Specialist Pharmacist Adult Critical care

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Oxford is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist for Adult Critical Care. This role involves providing clinical pharmacy services, supporting specialists, and contributing to patient care in a collaborative environment. Join a dedicated team focused on improving pharmaceutical care for patients in critical care settings.

Qualifications

• Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Completion of formal Leadership program.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy service to Adult Critical Care Units.
• Support Highly Specialist Pharmacists and contribute to MDT ward rounds.
• Review and optimise prescriptions for critical care patients.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Quality Improvement

Education

Masters Degree (4 Year MPharm or equivalent)

Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice

Job description

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Specialist Pharmacist Adult Critical care

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Adult Critical Care Pharmacist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (internal secondment) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Three working days per week as well as weekend committment per standard OUH pharmacy terms & conditions) Job ref 321-CSS-7053374-B7

Site Pharmacy Department, John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxford Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 12/06/2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel .

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

We are offering a rare opportunity to join our adult critical care pharmacy team for a 9 month fixed term or secondment. We are a very supportive team with comprehensive expertise in the various aspects of critical care pharmacy. We look forward to sharing our enthusiasm for improving pharmaceutical care for our patients with you. The focus of the job will be clinical pharmacy provision to the Adult Critical Care Unit (both OCCU and CICU) plus there will be opportunity to get stuck into some project work.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Pharmacist Adult Critical Care provides clinical pharmacy service to patients on the Adult Critical Care Units (OCCU and CICU) in Oxford University Hospitals in close cooperation with other critical care pharmacists.

They support Highly Specialist Pharmacists, the Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care, and work alongside other Specialist Pharmacists in the CAPR (Critical Care, Anaesthetics, Pre-op Assessment & Resuscitation) pharmacy team to deliver safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy services to the Adult ICUs. This includes reviewing and optimising prescriptions, attendance at and contribution to MDT ward rounds, as well as providing advice and teaching for junior pharmacy staff and other critical care healthcare professionals, appropriate to the postholder’s level of experience.

The postholder will, with appropriate support, deputise for the Senior Pharmacists Critical Care at medicines or governance related unit level meetings, e.g. OCC Quality & Safety Meeting. They will support the CAPR directorate pharmacy team in producing medicines evaluation, medicines protocols and treatment guidelines as well as participating in medicines-related audits or other projects related to Adult Critical Care.

The postholder will occasionally support the CAPR Lead Directorate Pharmacist in providing clinical pharmacy services to other specialities in the directorate, e.g. Anaesthetics, within their level of skills or following appropriate training if required.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

Candidates who are successful at being shortlisted for this role will undergo a two stage interview process of a values based interview, followed by a a technical interview .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

The Specialist Pharmacist Adult Critical Care provides clinical pharmacy service to patients on the Adult Critical Care Units in the Oxford University Hospitals in close cooperation with other critical care pharmacists.

They support Highly Specialist Pharmacists in Adult Critical Care, the Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care, and work alongside other Specialist Pharmacists in the CAPR (Critical Care, Anaesthetics, Pre-operative Assessment & Resuscitation) directorate pharmacy team to deliver safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy services to the Oxford Critical Care Unit and Churchill Critical Care Unit. This will include reviewing and optimising prescriptions, attendance at and contribution to MDT ward rounds, as well as providing advice and teaching for junior pharmacy staff and other critical care healthcare professionals, appropriate to the post holder's level of experience.

The post holders will, with appropriate support, deputise for the Highly Specialist Pharmacist Critical Care or the Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care at medicines or governance related unit level meetings, e.g. the OCC Quality & Safety Meeting. They will support the CAPR directorate pharmacy team in producing medicines evaluation, medicines protocols and treatment guidelines as well as participating in medicines-related audits or other projects related to Oxford Adult Critical Care.

The post holder will occasionally support the CAPR Lead Directorate Pharmacist in providing clinical pharmacy services to other specialities in the directorate, e.g. Anaesthetics, within their level of skills or following appropriate training if required.

All staff should ensure that they have read and understood the Trust’s Data Quality Policy.

Kindly refer to attached job description and person specification

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degre (4 Year MPharm or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Registered as pharmacist with the GPhC
• Post Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and due to complete the diploma, or equivalent external credentialling via CPPE/ RPS
• Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or experience/ qualification/ credentialling deemed equivalent.
• Completion of formal Leadership program

Experience

• Direct patient care in more than one one setting or clinical area.
• Working with other health care professionals
• Communicating complex information via multiple methods to a variety of recipients.
• Quality improvement, service evaluation or audit
• Mentoring and training others in a healthcare setting
• Taking the lead in a team or project
• Hospital experience in more than one setting or clinical area
• Experience in Pharmaceutical care of patients in critical care or enhanced care setting
• Appreciation of funding streams for medicines budgets.
• Demonstrating measurable outcomes from quality or service improvement
• Preparation of protocols or guidelines

Personal skills

• Organised and able to manage own time.
• Evidence based, methodical approach
• Autonomous with awareness of own limitations and knowing when to escalate
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Accountable and responsible for own decisions
• Excellent Clinical Prioritisation
• Evidence of balancing conflicting priorities
• Member of relevant professional group e.g. UKCPA

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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