Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is among the largest acute hospital trusts nationwide. We offer acute and specialized services to residents of Portsmouth, South East Hampshire, and West Sussex. Our reputation for innovation and excellence continues to grow as we consistently deliver outstanding performance while nurturing the skills and expertise of our staff.

Due to a recent restructure in the pharmacy team we now have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic and innovative pharmacist to take on the role of Deputy Lead for High-Cost Drugs and Specialist Diabetes/Endocrinology Pharmacist. This very rewarding role will be challenging however will be fully supported to ensure you develop your skills in the two areas. Within the High Cost Drugs element of the role you will have the opportunity to continue to develop and improve our processes for the accountability of High Cost Drugs usage with a particular focus on cancer drugs. The successful candidate will also deputise for the Team Lead Pharmacist - High Cost Drugs and Formulary on clinical commissioning matters when necessary. In addition to this you will also have the opportunity to lay the ground work in becoming a specialist within Endocrinology. A good understanding of NHS commissioning and financial arrangements would be beneficial in this role. This post is key to us achieving our goals within the pharmacy department and the Trust’s specialised services as a whole.

The successful candidate will have excellent listening, communication and problem solving skills and will enjoy working alongside team members from both pharmacy & wider multidisciplinary teams.

If you are interested in the post we would be delighted for you to contact us to discuss the role and give you the opportunity to find out more about our pharmacy team and Trust.

Essential (Please see the Job Description)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build rapport with colleagues at all levels.
• Ability to present with a high level of personal credibility.
• Demonstrate confidence as a clinical pharmacist.
• Confidence to deliver training sessions to members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Sound knowledge of Diabetes / Endocrinology
• Experience of writing guidelines, policies and procedures and putting them into practice.
• Clinical appraisal skills

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of Diabetes / Endocrinology
• Clinical appraisal skills

Job Description

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.