Job Description

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



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.



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 .



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