Advanced Paediatric Pharmacist (8a)

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks a qualified Clinical Pharmacist to enhance safe and effective medication use within paediatrics. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services, participating in ward rounds, and contributing to the development of medicine protocols. Candidates should possess a Clinical Pharmacy Diploma, non-medical prescribing qualifications, and substantial paediatric pharmacy experience. Join us in delivering compassionate excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent is essential.
• Non-medical prescribing qualifications expected to be completed by March 2026.
• At least two years as paediatric pharmacist at Band 7 or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward-based clinical pharmacy service.
• Participate in ward rounds and clinical meetings.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of medicine protocols.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent

Non-medical prescribing qualifications

Experience as paediatric pharmacist

Job description

Job summary

This is a post that promotes, monitor and improve the safe and cost-effective use of medicines within the sub-specialties in Children's Directorate through regular clinical service and planning, communication, budgetary report and feedback to the directorate leads. It ensures patient safety and enhances therapeutic outcomes in very specialist areas of paediatrics that require expert pharmacist support. The post will ensure high-quality and standardised service provision to patients requiring nutritional support (including TPN), high-cost medications and medications delivered via Homecare services.

Main duties

1. To maintain a clinical expertise and develop particular areas of interest as appropriate and in accordance with the Trust and Pharmacy strategies.
2. To provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service.
3. Participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate.
4. Maintain non-medical prescribing competencies, or train to become a NMP and when registered with the GPhC and the OUH to prescribe within the Trust's policy for Non-medical Prescribing.
5. Contribute to the monitoring of safe, effective, and economic use of medicines in the directorate.
6. Participate in the production, critical appraisal, and reviews of medicines with evidence-based practice.
7. Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of protocols for medicines, particularly for high cost, high use and high risk medicines, in response to clinical and business needs.
8. Be aware of Medicines Management/Medicines Safety issues for clinical area/directorate.
9. To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team (or if required between pharmacy teams) on a reciprocal basis.
10. Support dispensary by participating in screening and dispensing as per rota.
11. To monitor PN and use of other medicines. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management.
12. Support the strategic developments of the service.
13. Actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives.

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. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person Specification

Essential

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent
• Non-medical prescribing (NMP) qualifications or due to be completed by March 2026
• At least two years as paediatric pharmacist at Band 7 or above

Desirable

• Paediatric TPN experience
• Neonatal TPN experience
• At least five years in hospital pharmacy
• At least three years as Band 7 paediatric pharmacist
• Prescribing in paediatrics for at least one year
• Developing or writing business cases especially for NICE Technical Appraisals
• Managing high cost drugs (HCDs) and involved in budget planning for their use
• Line management experience
• PICU and/or NICU experience

Other requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required. Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.