Highly Specialised Pharmacist - General Surgery and Nutrition

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership and educational skills by training and supervising band 6 and 7 rotational pharmacists on surgery, trainee pharmacists, and the wider team who will work alongside you. Working closely with the wider team will give you the chance to be closely involved with developments and innovation to take the service forward. You will be supported and guided by our Team Lead pharmacist for critical care, anaesthetics and surgery as well as the wider senior pharmacy team who will help you achieve your full potential. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive pharmacist to deliver the highest quality pharmaceutical care for our patients. This role is offered as fixed term (15 months) If Portsmouth is new to you, it is a vibrant city and tourist destination on the south coast with convenient access to the South Downs National Park and the Isle of Wight and just 90 minutes from London Waterloo by train. Whether your passion is the outdoors, with beaches, sailing, kite-surfing, horse-riding and hiking on our doorstep, or culture, in the birthplace of Charles Dickens, with two theatres and a major concert venue in the city, Portsmouth has something for everyone. If history is your hobby, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offers a rich exploration of Britain's naval history, but if retail therapy is more likely to float your boat, discount designer-label shopping at Gunwharf Quays attracts shoppers from far and wide. If you like to travel and explore, Portsmouth ferries sail to the Channel Islands, France and Spain and cruise ships depart from nearby Southampton to the Mediterranean, Baltic, Carribean and Nordic seas. Southampton airport is just 20 miles away, serving destinations across the British Isles and Europe.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Desirable

• NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training
• Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA/BPNG

Experience

Essential

• Significant hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services

Desirable

• Previous experience as a surgical, theatres or nutrition pharmacist

Additional criteria

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build rapport with colleagues
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise, organise and manage workload in an environment that has frequent disruptions
• Demonstrate ability to promote a high level of personal credibility
• Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others
• Demonstrable ability to work in a team
• Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist
• Demonstrable ability to use initiative
• Demonstrable ability to maintain quality standards
• Sound knowledge of a clinical speciality
• Experience of writing clinical guidelines, policies and procedures and putting them into practice
• Demonstrable clinical appraisal skills
• Experience of leading a team

Desirable

• Word and data processing
• Experience of writing shared care protocols and Patient Group Directions
• Experience of providing education to multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of leading service development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)