Foundation Pharmacist Band 6

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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, 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.

Job overview

This is an ideal development post for a newly qualified pharmacist or for a pharmacist wanting to take their first steps into a hospital pharmacy career in a vibrant, nurturing and supportive setting. The Horton Hospital is part of the Oxford Universities NHS Foundation Trust, based in the centre of Banbury.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to apply your pharmaceutical knowledge across a variety of different specialties and to continuously build both your confidence and knowledge base through formal and informal learning within a friendly team. You will rotate through a variety of acute clinical settings which will include both medical, surgical and paediatric clinical specialties with opportunities to apply your knowledge to support treatment of patients in the emergency department and the busy ambulatory unit. In your new role you will be taking responsibility and using initiative in managing your own workload blended with being a team player and knowing your limitations and asking for help and support as needed. You will be encouraged and supported in undertaking leadership tasks and to be involved in quality improvement and service development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Complete a local induction programme including core training, and maintain core skills throughout employment.
• Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating Pharmacy Professional Standards and our Trust values.
• Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
• 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 in a way that supports shared decision making.
• Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship activities.
• Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities.
• Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
• Delegate and escalate appropriately.
• Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock.
• Undertake Audits and Quality Improvement Projects to support our culture of continuous improvement.
• Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trust's incident reporting system.
• Where relevant to a rotation complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.
• Undertake a program of study leading to a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.
• Support the training and mentoring of our trainee pharmacists and technicians, as well as colleagues who are new to the Trust.
• Participate in unsociable hours weekend and bank holiday working according to the service needs.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy, or Associate Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Service.

Person specification

• Masters Degree (4 year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council before starting in post.
• Application of 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.

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. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

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.

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.

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