[ref. z41732404] Specialist Nutrition and Intestinal Failure Pharmacist

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will undertake a number of duties, and in particular duties focussed on clinical nutrition:

• 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).

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for full details. If you would like to arrange a visit to OUH, we would be happy to support you in this.

Person specification

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of Office 365 applications

• Experience using Electronic prescribing systems

Qualifications

• MPharm in pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience

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

Experience

• Direct patient care
• Working with other healthcare 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
• 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
• Puzzle/Problem solver
• 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 the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Member of relevant professional group e.g. BPNG
• Ability to travel to all sites including the use of public transport

Behavioural Skills

• Acts in accordance with the Trust values
• Adaptable and resilient
• Professional at all times
• Growth mindset, and continuing professional development.
• Appreciation of the value of equality diversity and inclusion

• Leadership
• Enthusiastic and positive approach
• Human factors training