Clinical Effectiveness & Clinical Economy Pharmacist

Job overview

1. To facilitate and promote safe, effective and efficient use of medicines within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT).
2. To promote the economic use of medicines within the OUH NHS Foundation Trust by actively participating in the Trust's "Cost-Effective Use of Medicines" Project
3. To promote and ensure the economic use of medicines whilst actively contributing to the activities of the pharmacy department to ensure high standards of quality of pharmaceutical care for patients.
4. To deputise for the Medicines Effectiveness Lead Pharmacist as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To be the pharmacy lead in promoting cost-effective, evidence-based and safe prescribing of medicines within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

To manage the Trust Medicines Management and Therapeutics Committee as well as communication and day-to-day implementation of its decisions. This includes triage of one-off non-formulary requests for the MMTC chair.

To work with neighbouring NHS and other organisations (including the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Area Prescribing Committee) to ensure consistency of prescribing guidance.

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.

In 2023 NHS 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.

Person specification

Qualities

Essential criteria

• Qualified to masters degree level (4 year MPharm) or equivalent
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist at a high level in a variety of clinical areas
• Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist in relevant clinical area
• Accredited tutor for Cardiff University Clinical Pharmacy Diploma (or meets criteria to become accredited if an accredited tutor for another diploma).
• Problem identification and solving skills with an ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to make decisions
• Well organised
• Good Time Management skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills including being assertive
• Professional and personal integrity
• Membership of regional/national/international specialist interest group
• Contributing to publications / conference presentations at least at a regional level.
• Evidence of contribution to regional specialist interest groups
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable awareness of key drivers for the NHS
• Demonstrable awareness of financial pressures/constraints within the NHS
• Experience of developing drug protocols / contributing to formulary development
• Experience of preparing budgetary reports for clinical areas
• Involvement in developing a service within pharmacy
• Experience of under-taking and supervising audits or drug use evaluations
• Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously and can delegate authority appropriately
• Must demonstrate flexibility in working practices
• Experience of teaching and tutoring
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Capable of working under pressure
• Must show commitment

Desirable criteria

• Experience of under-taking practice research
• Involvement of developing a multidisciplinary service
• Accredited Non-medical prescriber
• Evidence of contribution to national/international specialist interest groups
• Contributing to publications / conference presentations at national/international level
• Experience in creating evidence-based reviews on medicines
• Good Information Technology skills (Microsoft Word and Excel)
• Experience of developing drug protocols / contributing to formulary development
• Demonstrable awareness of financial pressures
• Involvement in a pharmacist led outpatient clinic
• MSc in Clinical pharmacy
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.

Documents to download

• Job Description Clinical Economy and Effectiveness (PDF, 272.4KB)