Job summary A unique opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join the Neurosciences Team, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital site. The Oxford Neurosciences Tertiary Referral Centre provides world class comprehensive care for neurology and neurosurgery patients within Oxfordshire, surrounding areas and beyond. The post holder be part of a well-established, friendly neurosciences pharmacy team. Main duties of the job The post-holder will: Be or become a knowledge expert in clinical pharmacy relating to Neurosciences including prescribing, screening, advising, and optimising medicines use in the area Promote, monitor, and improve the safe and cost-effective use of medicines within neurosciences through regular communication, budgetary reports and feedback to the directorate Develop and lead the pharmacy service to Neurosciences Routinely review, update, or develop Neurosciences medicines related guidelines Provide pharmaceutical advice to patients, carers, or specialists Have delegated responsibility for specific aspects of the neurosciences pharmacy service as agreed with the Directorate Pharmacist e.g. attendance at Directorate executive or Governance meetings. Support and deputise for the Directorate Pharmacist in the provision of a safe, effective, and efficient clinical pharmacy service to the neurosciences directorate, in accordance with local and national standards and strategy Champion the needs of neurosciences patients in relevant forums e.g. pharmacy governance Provide specialised professional and technical education and training to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety,Support and mentor junior pharmacists in the neurosciences pharmacy team, ensuring they have education and training relevant to their development, regular one to ones and appraisals. 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. Date posted 24 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 321-CSS-7042578-B8a Job locations John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way Oxford OX2 6AQ Job description Job responsibilities Main Tasks and Responsibilities Kindly refer to attached job description and person specification for Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job description Job responsibilities Main Tasks and Responsibilities Kindly refer to attached job description and person specification for Detailed job description and main responsibilities Person Specification Experience and Qualifications Essential Post-graduate clinical diploma Leadership qualification or training Broad clinical pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas or sectors Independent Prescriber Desirable Working across organisational boundaries Line management Person Specification Experience and Qualifications Essential Post-graduate clinical diploma Leadership qualification or training Broad clinical pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas or sectors Independent Prescriber Desirable Working across organisational boundaries Line management 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way Oxford OX2 6AQ Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)