Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-SCL040426
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £79,504 - £91,609 pa or pa pro rata
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/05/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care
Band 8c
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). We are seeking a dynamic and experienced pharmacist to provide strategic and clinical leadership within one of the largest and most progressive critical care services on the South Coast.
This senior leadership role will shape the future direction of critical care pharmacy services across UHS and the wider system. You will co-lead a highly skilled pharmacy team and work closely with senior medical, nursing and Trust leaders to improve medicines optimisation, prescribing quality and patient safety.
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
This post is for Pharmacists who have been credentialled as a Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care.
You will need considerable post-registration experience at an advanced level of pharmacy practice and extensive clinical expertise within adult Critical Care, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to patient safety, service development, education and research.
The trust is working towards a 7-day working. You will be expected to work one weekend shift every six weeks and one late night per week (5-7pm).
Key responsibilities include:
Developing and delivering the strategic vision for medicines use in critical care
Leading innovation, quality improvement and medication safety
Driving and delivering research and evaluation, with an established or emerging research portfolio
Championing education, training and advanced practice development
Working collaboratively with universities, national networks and ICS partners
Critical Care at UHS
UHS hosts one of the largest critical care units on the South Coast and is a Major Trauma Centre, with 70 adult critical care beds (including 48 Level 3). Our services support a diverse caseload, including trauma, neurosciences, cardiac and cardiothoracic surgery. The Trust achieved exceptional outcomes during COVID-19, attributed to strong multidisciplinary working.
Pharmacy at UHS
UHS has a large, well-established clinical pharmacy service with over 80 pharmacists and is a digital exemplar Trust. Critical Care uses MetaVision 6.1 for clinical information, note keeping and electronic prescribing, with remote access available. The large critical care pharmacy team includes a part-time consultant pharmacist with a strong research focus, 8 specialist pharmacists and a rotational training post. There is a strong development culture aligned with the Advanced Practitioner Framework.
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of mandatory CPD.
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
- Independent Prescriber qualification.
- Completed or working towards the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Consultant Pharmacist Credentialling Portfolio.
- Able to work at Doctorate level
Desirable criteria
- MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
- Research based higher degree or training in research methodologies
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Management training/qualification
- Formal teaching training.
- Formal Leadership Training or qualification
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Considerable post-registration experience at an advanced level of pharmacy practice in a large hospital.
- Experience of managing a team and service.
- Expert knowledge of clinical pharmacy services acquired while working within adult Critical Care
- Advanced specialist knowledge in Critical Care acquired working as a speciality lead.
- Experience of training and tutoring .
- Evidence of published research.
- Development and implementation of guidelines and procedures.
- Experience within pharmacy education and training.
- Report and business case writing.
- Sound understanding of political agendas.
Desirable criteria
- Experience within risk management.
- Work at national level.
- Financial planning.
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Howarth
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381 208422
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