Specialist Pharmacist - Infectious diseases

Job summary

This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering services to the Specialist Medicine Directorate. The post-holder will be an active member of both the Pharmacy & Sterile Services Directorate and the HIV / ID and Sexual Health Clinical Service Units (CSU), to ensure continuous two-way exchange of information and maintain high standards of medicines use within the Directorate.

The post-holder will:

1. Participate in, develop and provide clinical pharmacy services to the Infectious Diseases inpatient ward, HIV/ID and Oxford Sexual Health Service clinics

2. Provide pharmaceutical advice on request to GP's, Terence Higgins Trust and other care workers involved in the treatment of HIV.

3. Provide specialised professional and technical education to health care staff and non-NHS staff e.g. THT, Ley community, Oxford Brookes University on drugs in treatment of HIV and HIV related diseases.

4. Provide specialist advice and counselling to patients recieving antiretroviral therapy or TB therapies.

5. Maintain records of patients on antiretrovirals.

6. Promote and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the directorate to achieve high standards of medicines related aspects of patient care.

7. Encourage the cost effective use of medicines and to improve the quality of pharmaceutical care for patients. Including management of medication supplies via homecare.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice Role

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

• Individual prescription review to optimise therapy
• Confirmation of the patient's medication history
• Advice 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

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

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

4. To monitor medicines 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

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

6. To participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out-patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other health care professional

About us

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.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job responsibilities

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

• Qualified to masters degree level (MPharm or equivalent)
• Member of the GPhC
• Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent.
• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
• Independent Prescriber
• Member of the RPS

Experience

• Working as a hospital pharmacist
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertaking audit & reporting results
• Mentoring or tutoring of pre-registration pharmacists
• Clinical experience within the specialist area.
• Prescribing in outpatient clinics
• Preparation of protocols or guidelines
• Presentations or publications at local/regional level
• Involvement in Service Development
• Preparation of budgetary reports
• Accredited Clinical Pharmacy diploma tutor
• Practice research

Personal Skills

• Good interpersonal skills including assertiveness.
• Evidence based methodical approach.
• High standards for attention to detail
• Problem identification & solving
• Good time management - Able to prioritise appropriately and effectively.
• Able to make decisions
• Capable of working under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Takes responsibility for own personal development.
• Well organised.
• Awareness of financial pressures/ constraints within the NHS

Behavioural Skills

• Aligned to the Trust values.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times.
• Flexible & Self-motivated.
• Enthusiastic, Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.
• Professional and personal integrity
• Sensitivity and Tolerance

Technical Skills

• Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package.
• Able to analyse and present data in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using Cerner Millenium.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to masters degree level (MPharm or equivalent)
• Member of the GPhC
• Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent.

Desirable

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
• Member of the RPS
• Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Working as a hospital pharmacist
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertaking audit & reporting results
• Mentoring or tutoring of pre-registration pharmacists

Desirable

• Clinical experience within the specialist area.
• Prescribing in outpatient clinics
• Preparation of protocols or guidelines
• Presentations or publications at local/regional level
• Involvement in Service Development
• Preparation of budgetary reports
• Accredited Clinical Pharmacy diploma tutor
• Practice research

Personal Skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills including assertiveness.
• Evidence based methodical approach
• High standards for attention to detail
• Problem identification & solving
• Good time management - Able to prioritise appropriately and effectively.
• Able to make decisions
• Capable of working under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Takes responsibility for own personal development.
• Well organised.

Desirable

• Awareness of financial pressures/ constraints within the NHS

Behavioral and technical Skills

Essential

• Aligned to the Trust values.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times.
• Flexible & Self-motivated.
• Enthusiastic, Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders
• Sensitivity and Tolerance
• Professional and personal integrity
• Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package.
• Able to analyse and present data in Microsoft Excel.

Desirable

• Experience using Cerner Millenium