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.
Job summary:
We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join the Southampton Medicines Advice Service (SMAS) team.
If you’re a band 7 pharmacist who is looking for the next challenge or a band 8a pharmacist who would like to focus on quality assurance then this is the role for you.
Working in SMAS offers you intellectually rewarding responsibilities and valuable career experience as part of the Medicines Advice team. You'll provide a clinically-focused service and advise other healthcare professionals on how to treat their patients safely. We also operate a busy patient helpline, so you will have the satisfaction of regularly advising our Trust's patients about their medicines. Feedback from our enquirers shows that our clinical advice is extremely valued and improves patient care.
Main duties of the job:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a lead pharmacist in Medicines Advice. You will be involved in answering queries from healthcare professionals and talking to patients about their medicine on the helpline. You will be assisting with quality assuring (QA) the outputs of SMAS and developing systems to minimise risk and ensure QA processes are adhered to and documented. You will also be involved in promoting our services, both within the trust and to external hospitals we have an agreement with.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your quality assurance/management and training skills.
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.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Job responsibilities:
What you will do:
Within the SMAS team you’ll provide a very clinically-focused service, and advise other healthcare professionals on how to treat their patients safely. We also operate a busy patient helpline, so you will have the satisfaction of regularly advising our Trust’s patients about their medicines. This is a professionally satisfying role that gives you patient contact throughout the day.
One of the main responsibilities of this role will be to assist the Principal Pharmacist of Medicines Advice with quality assuring (QA) the outputs of SMAS and developing systems to minimise risk and ensure QA processes are adhered to and documented. This will involve representing SMAS in National UKMI workstreams such as the Quality and Risk Management Group.
A large part of this role will be to manage the workload and ensure there is appropriate staffing levels and the right skill mix within the team. You will be involved in ensuring deadlines and quality is maintained of enquiries.
The role will also involve the promotion of the service to hospitals with a service level agreement. The applicant will assist local hospitals with the appropriate delivery of training of foundation level pharmacists and departmental training.
Experience/skills required:
Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
GPhC registration
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification/experience
Post-registration experience of clinical pharmacy and medicines information relevant to this role
Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy
Framework or equivalent
Planning and organising
Effective time management
