Band 5 Nurse and Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions please email: nursing.careers@ouh.nhs.uk.
Job overview
Are you recently qualified or a pharmacist wanting to take their first steps into a hospital pharmacy career in a vibrant, nurturing and supportive setting? This could be the post for you. The role offers the opportunity to apply your pharmaceutical knowledge across a variety of different specialties and to continuously build both your confidence and knowledge base through formal and informal learning. Typically, rotations are 6 months in duration, they span across sites and include both medical and surgical clinical specialties. It will include taking responsibility and using initiative in managing your own workload blended with being a team player and knowing your limitations and asking for help and support as needed. You will be encouraged and supported in undertaking leadership tasks and to be involved in quality improvement and service development.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to our clinical pharmacy service supporting a variety of medical and surgical wards, delivering compassionate excellence in this patient facing role. You will be supported to complete post-graduate training, with support from supervisors and tutors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Complete a local induction programme including core training, and maintain core skills throughout employment.
* Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating Pharmacy Professional Standards and our Trust values.
* Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
* Analyse prescriptions, alongside technical resources, patient records and information from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action and communicate this in a way that supports shared decision making.
* Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship activities.
* Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities.
* Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
* Delegate and escalate appropriately.
* Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock.
* Undertake Audits and Quality Improvement Projects to support our culture of continuous improvement.
* Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trust's incident reporting system.
* Where relevant to a rotation complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.
* Undertake a program of study leading to a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.
* Support the training and mentoring of our trainee pharmacists and technicians, as well as colleagues who are new to the Trust.
* Participate in unsociable hours weekend and bank holiday working according to the service needs.
* Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy or Associate Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Masters Degree (4 year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
* Currently registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Ability to travel to all sites including the use of public transport.
* Application pharmacy knowledge to benefit patient care.
* Working with other health care professionals.
* Service improvement.
* Patient consultations.
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) or relevant professional group such as UKCPA.
* Knowledge and experience in clinical pharmacy.
* Hospital experience.
* Audit/Quality improvement.
* Electronic prescribing systems.
* Leadership.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
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