Job summary
Do you want to kickstart your pharmacy career? Or looking for a role to grow your clinical expertise every day? If so, this is a golden opportunity for registered pharmacist and current trainee pharmacists to apply to join an exceptional resident pharmacy team.
At OUH we have a reputation of excellence in our pharmacy team and in the quality of the service we provide. We have a supportive atmosphere in which we support your wellbeing and development as a pharmacist. There are many opportunities for you to flourish as part of a dynamic and enthusiastic team who will encourage and inspire your learning and progression, with many resident pharmacists continuing their career within OUH following residency.
Our team provide a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services and extended clinical roles to a vast number of clinical areas, including many tertiary specialities.
We work closely with our clinical colleagues and academic institutions meaning you will have the best possible platform to develop your skills and knowledge and be a part of a Trust providing world class clinical care.
Our rotations are located on all the four main sites and most of your time will be spent in clinical areas, engaging with patients and colleagues.
You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated specialist pharmacists including our eight consultant pharmacists.
The post will include the opportunity to undertake a Clinical Diploma.
If this sounds appealing- we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The OUH pharmacy residency programme offers:
- Experience across multiple specialities and hospital sites allowing you to develop a breadth of experience for your clinical pharmacy portfolio, with the opportunity to complete nine four-month rotations in areas such as:medicine, surgery, stroke, medicines information, intensive care, neurology, paediatrics, renal, infectious diseases, and cancer.
- A postgraduate clinical diploma delivered by Cardiff University
- The opportunity to lead the dispensary during out-of-hours services
- Growth opportunity by completing three years of varied shift work to challenge and stretch pharmacists to become experts at prioritisation and organisation.
Join a team of 12 friendly and dynamic resident pharmacists who work collaboratively and are responsible for providing the Trust's out-of-hours pharmacy service. This is achieved by working varied shift patterns across weekends and weekdays, alongside a variety of clinical rotations. A fantastic amount of peer support is provided by working within such a close-knit team of like-minded individuals. There is also an experienced team of senior-on-call pharmacists who provide support throughout the night for those calls which need specialist and senior advice.
About us
As one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK our pharmacy department work across 4 different sites. By joining the resident team you will have the opportunity to work across all sites with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Our pharmacy team pride themselves on delivering excellent and compassionate care, acting with integrity and respect, for the benefit of patients within the trust. Within the department there are eight consultant pharmacists across various specialities, who offer expertise and guidance to all aspiring clinical pharmacists. We focus on delivering the best clinical training and opportunity for learning, while simultaneously striving to improve pharmaceutical services.
Oxford, the "city of dreaming spires" is world renowned, and contains the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It has a variety of famous monuments and buildings, cultural landmarks and historical artefacts, including the notorious Headington Shark. With close links to London and Birmingham and the picturesque Cotswolds within easy reach, Oxford offers that escape-from-the-city atmosphere without compromising on availability to the big city attractions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the out of hours resident pharmacist rota, providing an evening on site (from the JR) and a from home on-call service to all the Oxford University Hospitals. (See attachment which highlights the current shift pattern). Service provision is also provided to other contracted organisations. The rota covers weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. This involves working late and night shift patterns. The out of hours service is supported by a senior pharmacist on call from home via a radio page. The out of hours service is currently under review. Shift pattern and working hours out of hours may change following a formal consultation period.
- To record all out of hours calls on the on call records database in order to provide a measure of service use, to allow peer review, clinical governance, training and to ensure appropriate follow up of particular identified problems and/or patients.
- To participate in the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical services for all Oxford University Hospitals.
- Complete a local induction programme including core training, and maintain core skills throughout employment.
- Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating Pharmacy Professional Standards and our Trust values
- Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
- Analyse prescriptions, alongside technical resources, patient records and information from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action, communicate this in a way that supports shared decision making.
- Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship activities.
- Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities.
- Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
- Delegate and escalate appropriately.
- Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock.
- Undertake Audits and Quality Improvement Projects to support our culture of continuous improvement.
- Report unexpected or untoward events via the Trust's incident reporting system.
- Where relevant to a rotation complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.
- Undertake a program of study leading to a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.
- Support the training and mentoring of our trainee pharmacists and technicians, as well as colleagues who are new to the Trust.
- Participate in weekend and bank holiday working according to the service needs.
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy, or Associate Director of Pharmacy Clinical Service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the out of hours resident pharmacist rota, providing an evening on site (from the JR) and a from home on-call service to all the Oxford University Hospitals. (See attachment which highlights the current shift pattern). Service provision is also provided to other contracted organisations. The rota covers weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. This involves working late and night shift patterns. The out of hours service is supported by a senior pharmacist on call from home via a radio page. The out of hours service is currently under review. Shift pattern and working hours out of hours may change following a formal consultation period.
- To record all out of hours calls on the on call records database in order to provide a measure of service use, to allow peer review, clinical governance, training and to ensure appropriate follow up of particular identified problems and/or patients.
- To participate in the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical services for all Oxford University Hospitals.
- Complete a local induction programme including core training, and maintain core skills throughout employment.
- Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating Pharmacy Professional Standards and our Trust values
- Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
- Analyse prescriptions, alongside technical resources, patient records and information from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action, communicate this in a way that supports shared decision making.
- Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship activities.
- Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities.
- Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
- Delegate and escalate appropriately.
- Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock.
- Undertake Audits and Quality Improvement Projects to support our culture of continuous improvement.
- Report unexpected or untoward events via the Trust's incident reporting system.
- Where relevant to a rotation complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.
- Undertake a program of study leading to a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.
- Support the training and mentoring of our trainee pharmacists and technicians, as well as colleagues who are new to the Trust.
- Participate in weekend and bank holiday working according to the service needs.
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy, or Associate Director of Pharmacy Clinical Service.
Person Specification
Essential Qualities
Essential
- Qualified to masters degree level (4 year MPharm or equivalent)
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council before starting in post [August 2023]
- Application of pharmacy knowledge to benefit patient care
- Medicine reconciliation at transfer of care.
- Patient consultations
- Working with other health care professionals
- Service improvement
- Organised and methodical in approach.
- Able to prioritise multiple tasks under restricted time pressure
- Decision making skills
- Capable of working autonomously with awareness of own limitations and knowing when to escalate
- Good oral and written communication skills
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Member of relevant professional group such as UKCPA
- Knowledge and experience in clinical pharmacy
- Hospital experience
- Audit/Quality improvement
- Use of Electronic prescribing systems
- Leadership
Person Specification
Essential Qualities
Essential
- Qualified to masters degree level (4 year MPharm or equivalent)
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council before starting in post [August 2023]
- Application of pharmacy knowledge to benefit patient care
- Medicine reconciliation at transfer of care.
- Patient consultations
- Working with other health care professionals
- Service improvement
- Organised and methodical in approach.
- Able to prioritise multiple tasks under restricted time pressure
- Decision making skills
- Capable of working autonomously with awareness of own limitations and knowing when to escalate
- Good oral and written communication skills
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Member of relevant professional group such as UKCPA
- Knowledge and experience in clinical pharmacy
- Hospital experience
- Audit/Quality improvement
- Use of Electronic prescribing systems
- Leadership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
