Clinical Services Pharmacist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist to join our multi-disciplinary team on a 12-month fixed term contract beginning February 2027. Flexible working options include full, part-time, and annualised hour contracts, with travel between sites as required.

The role focuses on adult and older adult mental health teams at Whiteleaf or Oxford sites, working with colleagues across Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Swindon.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered pharmacist required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy preferred, especially within mental health settings.
• Able to travel between Oxfordshire sites as part of the Mental Health Directorate.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong clinical relationships with patients, carers and healthcare professionals in inpatient and community settings.
• Attend MDT meetings, carry out medication reviews and support discharge planning.
• Liaise with centralised hub pharmacist and contribute to medicines management services.

Skills

GPhC registration

Job description

Are you a GPhC registered pharmacist looking for a career opportunity in mental health services? We are recruiting for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our multi-disciplinary team at Oxford Health on a 12-month fixed term contract beginning Feb 2027. We can offer a variety of flexible working solutions, including full, part-time, and annualised hour contracts.

The Oxford Health Pharmacy & Medicines Management service employs approximately 80 staff, predominantly clinical pharmacists, and technicians, supported by dispensary and administrative staff. Clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians are based (primarily) on clinical sites, with supply and support functions at hubs in Oxfordshire.

We provides services to our mental health in-patient and outpatient teams, including Acute adult mental health services, Forensic services, Learning disability services and CAMHS, as well as community hospitals.

Your role will primarily be focussed on supporting the adult and older adult mental health teams based at the Whiteleaf or Oxford sites, though you’ll be working alongside clinical pharmacy colleagues within the Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Swindon areas of the Mental Health Directorate so the ability to travel between sites will be required.

If you have experience working in hospital pharmacy and you're looking for your next career move, we'd love to hear from you!

• Responsible for the development of strong clinical relationships with the patients, carers and healthcare professionals in your in-patient and community settings.
• Directly support patients, prescribers, and other healthcare professionals via attendance at multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and one-to-one patient consultations, carry out medication reviews, engage in discharge-planning with the MDT and ensure the correct application of national and local guidance with regard to therapies involving medicines.
• Support and work alongside our centralised hub pharmacist where necessary (based at the Clinical Pharmacy Support Unit in Oxford).
• Support the ongoing development of the community based pharmacy services.
• Support the Trust and departmental clinical effectiveness initiatives.
• Be a member of the on-call pharmacist out of hours team as per rota where applicable.
• Be encouraged and supported to professionally develop in line with the departmental and your own personal needs as appropriate.
• Be supported in continuing professional development through regular clinical and peer group supervision and education sessions within the Pharmacy department and externally where practicable.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandeep Bhatti Job title: Clinical Lead pharmacist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07919 553289

Alternative Contact

Amanda Hotston: Directorate Lead pharmacist for Mental health Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail]

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.