Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Jobs; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced pharmacist to provide clinical assessment and independent prescribing within the team’s scope of practice. You will manage a defined caseload and work with GPs, nurses and pharmacy staff to optimise medicines.

The role emphasises patient education, medicines optimisation, adverse event monitoring and adherence support, with involvement in governance, audits and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Structured and clinical medication reviews focusing on polypharmacy and high-risk medicines.
• Identify patients at risk through practice searches and prioritise them for review.
• Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge and on transfer into care homes.
• Provide patient-facing clinics for medicines queries and concerns.
• Collaborate with GPs, nurses, pharmacy technicians and other colleagues to coordinate care.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audits, risk management and safeguarding.

Job description

Job responsibilities Clinical assessment and prescribing Provide safe, effective and evidence-based clinical assessment and independent prescribing within your scope of practice and competence Apply advanced clinical knowledge and judgement to agree treatment plans, including medicines optimisation and deprescribing Manage a defined caseload, prioritising patients by clinical need See patients with common or minor ailments where appropriate, signposting to community pharmacy or referring to colleagues as needed Medicines optimisation and safety Undertake structured and clinical medication reviews, with a focus on polypharmacy, high-risk medicines and patients most at risk of harm Reconcile medicines after discharge from hospital or intermediate care and on transfer into care homes, resolving unexplained changes Identify patients at risk through practice searches, prioritising them for review Implement changes arising from MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and national or local guidance Monitor prescribing against local formulary and RAG lists, and support shared care arrangements Escalate complex or high-risk situations appropriately Patient care and engagement Give patients clear advice and education so they can make informed decisions and use their medicines effectively Use communication and influencing skills to support behaviour change and adherence Provide patient-facing clinics for medicines queries and concerns Multidisciplinary and service collaboration Work closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacy technicians and other colleagues to coordinate care Build effective links with community pharmacies, hospital pharmacy teams, the ICB medicines management team and Primary Care Network colleagues Contribute pharmaceutical advice to new services and care pathways Governance, compliance and quality Contribute to clinical governance, including audit, risk management, safeguarding and incident reporting Support the practice in meeting medicines-related QOF and enhanced service requirements Support CQC compliance where medicines are involved Keep accurate, timely clinical records in line with legal and professional standards Analyse and present medicines data to highlight risks and support decisions Professional practice and development Maintain professional competence and prescribing practice through supervision, reflection and CPD Keep up to date with clinical guidance, legislation and best practice Contribute to audit, training and service improvement, and support the development of colleagues and trainees

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust