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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.

Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk

Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel

Contact

Address: Oxford Univ Hosps NHS Foundation Trust; OUHC HR Department,; 3rd Floor Unipart House Business Centre; Garsington Road; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX4 2PG
Contact Number: 01865 741186

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Ref: FAST TRACK Vacancy ID: 6711049

Specialist Pharmacist – Emergency Surgery and Nutrition

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Location

Site: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Headley Way
Town: Oxford
Postcode: OX3 9DU
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Pharmacist

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.

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. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Direct Patient Care

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. Optimise transfer of patient care, though timely completion of medicines reconciliation and communication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.

5. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicines effectiveness initiatives.

6. Where relevant to a rotation complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.

7. Where a scope of practice has been identified within a rotation, train to become a NMP and when registered with the GPhC and the OUH to prescribe within the Trust’s policy for Nonmedical Prescribing.

8. 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.

Supporting Professional Activities

9. Complete a local induction programme, including core training and maintain core skills throughout employment.

10. Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals and our Trust values.

11. Support and promote the Trusts equality, diversity and inclusion principles and our sustainability model.

12. Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.

13. Delegate and escalate appropriately.

14. Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trusts incident reporting system.

15. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, and the support of your team lead, in developing the pharmacy service in line with the department and Trust strategies in response to changing service needs

16. Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock and be able to develop an action plan for improvements in a designated area.

17. Support the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area

18. Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans.

19. Participate in, support and lead on Audits, Service evaluation and Quality/Cost Improvement Projects that align to our strategy and support our culture of continuous improvement.

20. Provide specialised professional and technical education at a professional or under-graduate level and at a level that patient/carers can understand in both inpatient and outpatient clinical environments across the primary and secondary care settings. Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement

21. Tutor and support the training of trainee foundation pharmacists and technicians.

22. Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy, or Associate Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Service.

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. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

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.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

Masters Degree (4 year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
Direct patient care experience
Working with other health care professionals
Communicating complex information via multiple methods to a variety of recipients.
Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
Mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
Taking the lead in a team or project
Organised and able to manage own time
Evidence based, methodical approach
Puzzle/Problem solver
Autonomous with awareness of own limitations and knowing when to escalate
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Accountable and responsible for own decisions
Acts in accordance with the Trust values
Adaptable and resilient
Professional at all times
Growth mindset, and continuing professional development.
Appreciation of the value of equality diversity and inclusion
Working knowledge of Office 365 applications

Desirable criteria

Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deeming equivalent.
Independent Prescriber
Edward Jenner Leadership programme or equivalent.
Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
Preparation of protocols or guidelines
Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA
Ability to travel to all sites including the use of public transport
Leadership experience
Enthusiastic and positive approach
Human factors training
Experience using Electronic prescribing systems