Job summary
Do you enjoy the challenges of meeting complex pharmaceutical care needs, with the back-up of an experienced clinical pharmacy team? Are you enthusiastic, self-motivated and keen to improve the direct care of patients?
Following the existing postholder's internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a Specialist Pharmacist to join the OUH Adult Critical Care Pharmacy team. We are a very supportive team comprising Consultant Pharmacist, Advanced Pharmacists and Specialist Pharmacists and we look forward to sharing our enthusiasm for improving pharmaceutical care for our patients with you. The focus of the job will be clinical pharmacy provision to the 30-bed Oxford Adult Critical Care Unit (OCCU), where you will look after general and trauma ICU patients as well as patients from specialised services such as Transplant and Haematology over our two sites. There will be opportunity to gain experience in project work across the Critical Care, Anaesthetics, Pre-op Assessment, Pain & Resuscitation (CAPR) Directorate.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Pharmacist Adult Critical Care supports Highly Specialist Pharmacists and the Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care, and works alongside other Specialist Pharmacists in the CAPR pharmacy team to deliver safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy services to OCCU . This will include reviewing and optimising prescriptions, attendance at and contribution to MDT ward rounds, as well as providing advice and teaching for junior pharmacy staff and other critical care healthcare professionals, appropriate to the postholder's level of experience.
The postholder will, with appropriate support, deputise for the Senior Pharmacists in Critical Care at medicines or governance related unit level meetings, e.g. the OCC Quality & Safety Meeting, to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety. They will support the CAPR directorate pharmacy team in producing medicines evaluation, medicines protocols and treatment guidelines as well as participating in medicines-related audits or other projects related to Adult Critical Care or related areas as determined by team objectives.
The postholder will occasionally support the CAPR Lead Directorate Pharmacist in providing clinical pharmacy services to other specialities, e.g. Anaesthetics, within their level of skills or following appropriate training if required.
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.
Candidates who are successful at being shortlisted for this role will undergo a two stage interview process of a values based interview, followed by a a technical interview .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Tasks and 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
8. For registered professionals authorised to prescribe: In roles requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, and after approval from the Trusts respective Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, the practitioner will prescribe medications safely and effectively in line with their scope of practice, utilising local or organisational guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Prescribing Standards, and those of the GPhC
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.
Refer to attached job description and person specification for Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Tasks and 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
8. For registered professionals authorised to prescribe: In roles requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, and after approval from the Trusts respective Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, the practitioner will prescribe medications safely and effectively in line with their scope of practice, utilising local or organisational guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Prescribing Standards, and those of the GPhC
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.
Refer to attached job description and person specification for Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degre (4 Year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
- Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC
- Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber
- Completion of formal Leadership program
Experience
Essential
- Direct patient care in more than one one setting or clinical area.
- 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
Desirable
- Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
- Experience in Pharmaceutical care of patients in critical care or enhanced care setting
- Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
- Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
- Preparation of protocols or guidelines
Personal skills
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
- Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
- Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degre (4 Year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
- Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC
- Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber
- Completion of formal Leadership program
Experience
Essential
- Direct patient care in more than one one setting or clinical area.
- 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
Desirable
- Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
- Experience in Pharmaceutical care of patients in critical care or enhanced care setting
- Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
- Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
- Preparation of protocols or guidelines
Personal skills
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
- Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
- Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA
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).
