Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is an ideal role for a pharmacist wanting to work in a dynamic leading-edge specialty - Respiratory Medicine. The respiratory department is an excellent research renowned Tertiary Centre and this role would enable you to deepen your clinical knowledge and skills and develop leadership skills in working with a very motivated wider multidisciplinary team. In particular, you will be instrumental in managing patients and delivering transformative care to patients who have interstitial lung disease.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

• Become an expert in Respiratory Pharmacy with a focus on ILD.
• Respiratory medicine will include COPD, Interstitial Lung disease, and pleural medicine as well as severe asthma.
• You will be responsible for delivering our ILD to provide excellent patient care. This will include all aspects of ILD treatment, homecare including related documentation and supporting clinics.
• To be a key role in the Respiratory Pharmacy team and wider multidisciplinary team with all related initiatives in teaching, service, and guideline development.
• To demonstrate Trust values and professionalism in all day-to-day work and communications.

About us

At OUH we have a reputation for excellence in our pharmacy team and in the quality of the service we provide. We have a supportive atmosphere in which we support your wellbeing and your development as a pharmacist. There are many opportunities for you to flourish in OUH - we have an excellent, dynamic, and enthusiastic team who will encourage and inspire you in your learning and progression.

Our team provides a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services and extended clinical roles to a vast number of leading-edge clinical areas including many tertiary specialties.

We work closely with our clinical teams and colleagues, divisions, and academic institutions meaning you will have the best possible platform to develop your skills and knowledge and be a part of a Trust providing world-class clinical care.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for full details. If you would like to arrange a visit to OUH, we would be happy to support you in this.

Person Specification

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of Office 365 applications
• Experience using Electronic prescribing systems

Qualifications

• MPharm in pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Post Graduate Diploma/MSc or equivalent experience
• Experience in respiratory

Experience

• Direct patient care
• Working with other healthcare 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
• Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
• Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
• Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
• Preparation of protocols or guidelines

Personal skills

• Organised and able to manage own time.
• Evidence-based, methodical approach
• Autonomous with awareness of own limitations and knowing when to escalate
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Accountable and responsible for own decisions
• Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
• Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA
• Ability to travel to all sites including the use of public transport

Behavioural Skills

• Acts in accordance with the Trust values
• Adaptable and resilient
• Professional at all times
• Growth mindset, and continuing professional development.
• Appreciation of the value of equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Leadership
• Enthusiastic and positive approach
• Human factors training

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata