Job summary
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 with a passion for developing others?We're looking for a motivated individual to manage our team of Foundation Pharmacists, the on-call service and support the pharmacist service to the dispensaries both at Southampton General Hospital and at our sister site, the Royal South Hants (RSH) hospital.You'll need to be compassionate, organised, flexible and a great communicator.We currently have fourteen pharmacists on the Foundation Rotation, which rotates every 6-12 weeks. In August 24, we will be adding an additional ten pharmacists to this rotation, with the expectation that recruitment will not need to be repeated during the next year. Your role will be to co-ordinate the rota, line manage these individuals, provide pastoral care and support, and respond to any issues which may arise in the rotations. Each pharmacist is assigned a mentor who will be a first point of contact. You will also be responsible for the on-call service for UHS. The on-call pharmacists are mostly Foundation Pharmacists and they provide a telephone-based service from home overnight, only coming on site if necessary.The dispensaries are staffed by Foundation Pharmacists on a rotational basis. You will be expected to support their training in these rotations and provide assistance and cross-cover when required. The RSH has a lead pharmacist on site who can provide support and supervision in your absence.
About us
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.
The pharmacy department is well-respected within the Trust, employing nearly 400 members of staff and delivering services across a wide range of specialties. The foundation pharmacist rotation includes dispensary, oncology pharmacy, aseptics, medicines advice and clinical trials, as well as a wide range of clinical ward cover including medicine, paediatrics, cardiology, neurology, orthopaedics, surgery and women's health, many of which are tertiary centres for their specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role focussing on:a) Providing management and leadership for the rotational program for band 6 foundation level pharmacists.b) Managing the pharmacy emergency duty service provision to the trustc) Providing senior management pharmacist support to the pharmacy department dispensary departments at SGH and RSH.
Experience of hospital pharmacy services, teaching and training, and staff management are essential.
You will occasionally need to travel between sites. There is a free staff minibus provided, or parking can be arranged for this purpose.
We are advertising both a band 8a and a band 7-to-8a progressive position. Our preferred candidate would be someone who is able to work immediately at band 8a level. Therefore if we have an applicant who is appointable to the role, they will be offered the position. However if we do not have a suitable band 8a applicant, then we will consider offering the post as a development opportunity to a pharmacist who fulfils the requirements of a band 7 pharmacist and is willing to work towards becoming a band 8a pharmacist.
The Trust is moving towards 7 day working. You will be expected to contribute to one evening shift (5-7pm) per week in dispensary, and one weekend shift (9-5pm), either Saturday or Sunday, once every 6 weeks.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- GPhC registration
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent pharmacy experience
- Teaching or training experience
- Direct experience in managing staff or equivalent.
Desirable
- Teaching or training qualification
- NVQ assessor or verifier
- Management skills
- Published work or poster.
- Tutor/mentoring experience.
- Experience of competency assessment
- Medicines Information experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Address
University Hospital Southampton
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO14 2AA