Job summary
A unique opportunity has arisen to join us as a specialist pharmacist, working 3 days a week in the paediatric team and 2 days a week in the adult neurosciences team.Our band 7 pharmacist roles allow you to build on your foundation knowledge and move into highly specialist areas
Why do our staff like working here?
Dynamic & rewarding setting
Vast range of specialities with high levels of complexity.
Always something new, innovative and exciting happening - new cutting edge treatments and technologies
Large group of supportive peers from diverse backgrounds
Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities
Good career progression options to consultant level
Pharmacists seen as valued members of the MDT who add positive contributions to patient care
Working in teams with Consultant Pharmacists who are leading in their areas of specialisation nationally
Main duties of the job
1. Liaison with the directorate pharmacy team lead and the rest of multi-disciplinary team to ensure adherence to guidelines and new product reviews.
2. To identify, review and implement processes, policy and procedure that significantly improve the cost-effective use of medication within the clinical area based.
3. To provide a comprehensive medication review and clinical pharmacy service to the neurosciences and paediatric clinical areas
4. To work closely with the directorate pharmacy team lead for neurosciences and the directorate pharmacy team lead for paediatrics
5. To ensure accurate patient medication records are updated and maintained.
6. To be responsible for monitoring prescribing and drug expenditure, providing regular evaluated management reports and giving advice on cost containment.
7. To work with the neurosciences and paediatrics clinical pharmacy teams to support the pharmacy developments already started and to agree priorities.
8. To support the development, implementation and management of givinostat and vamarolone for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy via homecare and outpatient setting.
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.
Candidates who are successful at being shortlisted for this role will undergo a two stage interview process of a values based interview, followed by a a technical interview .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to above sections on job summary and main duties of the job and refer to the job description. We are happy to chat with you or arrange a visit to find out further details.
What additional opportunities are available to me?
Professional Practice:
Independent prescribing
UKCPA and CPPE courses
Time management
Improving customer care
Collaborative working:
Confidence/assertiveness training
Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds
Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing or EDI groups
Leadership Management:
NHS leadership academy
CPPE leading for change
Value based appraisal training
Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists
Education&Training:
Mentoring
Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor
Foundation pharmacist tutor
Research&Evaluation:
Audit/quality improvement
Service evaluation
Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to above sections on job summary and main duties of the job and refer to the job description. We are happy to chat with you or arrange a visit to find out further details.
What additional opportunities are available to me?
Professional Practice:
Independent prescribing
UKCPA and CPPE courses
Time management
Improving customer care
Collaborative working:
Confidence/assertiveness training
Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds
Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing or EDI groups
Leadership Management:
NHS leadership academy
CPPE leading for change
Value based appraisal training
Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists
Education&Training:
Mentoring
Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor
Foundation pharmacist tutor
Research&Evaluation:
Audit/quality improvement
Service evaluation
Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degre (4 Year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
- Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC
- Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber
- Completion of formal Leadership program
Experience
Essential
- Direct patient care in more than one one setting or clinical area.
- Working with other health care professionals
- Communicating complex information via multiple methods to a variety of recipients.
- Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
- Mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
- Taking the lead in a team or project
Desirable
- Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
- Experience in Pharmaceutical care of patients in critical care or enhanced care setting
- Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
- Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
- Preparation of protocols or guidelines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degre (4 Year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
- Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC
- Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber
- Completion of formal Leadership program
Experience
Essential
- Direct patient care in more than one one setting or clinical area.
- Working with other health care professionals
- Communicating complex information via multiple methods to a variety of recipients.
- Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
- Mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
- Taking the lead in a team or project
Desirable
- Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
- Experience in Pharmaceutical care of patients in critical care or enhanced care setting
- Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
- Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
- Preparation of protocols or guidelines
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).
