Foundation Pharmacist Band 6

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

1. Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating Pharmacy Professional Standards and our Trust values
2. Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
3. 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 is in a way that supports shared decision making.
4. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship activities.
5. Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities.
6. Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
7. Delegate and escalate appropriately.
8. Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock.

10.Undertake Audits and Quality Improvement Projects to support our culture of continuous improvement.

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

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

13. Undertake a program of study leading to a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.

14. Support the training and mentoring of our trainee pharmacists and technicians, as well as colleagues who are new to the Trust.

15. Participate in unsociable hours weekend and bank holiday working according to the service needs.

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

Please also refer to our Job Description.

• Masters Degree (4 year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council before starting in post
• Application pharmacy knowledge to benefit patient care
• Medication reconciliation at transfer of care
• Working with other health care professionals
• Service improvement
• Patient consultations
• Organised and methodical in approach
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to travel to all sites including the use of public transport
• Acts in accordance with the Trust values
• Adaptable and resilient
• Professionalism at all times

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Member of relevant professional group Such as UKCPA
• Knowledge and experience in clinical pharmacy
• Hospital experience
• Audit/Quality improvement
• Electronic prescribing systems
• Prioritisation
• Leadership

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree (4 year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Currently registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Application pharmacy knowledge to benefit patient care
• Working with other health care professionals
• Service improvement
• Patient consultations

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Member of relevant professional group Such as UKCPA
• Knowledge and experience in clinical pharmacy
• Hospital experience
• Audit/Quality improvement
• Electronic prescribing systems
• Leadership

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Horton Hospital

Oxford Road

Banbury

OX16 9AL

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)