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Highly Advanced Pharmacist Rheumatology
The closing date is 10 June 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the pharmacy services to our regional rheumatology service at Oxford University Hospitals. You will work closely with regional and national colleagues to develop a patient‑focused whole systems approach. This role offers the chance to bridge the gap between clinical practice and service development and to push the boundaries of a traditional clinical pharmacy service to meet the needs of an ever‑growing outpatient specialty. You will have the opportunity to influence practice beyond Trust level, via regional MDTs and national rheumatology pharmacy networks.
Main duties of the job
1. To support and deputise for the divisional pharmacist for NOTSSCan and manage, strategically lead, develop and coordinate the rheumatology pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service to rheumatology and the wider TOR directorate.
2. To ensure safe and effective use of rheumatology medicines within the TOR directorate through provision of medicines related aspects of patient care, promoting economy and improvements in quality, safety and cost effectiveness, and medicines optimisation.
3. To be an active member of the OUHNHSFT homecare user group and actively contribute to the homecare medicines agenda.
4. To ensure all appropriate members of the TOR pharmacy team are trained and competent in relation to rheumatology.
5. To accept case referrals for medicines optimisation in complex rheumatology patients, when other professionals may challenge advice.
6. To act as a mentor and role model as an expert clinical pharmacist, manager and leader in the area of rheumatology locally, regionally and nationally.
7. To use innovation to support effective patient outcomes, safety and experience aligned with the national agenda; improve cost effectiveness and support the QI agenda.
8. To lead and develop education and training in rheumatology across the health economy.
9. To lead, undertake and supervise and publish research in relevant rheumatology journals.
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification for full job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First degree in pharmacy or equivalent
* GPHC registration
* PG diploma or equivalent experience
* NMP
* Evidence of CPD
* Broad high cost drug pharmacy provision
* MSc in clinical pharmacy
* Teaching qualification
* Coaching qualification
* RPS Faculty membership
* HFMA modules
* Human factors training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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