Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site John Radcliffe Hospital
Town Oxford
Salary £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 10/04/2025 23:59
Advanced Pharmacist Ambulatory Care
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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 of 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.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
Job overview
This is a unique opportunity to join the ambulatory pharmacy team at Oxford University Hospitals. The Ambulatory service provides clinical pharmacy services to the ambulatory assessment units (or same day emergency care) and the Ambulatory Outreach Team (AOT). AOT encompasses the virtual ward, hospital at home service, Complex OutPatient Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT) and Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU).
The post holder will support in providing services to the ambulatory team, whilst developing their own experience in a fast-developing clinical area. There are opportunities to develop clinical assessment skills and be involved in the assessment of patients and delivery of care in their home environments.
Main duties of the job
* To participate in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service to Ambulatory Units and Ambulatory Outreach Teams.
* To work closely with the Ambulatory Outreach Team (AOT) as their services continue to develop, to ensure safe and effective medication practices are adhered to.
* To work flexibly, according to the needs of the service.
* To contribute to the appropriate and timely use of antimicrobials, including ‘at home’ parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
* To encourage the cost effective use of medicines and to improve the quality of pharmaceutical care for patients.
* To provide specialised professional and technical education to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety.
* To be an active member of the pharmacy department and in the specialist area/Directorate team, and ensure continuous two-way exchange of information to maintain high standards of medicines use within the Trust.
Person specification
* Qualified to masters degree level (4 year MPharm) or equivalent Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
* Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist at a high level in a variety of clinical areas
* Accredited tutor for Cardiff University Clinical Pharmacy Diploma (or meets criteria to become accredited if an accredited tutor for another diploma).
* Problem identification and solving skills with an ability to prioritise effectively
* Ability to make decisions
* Well organised
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Good interpersonal skills including being assertive
* Professional and personal integrity
* Membership of regional/national/international specialist interest group
* Contributing to publications / conference presentations at least at a regional level.
* Evidence of contribution to regional specialist interest groups
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
* Demonstrable awareness of key drivers for the NHS
* Demonstrable awareness of financial pressures/constraints within the NHS
* Experience of developing drug protocols / contributing to formulary development
* Involvement in developing a service within pharmacy
* Experience of under-taking and supervising audits or drug use evaluations
* Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously and can delegate authority appropriately
* Must demonstrate flexibility in working practices
* Experience of teaching and tutoring
* Enthusiastic and self-motivated
* Capable of working under pressure
* Must show commitment
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