Job summary
This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering services to the ambulatory assessment units and ambulatory outreach team. The post holder will be an active member of both the pharmacy and sterile services directorate and the ambulatory and virtual ward clinical service unit to provide patient centres care to a high standard in accordance with OUH values. The post holder will need to be flexible and open to working across different settings.
Main duties of the job
To provide a clinical pharmacy service to the ambulatory clinical areas including ambulatory assessment unit (AAU), Rowan ambulatory unit (RAU) and the ambulatory outreach team (AOT) which encompasses CovidCare@Home, Hospital at Home and Complex Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT).
To support the development, implementation and management of home administered antibody therapies for treatment of Covid-19.
To be a medicines expert within ambulatory services, providing support on medicine safe storage, patients medication and treatment choices and monitoring, and medicine related developments within the team. To support the development of the service. To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist as needed including line management roles.
To work closely with the pharmacy team lead for ambulatory care in the implementation, review and audit of the introduction of ward based and at home pharmacy services and new technology.
To provide specialist advice and counselling to patients both on the ward and through telemed consultations.
To work closely with a ward based technician, to support the AAU satellite in providing ward based pharmacy services
To be a pharmacy representative within the ambulatory care area and to represent the area within Pharmacy. To liaise with the pharmacy service including the dispensaries in promoting understanding of AOT services and supporting any related changes and developments.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.
- Provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards including:
- Individual prescription review to optimise therapy
- Confirmation of the patients medication history
- Advice on dosage, side-effects, cautions and monitoring required
- Advise on administration of medicines
- Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice
- Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication
- Education of patients on their medication
- Communication with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of care and to ensure resident and weekend pharmacists have all necessary information.
- Discharge planning, including accreditation to list discharge prescriptions.
- Participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other health care professionals.
- Use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy.
- Liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients eg Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.
- Update and maintain patient records to ensure an accurate, contemporaneous health record complying with good information governance practices.
- Provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.
- Monitor medicines use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:
- Participation in investigating clinical incidents
- Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses
- Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies
- Monitor prescribing and drug expenditure within the rotational area, providing regular evaluated management reportsand giving advice on cost containment.
- Where a scope of practice has been identified, train to become a NMP and when registered with the GPhC and the OUH to prescribe within the Trusts policy for Non-medical Prescribing.
- Support the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area
- Contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.
- Act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and to keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.
- With the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.
- Actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.
- Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans. See Job description for full list of role and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.
- Provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards including:
- Individual prescription review to optimise therapy
- Confirmation of the patients medication history
- Advice on dosage, side-effects, cautions and monitoring required
- Advise on administration of medicines
- Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice
- Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication
- Education of patients on their medication
- Communication with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of care and to ensure resident and weekend pharmacists have all necessary information.
- Discharge planning, including accreditation to list discharge prescriptions.
- Participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other health care professionals.
- Use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy.
- Liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients eg Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.
- Update and maintain patient records to ensure an accurate, contemporaneous health record complying with good information governance practices.
- Provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.
- Monitor medicines use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:
- Participation in investigating clinical incidents
- Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses
- Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies
- Monitor prescribing and drug expenditure within the rotational area, providing regular evaluated management reportsand giving advice on cost containment.
- Where a scope of practice has been identified, train to become a NMP and when registered with the GPhC and the OUH to prescribe within the Trusts policy for Non-medical Prescribing.
- Support the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area
- Contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.
- Act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and to keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.
- With the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.
- Actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.
- Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans. See Job description for full list of role and responsibilities
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Working as a hospital pharmacist Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Undertaking audit & reporting results Mentoring or tutoring of pre-registration pharmacists Experience of working with both adult and paediatric patients
- Good interpersonal skills including assertiveness. Evidence based methodical approach. High standards for attention to detail Problem identification & solving Good time management - Able to prioritise appropriately and effectively. Able to make decisions Capable of working under pressure Good communication skills Takes responsibility for own personal development. Well organised.
- Aligned to the Trust values. Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times. Flexible and self-motivation. Enthusiastic, Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders. Professional and personal integrity Sensitivity and Tolerance
- Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package. Able to analyse and present data in Microsoft Excel.
- Qualified to masters degree level (MPharm or equivalent) Member of the GPhC Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Non-Medical Prescriber Member of the RPS
- Clinical experience within ambulatory services Experience of supplying medicines via homecare Preparation of protocols or guidelines Presentations or publications at local/regional level Involvement in Service Development Preparation of budgetary reports Accredited Clinical Pharmacy diploma tutor Practice research
- Awareness of financial pressures and constraints within the NHS
- Experience using Cerner Millenium
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Working as a hospital pharmacist Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Undertaking audit & reporting results Mentoring or tutoring of pre-registration pharmacists Experience of working with both adult and paediatric patients
- Good interpersonal skills including assertiveness. Evidence based methodical approach. High standards for attention to detail Problem identification & solving Good time management - Able to prioritise appropriately and effectively. Able to make decisions Capable of working under pressure Good communication skills Takes responsibility for own personal development. Well organised.
- Aligned to the Trust values. Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times. Flexible and self-motivation. Enthusiastic, Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders. Professional and personal integrity Sensitivity and Tolerance
- Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package. Able to analyse and present data in Microsoft Excel.
- Qualified to masters degree level (MPharm or equivalent) Member of the GPhC Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Non-Medical Prescriber Member of the RPS
- Clinical experience within ambulatory services Experience of supplying medicines via homecare Preparation of protocols or guidelines Presentations or publications at local/regional level Involvement in Service Development Preparation of budgetary reports Accredited Clinical Pharmacy diploma tutor Practice research
- Awareness of financial pressures and constraints within the NHS
- Experience using Cerner Millenium
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).
