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• To provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards including:

Confirmation of the patients medication history

Medicines reconciliation and clinical screening

Advise on dosage, side-effects, cautions and monitoring required

Advise on administration of medicines

Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice

Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication

Education of patients on their medication

Involvement in discharge planning and provision of discharge medication

• To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.

• To ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.

• To monitor medicine use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:

Participation in investigating clinical incidents

Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses

Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies

• To use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy.

• To participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other healthcare professionals.

• To liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients e.g. Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.

• To participate in ward-based clinical audits and the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area.

• To tutor and supervise rotational pharmacists undertaking the clinical diploma, following formal accreditation as a tutor by Cardiff University, or other university and to tutor other pharmacists and pre-registration students in the clinical area.

• To act as a role model and mentor for clinical pharmacy.

• To develop personal practice research in accordance with the Trust and pharmacy strategy.

• To contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.

• To become a non-medical prescriber as appropriate.

• To work as a non-medical prescriber in the oncology & haematology directorate to prescribe medications safely and effectively in line with their scope of practice for patients requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, utilising local or organisational guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and GPhC Prescribing Standards after the approval from the Trusts respective Non-Medical Prescribing Lead.

• To provide teaching for the pharmacy and directorate teams as required.

• To act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and to keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.

• Together with the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.

• To actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.

• To contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans.

Please See JD/PS attached to see more.

Job description

• To provide a ward-based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards including:

Confirmation of the patients medication history

Medicines reconciliation and clinical screening

Advise on dosage, side-effects, cautions and monitoring required

Advise on administration of medicines

Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice

Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication

Education of patients on their medication

Involvement in discharge planning and provision of discharge medication

• To provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.

• To ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.

• To monitor medicine use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management including:

Participation in investigating clinical incidents

Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses

Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies

• To use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost-effective choice of therapy.

• To participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other healthcare professionals.

• To liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients e.g. Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.

• To participate in ward-based clinical audits and the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area.

• To tutor and supervise rotational pharmacists undertaking the clinical diploma, following formal accreditation as a tutor by Cardiff University, or other university and to tutor other pharmacists and pre-registration students in the clinical area.

• To act as a role model and mentor for clinical pharmacy.

• To develop personal practice research in accordance with the Trust and pharmacy strategy.

• To contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.

• To become a non-medical prescriber as appropriate.

• To work as a non-medical prescriber in the oncology & haematology directorate to prescribe medications safely and effectively in line with their scope of practice for patients requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, utilising local or organisational guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and GPhC Prescribing Standards after the approval from the Trusts respective Non-Medical Prescribing Lead.

• To provide teaching for the pharmacy and directorate teams as required.

• To act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and to keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.

• Together with the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.

• To actively contribute to the planning and efficient co-ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.

• To contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans.

Please See JD/PS attached to see more.

What is the salary for this pharmacist role in Oxford?

The advertised salary for this pharmacist role at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is £49387.00 to £56515.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacist pay in Oxford varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

Does Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

Yes — PharmSee currently tracks 7 open pharmacy vacancies from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust across the UK. Browse all Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust roles on PharmSee to compare locations and salaries.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Oxford?

PharmSee is currently tracking 24 active pharmacy vacancies in Oxford across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Oxford pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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