Job overview
Are you interested in hard to treat infections? Would you like to be involved in a specialist area where developments are being made all the time? We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed pharmacist to join our Orthopaedic team at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) Hospital in Oxford (part of Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).
The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive pharmacy team based at the specialist NOC hospital in Oxford and be part of a wide multidisciplinary team (MDT), including nurses, physiotherapists, the discharge liaison team and both infectious disease medical teams and orthopaedic surgical teams in a rare but rewarding cross over of surgery and medicine.
The role requires organisation, clinical knowledge in antimicrobials and their monitoring requirements and good logical reasoning. Compassion and understanding are also essential to look after a patient cohort that have often had prolonged hospitalisations and failed treatments.
In addition, this role looks to support the wider Orthopaedic and Rheumatology teams within the NOC and there could be opportunities to learn and develop skills in clinical Rheumatology.
We have a culture of teaching and development with OUH, the pharmacy team and here at the NOC. Learning is greatly encouraged and this role offers opportunities for service development and training of the MDT in the specialist area of bone infections and orthopaedics.
Main duties of the job
. Be a Pharmacy specialist in this area and participate in, develop and provide excellent clinical pharmacy services to the orthopaedic and bone infection teams.
. To be proactive in supporting the MDT including teaching and training activities.
. To maintain and develop safe and effective use of medicines within the directorate to achieve high standards in all aspects of patient care.
. To be a pharmacy team player including all related quality improvement, audit and service development work. You will be encouraged and supported in leading on service development, training and supporting trainees and rotational pharmacists.
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.
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Candidates who are successful at being shortlisted for this role will undergo a two stage interview process of a values based interview, followed by a a technical interview .