Rotational Specialist Pharmacist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a rotational pharmacist to join their progressive pharmacy department. You will gain diverse experience across various specialities and engage in clinical leadership and mentoring activities. Ideal candidates should possess a postgraduate clinical diploma and a drive for patient-focused care. Applications close on 30 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse prescriptions and patient records.
• Strong communication skills with healthcare professionals and patients.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service.
• Conduct medicines reconciliation and collaborate with GPs.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Intuitive Pharmacist

Enthusiastic

Versatile

Education

Postgraduate clinical diploma

Job description

If you are keen to further develop your skills learnt as a junior pharmacist, we may have the perfect opportunity for you to join our team of rotational specialist pharmacists. By applying for this job you will have the opportunity to join the progressive and pioneering pharmacy department at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for intuitive, enthusiastic and versatile pharmacists to join our diverse and inclusive team.

Programme Features

• Experience across multiple specialities and hospital sites, allowing you to develop a breadth of experience for your portfolio. Twelve‑month rotations will cover emergency and acute general medicine, gastroenterology, cardiology, specialist medicine, renal transplant, surgery, neurosciences, renal, general surgery, respiratory/AMS, rheumatology/orthopaedics and virtual wards.
• The opportunity to undertake prescribing courses dependent on rotation undertaken and prior completion of a postgraduate clinical diploma.
• The chance to take on leadership/mentoring responsibilities such as trainee pharmacist tutor or postgraduate clinical pharmacy tutor.
• Each rotation is designed to give you the required skills to develop your clinical and non‑clinical pharmacy skills within the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Framework.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate excellence via a patient focused clinical pharmacy service, in accordance with national medicines optimisation principles and local clinical pharmacy procedures.
• Analyse prescriptions, alongside technical resources, patient records and information from patient consults to form an opinion on the most appropriate course of action.
• Accurately and sensitively communicate medicines related information to a variety of healthcare professionals and patients, including those with language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, to facilitate shared decision making.
• Optimise transfer of patient care through timely completion of medicines reconciliation and communication with GPs and community pharmacy teams.
• Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship, medicines safety, and medicines effectiveness initiatives.
• Where relevant to a rotation complete training in clinical trials and support the supply of investigational medicinal products.
• Where a scope of practice has been identified within a rotation, 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.
• Support OUH dispensaries, and liaise with external agencies (such as aseptic production services or homecare providers) to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply of medications to patients.
• Complete a local induction programme, including core training and maintain core skills throughout employment.
• Act as a role model for pharmacy within the Trust, demonstrating the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals and our Trust values.
• Support and promote the Trust’s equality, diversity and inclusion principles and our sustainability model.
• Plan and organise your own workload in alignment with professional and organisational priorities.
• Delegate and escalate appropriately.
• Report any unexpected or untoward events via the Trust’s incident reporting system.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, and the support of your team lead, in developing the pharmacy service in line with the department and Trust strategies in response to changing service needs.
• Support compliance with medicines related legislative and regulatory requirements, including maintaining the security and quality of medicines stock and be able to develop an action plan for improvements in a designated area.
• Support the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area.
• Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans.
• Participate in, support and lead on Audits, Service evaluation and Quality/Cost Improvement Projects that align to our strategy and support our culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide specialised professional and technical education at a professional or under‑graduate level and at a level that patient/carers can understand in both inpatient and outpatient clinical environments across the primary and secondary care settings.
• Tutor and support the training of trainee foundation pharmacists and technicians.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director of Pharmacy, or Associate Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Service.

This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025.