Band 8a Advanced Pharmacist

Job summary

Job Title: Consultant Pharmacist

Grade: Band 8a

Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU

Ward:Pharmacy

Pay Rates: £30.94 per hour

Shift Patterns: Monday to Friday 09:00 17:00

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

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.

Independently manage patients in ambulatory settings, and/or proactively review patients as part of a multidisciplinary ward round.

Be or become a knowledge expert in clinical pharmacy relating to Neurosciences including prescribing, screening, advising, and optimising medicines use in the area.

Provide specialised professional and technical education and training to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety, e.g. proactive development of guidelines and patient counselling tools, participation in clinical meetings/teaching sessions.

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

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