Clinical Pharmacist: Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing

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

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.