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Pharmacist - Community Pharmacy Research Support

SO16 6YD Southampton

Full-Time

Immediately

Job Description

Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

Main Duties of the Job
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to work collaboratively across the South Central Regional Research Delivery Network (SC RRDN) to engage community pharmacies within the primary care setting in research delivery.

Working for Our Organisation
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, recognizing 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.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
The work will involve reviewing the current NIHR portfolio and identifying the attributes of research studies that would make them suitable for community pharmacy involvement.

Additionally, the Post Holder Will

  • Build a network of research-interested/active community pharmacists/technicians, with a focus on areas of high deprivation and/or ethnic diversity
  • Review the NIHR study portfolio for suitability of studies to run in community pharmacy, including signposting and promotion
  • Identify key facilitators for engaging community pharmacy in research
  • Increase pharmacy staff awareness of research capacity and capability
  • Support two pharmacy research experts across the SC RRDN geography
  • Engage community pharmacy colleagues in research opportunities over SC RDN

The post holder will be part of an expert team supporting the delivery of the expected outcomes and will be exposed to leadership and collaboration activities. You will become part of the pharmacy department at UHS, a large and progressive department with nationally recognized pharmacy leaders.
The post has been funded by a strategic funding stream through the SC RRDN and is a short-term contract for 9-month duration.

Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential Criteria

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy
  • GPhC registration
  • Sound knowledge of a surgical or medical specialty acquired working within a suitable specialty
  • Meets Foundation framework/GLF competencies
  • Audit and evaluative work
  • Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
  • Experience of teaching and tutoring

Desirable Criteria

  • Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience
  • MRPharmS or equivalent
  • Working towards RPS Advanced Core portfolio submission
  • Training in medicines information
  • Preparation of prescribing guidelines

Trust Values
Essential Criteria

  • Patients First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

Job Requirements

Work permit in United Kingdom: Required

English language skill: Intermediate (B1)

Driver's license: Not required

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