Advanced Paediatric Pharmacist (8a) in Oxford

This is a post that promotes, monitors and improves the safe and cost‑effective use of medicines within the sub‑specialties in Children’s Directorate through regular clinical service and planning, communication, budgetary report and feedback to the directorate leads. It ensures patient safety and enhances therapeutic outcomes in very specialist areas of paediatrics that require expert pharmacist support. The post will ensure high‑quality and standardised service provision to patients requiring nutritional support (including TPN), high‑cost medications and medications delivered via Homecare services.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain clinical expertise and develop particular areas of interest as appropriate and in accordance with the Trust and Pharmacy strategies.
• To provide a ward‑based clinical pharmacy service.
• Participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out‑patient clinics as appropriate.
• Maintain non‑medical prescribing competencies, or 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.
• Contribute to the monitoring of safe, effective, and economic use of medicines in the directorate.
• Participate in the production, critical appraisal, and reviews of medicines with evidence‑based practice.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of protocols for medicines, particularly for high cost, high use and high risk medicines, in response to clinical and business needs.
• Be aware of Medicines Management/Medicines Safety issues for clinical area/directorate.
• To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team (or if required between pharmacy teams) on a reciprocal basis.
• Support dispensary by participating in screening and dispensing as per rota.
• To monitor PN and use of other medicines. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management.
• Support the strategic developments of the service.
• Actively contribute to the planning and efficient co‑ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives.

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 – 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 underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The purpose of the job is to be an active member of the Pharmacy department and specified clinical area, ensuring continuous two‑way exchange of information to maintain high standards of medicines use within the Trust. It includes providing clinical pharmacy services to paediatric clinical areas, including specialist paediatric services, and education to enable the paediatric service to meet high standards of patient care and safety. The role also covers leadership of paediatric nutrition (including TPN) pharmacy, Home PN management and liaison with external PN providers to develop service improvements.

Person specification

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent
• Non‑medical prescribing (NMP) qualifications or due to be completed by March 2026
• At least two years as paediatric pharmacist at Band 7 or above
• At least five years in hospital pharmacy
• At least three years as Band 7 paediatric pharmacist
• Prescribing in paediatrics for at least one year
• Developing or writing business cases especially for NICE TAs
• Managing high cost drugs (HCDs) and involved in budget planning for their use

COVID‑19: The COVID‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and patients. Vaccination is not a condition of employment, but staff are encouraged to get vaccinated and guidance is available on the Oxfordshire County Council website.

Vacancy closures: 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 with OUH, this may not apply.

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