Specialist Nutrition And Intestinal Failure Pharmacist

Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacist to specialise in Nutrition and Intestinal Failure within a nationally designated specialist centre. You will work with a motivated MDT on inpatients and homecare PN, developing clinical knowledge and supporting new ways of working across sites.

The role offers opportunities to provide direct patient care, deliver teaching, and participate in professional groups while contributing to service transformation in a high‑profile

Qualifications

• Must have MPharm in pharmacy or equivalent.
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Direct patient care.
• Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit.

Responsibilities

• Advise on medicines management for nutrition support patients.
• Participate in PN ward rounds across Churchill and John Radcliffe sites.
• Liaise with nursing/medical staff for vascular access device insertion.
• Act as a non-medical prescriber for PN patients.
• Attend nutrition MDT meetings for inpatients and outpatients.
• Advise on home PN management to nutrition team and patients.
• Liaise with external providers for homecare PN.
• Report and investigate adverse incidents related to nutrition support.
• Assist Lead/Deputy Pharmacists with financial/commissioning reporting.
• Participate in SHIFNET/BPNG and other PN groups.
• Provide PN teaching to staff.

Skills

MPharm

GPhC registration

Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

Direct patient care

Quality improvement / audit

Education

MPharm in pharmacy or equivalent

Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Post Graduate Diploma/MSc or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

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. The service is entering into an exciting phase of transformation and your role will be key to supporting and working with the team to help implementation and embedding of new ways of working.

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 e.g. for homecare PN.
• Report and investigate adverse incidents related to nutrition support.
• To 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).

About us

At OUH we have a reputation of excellence in our Pharmacy team and in the quality of the service we provide. We have a supportive atmosphere in which we support your wellbeing and your development as a pharmacist. There are many opportunities for you to flourish in OUH - we have an excellent, dynamic and enthusiastic team who will encourage and inspire you in your learning and progression.

Our team provide a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services and extended clinical roles to a vast number of leading edge clinical areas including many tertiary specialities.

We work closely with our clinical teams and colleagues, divisions and academic institutions meaning you will have the best possible platform to develop your skills and knowledge and be a part of a Trust providing world class clinical care.

Oxford is a highly sought-after location. It is a unique, diverse, beautiful city steeped in history, architecture and culture. It is at the footsteps of the stunning Oxfordshire countryside and Cotswolds and at the same time well connected with London by train and bus and convenient for Heathrow for further discovery and travelling.

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 321-SW-8263201-B7-EXT

Job locations: John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

Essential

• MPharm in pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Direct patient care
• Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma/MSc or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescriber
• Experience in nutrition and/or intestinal failure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/

Contact

Consultant Pharmacist, Peter Austin, [e-mail], 01865572795

Closing date: 08 November 2026.