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Specialist Pharmacist Surgery and Peri-operative Medicine, Oxford
Client:
Oxford University Hospitals
Location:
Oxford, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
314bb5450773
Job Views:
2
Posted:
13.04.2025
Expiry Date:
28.05.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
Building on your foundation knowledge, experience and skills, you will be working in a dynamic and rewarding setting to deliver compassionate excellence. As a specialist pharmacist you will grow in all four pillars of practice in order to prepare for an advanced practice role.
The post offers the unique opportunity to practice as a Specialist Pharmacist in General Surgery and Peri-operative medicine. Speciality areas managed include: Acute Surgery, Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery (including GI Physiology/Pelvic floor team and stoma therapy team), Endocrine Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Upper GI Surgery.
You will be part of the surgical and peri-op multi-disciplinary team providing peri-operative clinical and governance support to the Churchill Overnight Recovery Enhanced Care Unit, whilst supporting medicines management activity in elective surgery. The post offers opportunities to develop peri-operative elective services at the Churchill Hospital.
This post will provide opportunities to expand your expertise and skillset, mentor others, be involved in service development and/or research and to put your management and leadership skills into action in a supportive setting.
Candidates are likely to be subject to a two-part interview process. Initial appointment at Agenda for Change band will be considered if a candidate does not yet meet the essential criteria for appointment at Agenda for Change band.
Main duties of the job
1. To participate in and develop peri-operative clinical pharmacy services to the Churchill Overnight Recovery Enhanced Care Unit (CORU) and the Day Surgery Unit on the Churchill Hospital site and liaise with the directorate lead on expenditure and service issues. Including multidisciplinary team working with the peri-op team.
2. To participate in and support development of the clinical pharmacy services to the elective general surgery wards at the Churchill hospital site. This includes multidisciplinary team working, providing specialist advice, and supporting clinical management plans and timely patient discharges.
3. To participate in and support development of clinical pharmacy services within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) team and to work with the ERAS team in developing and implementing ERAS guidelines within the Surgery Directorate.
4. To promote and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the Directorate to achieve high standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.
5. To encourage the cost-effective use of medicines and to improve the quality of pharmaceutical care for patients.
6. To provide specialised professional and technical education to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety.
7. To be an active member of the pharmacy department and in the Directorate team and ensure continuous two-way exchange of information to maintain high standards of medicines use within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
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.
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
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