Job summary
We are looking for a passionate and dynamic pharmacist to join our paediatric oncology haematology team. Your new role lead on the build, maintenance and validation of new medicines within our electronic prescribing system, Chemocare. This is both at OUH (the primary treatment centre) and across the network of paediatric oncology shared care units.
A strong interest in IT is desired, alongside either oncology/haematology or paediatric experience.
Please get in touch for further information if you are interested.
Main duties of the job
1. To be an active member of the pharmacy department and in the specialist area.
2. To contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of protocols within paediatric haematology and oncology services for medicines, particularly for high cost, high use and high risk medicines, in response to clinical and business needs of the Trust and Directorate, ensuring these are integrated across the Trust as appropriate.
3. With the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking.
4. To support the electronic building, maintenance and validation of paediatric chemotherapy regimens via the paediatric chemotherapy e-prescribing system (Chemocare).
5. Liaison with and advice to POSCU (paediatric oncology shared care unit) pharmacists, nurses and doctors.
6. Ensuring compliance with Improving Outcomes Guidance (IOG) standards.
7. Represents the paediatric oncology/haematology team on the Parent User Group for Kamran ward - increase parent/patient awareness regarding pharmacy matters.
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk.
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: 14 February 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, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 321-NOTSS-6951642-B8
Job locations: John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington way, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Job responsibilities
1. Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
2. Analyse prescriptions, alongside technical resources, patient records and information from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action.
3. Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines-related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients, including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, in a way that facilitates shared decision making.
4. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicines effectiveness initiatives.
5. Provide highly specialised advice and guidance on patient management in areas where evidence base is lacking or opinions are conflicting.
6. Apply advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the delivery of care for individuals or groups with complex care needs.
7. Independently manage patients in ambulatory settings, and/or proactively review patients as part of a multidisciplinary ward round.
8. Optimise transfer of patient care, through timely completion of medicines reconciliation and communication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.
9. Support OUH dispensaries, and liaise with external agencies (such as aseptic production services or homecare providers) to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply of medications to patients.
10. Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals, RPS Core Advanced capabilities and our Trust values.
11. Support and promote the Trust's equality, diversity and inclusion principles.
12. Take actions to improve the health of the population and reduce health inequalities.
13. Promote the sustainable use of medicines in line with the Trust's Green Plan.
14. Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities. Support others to do the same. Delegate and escalate appropriately.
15. Accept professional accountability for all actions and advice.
16. Motivate and support individuals to deliver defined objectives and continuously improve performance.
17. Develop, implement and monitor Medicines Management policies and procedures, including MILs, PGDs and injectable monographs related to your area of practice.
18. Represent your service at relevant OUH meetings as appropriate e.g. Home Care User Group, High Cost Medicines Group, Pharmacy Systems Optimisation, Governance.
19. Provide advice to your service on all aspects of medicines management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Post graduate diploma
* Registration within GPhC
* Leadership qualification
Desirable
* Independent prescribing
* RPS Credentialing
* Human factors training
* Teaching/coaching qualification
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.
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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington way, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/
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