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Care Group Pharmacist - Trauma and Orthopaedics
| Posting date: | 01 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9188-25-0659 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service for the Trauma and orthopaedics Care Group. UHS is a designated trauma centre for the South of England so you will see a mixture of acute trauma patients and elective orthopaedic patients. The lead pharmacist will work closely as part of the multidisciplinary team, linking in with ward teams, consultant surgeons, ortho-geriatricians and specialist nurses to ensure safe and effective provision of pharmaceutical care to this patient group. There is a significant amount of microbiology input required for these patients so you will be a key player working closely with the consultant microbiologist for T&O and attending ward rounds to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics. As the lead for the care group, you will manage the service provided by the junior pharmacists and technicians on rotation. You will also be expected to represent pharmacy at monthly meetings including the care group governance meeting. You will be asked to line manage one of the rotational band 7 pharmacists which will give you management experience. We have a large team of pharmacists and technicians at UHS who you will work closely with on a day to day basis. You will be supported by an experienced band 8b lead pharmacist for the Division that T&O is part of. UHS has a strong focus on further education so we can support you to undertake further study in a clinical or managerial area and will support you gaining an independent prescriber qualification also. This role would equally suit an experienced orthopaedic or surgical pharmacist, or someone with a solid grounding in surgical or medical specialities who would like to specialise for the first time into a more senior management role, while still maintaining a clinical focus.