About this role
Job summary
We are excited to announce a newly created role tolead and deliver the specialist pharmacy services for patients receiving mavacamten (and other myosin inhibitors as they become licensed) for treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) at OUH and to work within the network to set up and support hub and spoke services for provision of mavacamten with regional centres.
The post holder will provide expert clinical pharmaceutical care to support the safe prescribing and monitoring of mavacamten and other myosin inhibitors. The role will include prescribing, medicines optimisation, clinical monitoring, patient counselling, service development, education and contribution to local and national governance frameworks relating to high-cost specialist medicines for cardiomyopathy. The post-holder will also support the cardiothoracic pharmacy team to deliver ward-based clinical pharmacy services and support the main dispensary at the John Radcliffe hospital.
In your application, you should state the date you will received final ratified university certificate and diploma results if you have not completed.
This post is only open to pharmacists who are at band 7 already
Main duties of the job
1. To work with the Inherited Cardiac Condition (ICC) clinical service unit at OUH to provide specialized pharmacy services for patients receiving mavacamten (and other myosin inhibitors as available) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
2. To provide expert clinical pharmaceutical care including supporting safe prescribing and monitoring, of myosin inhibitors, inputting into local and national governance frameworks and working collaboratively with the ICC team.
3. To provide clinical pharmacy support for the use of other specialized medicines within the ICC service including perhexiline, hydroquinidine etc.
4. To provide clinical pharmacy services to the Cardiothoracic Directorate to support the clinical pharmacy team as needed on a reciprocal basis.
5. To work within the dispensary as required as part of the pharmacy team rota.
6. To promote and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the directorate to achieve high standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.
7. To encourage the cost-effective use of medicines and to improve the quality of pharmaceutical care for patients.
Mavacamten Service Role
(Note mavacamten is currently the only myosin inhibitor licensed in the UK, but the role will apply to other myosin inhibitors as they become licensed)
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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
Please refer to above sections on job summary and main duties of the job and refer to the job description. We are happy to chat with you or arrange a visit to find out further details.
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pharmacy Department, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)