An ideal position for those with experience in either hospital or community pharmacy wanting to transition into a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria includes a GPhC registration and a Master's degree in Pharmacy.
• Post-registration experience in pharmacy and proven customer care required.
• Desirable qualifications are Clinical Pharmacy Diploma and Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership.

Responsibilities

• Validate prescriptions and provide clinical screening for outpatient prescriptions.
• Counsel patients on safe and effective use of medicines.
• Manage pharmacy operations in the absence of senior pharmacists.

Skills

Customer Care

Communication

Team Working

Change Management

Education

UK Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Registered with GPhC

Tools

Pharmacy JAC computer system

Job description

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton Pharmacy Limited (UPL) 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

We are delighted to offer a 12 month fixed term maternity cover for a qualified Pharmacist to work in the outpatients Pharmacy at University Hospital Southampton Pharmacy Limited (UPL).

UPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. It was formed in order to provide dispensing and other professional services to outpatients of the Trust. It also provides a range of over-the-counter medicines and pharmacy services for hospital staff, outpatients and visitors.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic outpatient pharmacy team with a focus on patient care and achieving excellence. This role will enable you to expand your clinical knowledge within a diverse field of medicine.

You will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment working within a large team and providing a patient-centred service, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. This role is perfect for an ambitious pharmacist who can build strong relationships with varying healthcare professionals.

This post would suit an individual with a hospital pharmacy background, or with community pharmacy experience wishing to make a change into the hospital environment.

Working for our organisation

UPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The Pharmacy, located in the main foyer of the hospital, provides a range of over-the-counter medicines and products, as well as pharmacy services for hospital staff, outpatients and visitors.

The Pharmacy is open Monday-Friday (09:00 – 18:00) and Saturday mornings (09:00 – 13:00). Working hours are scheduled to meet the needs of the business on a rota basis over the 6 days.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

As a GPhC registered Pharmacist, part of your role will include:

• To validate prescriptions legally
• Clinically screen, dispense and check outpatient prescriptions.
• To sort out clinical queries effectively with internal clients: doctors, in-patient pharmacists and other hospital staff.
• To counsel on the safe and effective use of medicines and provide advice to customers and patients.
• Be professional and take all the clinical and legal responsibilities of a pharmacist and
• Be the responsible pharmacist as per GPhC guidelines, when required.
• To help manage and ensure the smooth running of the pharmacy in the absence of the Superintendent Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy Technician
• To act as a mentor to the UPL pharmacists and provide clinical guidance and support to them
• Line manage junior members of the team
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• UK Masters Degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Further relevant post-registration qualifications
• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB
  
  

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential criteria

• Relevant post registration experience
• Proven track record of providing excellent customer care in a community or hospital pharmacy environment.
• Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of being able to cope with change
• Sound knowledge of Pharmacy law, ethics and practice
• Evidence of team working, preferably with leadership role
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Both community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy experience.
• Experience of robotic dispensing.
• Experience of stock control
• Experience of using pharmacy JAC computer system
• Accredited for locally commissioned enhanced services e.g. Flu vaccinations, Minor Ailments scheme.
• Experience of using tracking systems
• Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management