Paediatric Pharmacist

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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.
Come and join the Children’s Pharmacy team. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the clinical pharmacy team at Southampton Children’s Hospital. It is a rotational post within both children’s and neonatal services, to complete a team of three rotational pharmacists working with the support of senior paediatric pharmacists.
The Children’s Pharmacy team is well established, developing services within both general and specialist multidisciplinary teams providing direct high quality patient care. The team is forward thinking and supportive, working together to improve the services we offer to patients.
Southampton Children’s Hospital is part of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust – one of the largest teaching trusts in the country. We are a major centre for specialist children’s services in the south of England, providing care not only to our local population in Southampton but for a much larger regional area, including the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
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.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. 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.
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.

You will provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to paediatric and neonatal patients on a rotational basis. You will be expected to work closely with technical services and dispensary teams providing clinical expertise and guidance for individual patients.