About this role
Job summary
A unique opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join the Neurosciences Team, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital site.
The Oxford Neurosciences Tertiary Referral Centre provides world class comprehensive care for neurology and neurosurgery patients within Oxfordshire, surrounding areas and beyond.
The post holder be part of a well-established, friendly neurosciences pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
Become a knowledge expert in clinical pharmacy relating to Neurosciences , including prescribing, screening, advising, and optimising medicines use in the area
Promote, monitor, and improve the safe and cost-effective use of medicines within neurosciences through regular communication, budgetary reports and feedback to the directorate
Develop and lead the pharmacy service to neurosciences
Routinely review, update, or develop Neurosciences medicines related guidelines
Provide pharmaceutical advice to patients, carers, or specialists
Have delegated responsibility for specific aspects of the neurosciences pharmacy service as agreed with the Directorate Pharmacist e.g. attendance at Directorate executive or Governance meetings.
Support and deputise for the Directorate Pharmacist in the provision of a safe, effective, and efficient clinical pharmacy service to the neurosciences directorate, in accordance with local and national standards and strategy
Champion the needs of neurosciences patients in relevant forums e.g. pharmacy governance
Provide specialised professional and technical education and training to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety,Support and mentor junior pharmacists in the neurosciences pharmacy team, ensuring they have education and training relevant to their development, regular one to ones and appraisals.
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.
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Main Tasks and Responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience and Qualifications Essential
Post-graduate clinical diploma Leadership qualification or training Broad clinical pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas or sectors Independent Prescriber
Desirable
Working across organisational boundaries Line management
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)