Job summary
We are looking for intuitive,enthusiastic and versatile pharmacists to join our diverse and inclusive team to help us deliver excellent compassionate care to our patients. The pharmacy department at OUH comprises of over 100 staff in the clinical pharmacy team, and we work across all four hospital sites. We are continually trying to improve the service we provide, learning from each other to optimise what we do.
Why do our staff like working here?
- Dynamic and rewarding setting.
- Vast range of specialities with interesting patients with high levels of complexity.
- Always something new,innovativeand exciting happening - newcutting edge treatments and technologies.
- Large group of supportive peers from diverse backgrounds.
- Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities.
- Good career progression optionsto consultant level.
- Pharmacists seen as valued members of the MDT who add positive contributions to patient care.
- Working in teams with Consultant Pharmacists who are leading in their areas of specialisation nationally.
This post offers a unique opportunity to work across a highly specialist area in paediatrics and AMS.
Main duties of the job
This is a split post where you will spend half of your time with the Pharmacy Paediatric Team and the other half with the Paediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)/Infection Disease (ID) Team.
1. To be an active member of the Pharmacy department and specified clinical area, andto ensure continuous two-way exchange of information to maintain high standards ofmedicines use within the Trust.
2. To promote safe, effective & economic use of medicines within the Trust by appropriate and timely provision of clinical service, to optimise patient care.
3. To provide education and training in paediatric pharmacy area to Pharmacy staff,students and trainees.
4. To participate in, develop and provide clinical pharmacy services to paediatric clinicalareas, including specialist paediatric services.
5. To support the safe and effective use of medicines within clinical services.
6. To provide specialised professional and technical education to enable the paediatricservice to meet high standards of patient care and safety.
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.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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to attached job description (JD) and person specification (PS) for detailed job description and main responsibilities
Contact Ebraheem Junaid ebraheem.junaid@ouh.nhs.uk (Directorate Team Lead & Highly Advanced Pharmacist for Children & Neonates) for any questions relating to this post.
Whatadditionalopportunities are available to me?
Professional Practice:
Independent prescribing
UKCPA and CPPE courses
Time management
Improving customer care
Collaborative working:
Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect)
Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds
Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing,EDIor other project groups
Leadership Management:
NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner
CPPE leading for change
Value based appraisal training
Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists
Education & Training:
Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students)
Coaching & mentoringtraining
Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor
Foundation pharmacist tutor
Research & Evaluation:
Audit/quality improvement and associated training
Service evaluation
Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading
If this is what you are looking for, then pleasecomeand join us. Let us know using the contact details below ifyoudlike an informal visit to the department or conversation before applyingor have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to attached job description (JD) and person specification (PS) for detailed job description and main responsibilities
Contact Ebraheem Junaid ebraheem.junaid@ouh.nhs.uk (Directorate Team Lead & Highly Advanced Pharmacist for Children & Neonates) for any questions relating to this post.
Whatadditionalopportunities are available to me?
Professional Practice:
Independent prescribing
UKCPA and CPPE courses
Time management
Improving customer care
Collaborative working:
Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect)
Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds
Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing,EDIor other project groups
Leadership Management:
NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner
CPPE leading for change
Value based appraisal training
Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists
Education & Training:
Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students)
Coaching & mentoringtraining
Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor
Foundation pharmacist tutor
Research & Evaluation:
Audit/quality improvement and associated training
Service evaluation
Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading
If this is what you are looking for, then pleasecomeand join us. Let us know using the contact details below ifyoudlike an informal visit to the department or conversation before applyingor have any questions.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters Degre (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
- Experience of direct patient care in more than one setting or clinical area
- Experience of completing Quality improvement project, service evaluation or audit
- Experience of mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
- Working knowledge of Office 365 applications
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber
- Edward Jenner Leadership programme or equivalent.
- Hospital experience in paediatrics
- Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
- Preparation of protocols or guidelines
- Experience using Electronic prescribing systems
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters Degre (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
- Experience of direct patient care in more than one setting or clinical area
- Experience of completing Quality improvement project, service evaluation or audit
- Experience of mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
- Working knowledge of Office 365 applications
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber
- Edward Jenner Leadership programme or equivalent.
- Hospital experience in paediatrics
- Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
- Preparation of protocols or guidelines
- Experience using Electronic prescribing systems
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
