We have an opportunity for a Band 6 /7 Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Team providing services to Oxford Health NHS FT Community Hospital wards in Oxfordshire. We are a small team working closely with patients and multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals to optimise medication use throughout the patient journey. We can offer a variety of flexible working solutions, including full, part-time, and sessional contracts.
This is a patient-facing role and the successful candidate will be working with the other members of the healthcare team on clinical sites. We currently have community hospitals in Abingdon, Bicester, Didcot, Oxford, Wallingford, and Witney; therefore, the ability to travel freely between sites is essential as you'll be based at one or more of the community hospitals in the county.
This is a great opportunity for a registered pharmacist looking to develop their career and gain experience across pharmacy services in clinical wards across our Trust. We offer excellent career progression opportunities and have a wide range of learning & development courses to support your journey with us. We'll encourage and support you to complete a post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy if you do not already have this.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for the development of excellent clinical relationships with the patients, carers, and healthcare professionals in your in-patient and community settings.
2. Directly support patients, prescribers, and other healthcare professionals via attendance at multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, carry out medication reviews, engage in discharge-planning with the MDT, and ensure the correct application of national and local guidance with regard to therapies involving medicines.
3. Support our pharmacy dispensary hubs based in Weston-on-the-Green and Kennington as per rota.
4. Be a member of the on-call pharmacist out of hours team as per rota.
5. Be supported in continuing professional development through regular clinical and peer group supervision and education sessions within the Pharmacy department.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression.
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development.
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service.
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers.
5. Competitive pension scheme.
6. Lease car scheme.
7. Cycle to work scheme.
8. Employee Assistance Programme.
9. Mental Health First Aiders.
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply).
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.
The Oxford Health Pharmacy & Medicines Management service employs approximately 80 staff, predominantly clinical pharmacists and technicians, supported by dispensary and administrative staff. Clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians are based on clinical sites, with supply and support functions at hubs in Oxfordshire.
The department provides services to our mental health in-patient and outpatient teams, including Acute adult mental health services, Forensic services, Learning disability services, and CAMHS, as well as community hospitals. Our Medicines Management Service is highly respected, and our staff are considered integrated members of the patient-focused multi-disciplinary teams in this Trust.
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role.
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