Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Primary Hours are for Sunday 10:00 until 16:00, although potential for additional hours may be available 
 
1.    Validate, clinically screen, dispense, and accuracy-check outpatient prescriptions, ensuring safe, effective and timely supply of medicines in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and local policies, procedures and guidelines.  
2.    Identify and resolve unusual doses, drug interactions, incompatibilities or other clinical concerns, referring to clinical policies and guidance, recognised reference sources and prescribers as required.  
3.    Liaise with prescribers and other healthcare professionals and hospital teams — including hospital pharmacists, doctors, outpatient clinics and clinical departments — to ensure timely resolution of clinical and service delivery queries to optimise patient care and experience.  
4.    Offer clear, evidence‑based counselling and advice to patients and customers on the safe and effective use of medicines, general medicines information and healthy lifestyle choices, signposting to other NHS recognised services and sources of information as appropriate.  
5.    Provide clinical pharmacy services such as independent prescribing, provision of medicines under Patient Group Direction, vaccination, physical health checks, monitoring and testing, within approved pharmacy services, where competent to do so.  
6.    Provide professional advice and guidance on medicines and pharmacy practice to other pharmacy staff and hospital colleagues.  
7.    Support the implementation and use of clinical policies, procedures, and prescribing guidelines under the direction of the Superintendent Pharmacist, including guiding others in their use.  
8.    Maintain stock in accordance with legislation and good practice, including stock rotation and security. Work closely with the procurement team to ensure timely and cost‑effective procurement of medicines and other essential items.  
9.    Support the safe, effective and efficient day‑to‑day running of the pharmacy service, ensuring the dispensary is clean, organised, and operating smoothly and always maintaining a patient focus.  
10.    Act as the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) when required, in accordance with legislation and GPhC standards.  
11.    Uphold legal, ethical, and professional standards of good pharmacy practice and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring compliance across the team. Support the review, updating, and validation of SOPs to maintain an effective and safe pharmacy service.  
12.    Promote a culture of continuous improvement, working proactively to identify day‑to‑day operational issues, contributing to effective solutions and leading improvement projects collaboratively with the Superintendent Pharmacist, Pharmacy Manager and wider team.  
13.    Maintain up‑to‑date clinical and professional knowledge and undertake CPD to meet GPhC revalidation standards and as relevant and required to the role and services. Recognise limitations and request support from more senior colleagues or specialists as required.  
14.    Maintain the security of the pharmacy department, including opening and locking up when required.  
15.    Serve as a role model for other pharmacists and pharmacy staff, displaying high standards of professional behaviour, practice and communication.  
16.    Support the development of other pharmacy staff through the provision of training, supervision, guidance and competency assessment  
17.    Deputise for the Superintendent Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager when appropriate.  
18.    Carry out any other reasonable duties requested by senior pharmacy leadership.  
19.    Key Working Relationships:  
Superintendent Pharmacist  
Dispensary Manager  
Outpatient Pharmacy Team  
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) Pharmacy Staff  
Clinical Teams and Outpatient Clinics  
Prescribers and Medical Staff  
Patients and Service Users