Specialist Nutrition and Intestinal Failure Pharmacist

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Oxford is seeking a Specialist Nutrition and Intestinal Failure Pharmacist. This role offers the opportunity to develop clinical skills while working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team. The position involves advising on medicines management, participating in ward rounds, and providing teaching to healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist role in Nutrition and Intestinal Failure.
• Develop clinical knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on medicines management for nutrition support patients.
• Participate in daily inpatient PN ward rounds.
• Act as a non-medical prescriber for PN patients.

Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Medicines Management

Team Collaboration

Job description

Specialist Nutrition and Intestinal Failure Pharmacist, Oxford

Client: Oxford University Hospitals

Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: d4ee53230351

Job Views: 3

Posted: 12.05.2025

Expiry Date: 26.06.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

This is an ideal role for a pharmacist wanting to work in Nutrition and Intestinal Failure in a nationally designated specialist centre. This role would enable you to develop your clinical knowledge and skills and to work with a very motivated wider multidisciplinary team for both inpatients and homecare patients.

Main duties of the job

• Advise on medicines management for nutrition support patients.
• Actively participate as a member of daily inpatient PN ward rounds that take place on different hospital sites (primarily at the Churchill and John Radcliffe sites).
• Liaise with appropriate nursing and/or medical staff for vascular access device insertion if needed.
• Act as a non-medical prescriber for PN patients.
• Attend and support nutrition MDT meetings, for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Offer advice on the management of home PN patients to the nutrition team and other hospital staff, as well as to patients directly.
• Liaise and negotiate service provision with external providers for homecare PN.
• Report and investigate adverse incidents related to nutrition support.
• Assist the Lead and Deputy Team Pharmacists in financial and commissioning reporting for the intestinal failure service.
• Participate in SHIFNET and/or BPNG and/or other local/national group related to PN provision.
• Provide teaching regarding PN to pharmacy, nursing, medical staff, and other allied healthcare professionals (AHPs).

Working for our organisation

At OUH, we have a reputation for excellence in our Pharmacy team and the quality of the service we provide. We support your wellbeing and development as a pharmacist, with many opportunities to flourish. Our team offers a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services and extended clinical roles across various clinical areas, including tertiary specialties.

We work closely with clinical teams, divisions, and academic institutions, providing a platform for skill and knowledge development within a Trust delivering world-class clinical care.

Oxford is a highly sought-after location—an historic, diverse, and beautiful city, close to the Oxfordshire countryside and Cotswolds, well connected to London by train and bus, and convenient for Heathrow Airport.