NHS Professionals Limited

Pharmacist

The closing date is 03 March 2026

Job summary

Job Title: Pharmacist

Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location: John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU (JohnRadcliffe, Churchill, Horton and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre)

Ward:Pharmacy

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Monday - Friday

Main duties of the job

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? We have a few Pharmacist roles which may interest you. Join our team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

03 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-26-0091

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

Oxford

OX3 9DU


Churchill Hospital

Old Road

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7LE


Horton General Hospital Nhs Trust

Oxford Road

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 9AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Providing a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the female psychiatric intensive care unit as part of the local pharmacy teams rotational model.
  • Developing close working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing to clinical care plans.
  • Responding to medication-related queries, providing advice on prescribing and promoting evidence-based practice.
  • Discussing medication with patients and carers and developing a variety of approaches to support informed care in the community.
  • Working closely and liaising with other pharmacy colleagues in the other localities and within the community mental health teams to ensure a high-quality medicines management and optimisation service is maintained across the Trust.
  • Educating colleagues (including doctors and nurses) about medicines management and medicines optimisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Providing a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the female psychiatric intensive care unit as part of the local pharmacy teams rotational model.
  • Developing close working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing to clinical care plans.
  • Responding to medication-related queries, providing advice on prescribing and promoting evidence-based practice.
  • Discussing medication with patients and carers and developing a variety of approaches to support informed care in the community.
  • Working closely and liaising with other pharmacy colleagues in the other localities and within the community mental health teams to ensure a high-quality medicines management and optimisation service is maintained across the Trust.
  • Educating colleagues (including doctors and nurses) about medicines management and medicines optimisation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Direct patient care and hospital experience
  • In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
  • Relevant Qualifications
  • Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable

Qualifications

Essential

  • Member of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Masters degree in pharmacy
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Direct patient care and hospital experience
  • In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
  • Relevant Qualifications
  • Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable

Qualifications

Essential

  • Member of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Masters degree in pharmacy

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

Oxford

OX3 9DU


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

Oxford

OX3 9DU


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Robert Buckingham

robert.buckingham@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Details

Date posted

03 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-26-0091

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

Oxford

OX3 9DU


Churchill Hospital

Old Road

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7LE


Horton General Hospital Nhs Trust

Oxford Road

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 9AL


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