Specialist Pharmacist Ambulatory Care
Closing date: 14 April 2026
This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering services to the ambulatory assessment units and ambulatory outreach team. The post holder will be an active member of both the pharmacy and sterile services directorate and the ambulatory and virtual ward clinical service unit to provide patient‑centred care to a high standard in accordance with OUH values. The post holder will need to be flexible and open to working across different settings.
Main duties of the job
To provide a clinical pharmacy service to the ambulatory clinical areas including ambulatory assessment unit (AAU), Rowan ambulatory unit (RAU) and the ambulatory outreach team (AOT) which encompasses COVID Medicine Delivery Unit (CMDU), Hospital at Home and Complex OutPatient Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT).
To support the development, implementation and management of home‑administered antibody therapies for treatment of Covid‑19.
To be a medicines expert within ambulatory services, providing support on medicine safe storage, patients medication and treatment choices and monitoring, and medicine‑related developments within the team. To support the development of the service. To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist as needed including line management roles.
To work closely with the pharmacy team lead for ambulatory care in the implementation, review and audit of the introduction of ward‑based and at‑home pharmacy services and new technology.
To provide specialist advice and counselling to patients both on the ward and through telemed consultations.
To work closely with ward based technicians, to support the AAU satellite in providing ward based pharmacy services.
To be a pharmacy representative within the ambulatory care area and to represent the area within Pharmacy. To liaise with the pharmacy service including the dispensaries in promoting understanding of AOT services and supporting any related changes and developments.
Job responsibilities
* Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely and cost‑effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicines legislation.
* Provide a ward‑based clinical pharmacy service according to Trust agreed standards
o Individual prescription review to optimise therapy
o Confirmation of the patients medication history
o Advice on dosage, side‑effects, cautions and monitoring required
o Advise on administration of medicines
o Appropriate and clear endorsing of prescriptions to ensure safe practice
o Monitor the effect and appropriateness of medication
o Education of patients on their medication
* Communicate with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of care and to ensure resident and weekend pharmacists have all necessary information.
* Participate in ward rounds, clinical meetings or out‑patient clinics as appropriate in order to provide pharmaceutical advice to prescribers and other health care professionals.
* Use available information to influence prescribers and ensure the most cost‑effective choice of therapy.
* Liaise with external agencies to ensure safe, timely and appropriate supply to patients e.g. Baxter, Homecare companies etc, where appropriate.
* Update and maintain patient records to ensure an accurate, contemporaneous health record complying with good information governance practices.
* Provide clinical pharmacy cover to other ward areas within the team on a reciprocal basis.
* Monitor medicines use within the ward area. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions and risk management, including
o Participation in investigating clinical incidents
o Recording significant clinical incidents/near misses
o Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and local policies
* Monitor prescribing and drug expenditure within the rotational area, providing regular evaluated management reports and giving advice on cost containment.
* Where a scope of practice has been identified, train to become a Non‑Medical Prescriber (NMP) and when registered with the GPhC and the OUH to prescribe within the Trusts policy for Non‑Medical Prescribing.
* Support the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of medicines within the clinical area.
* Contribute to local, national and international specialist interest groups and conferences/meetings.
* Act as knowledge base/resource for the specialist area and keep up to date with current trends and research in the specialist area.
* With the rest of the members of the clinical pharmacy team to support the strategic developments of the service e.g. electronic prescribing, improved discharge processes, accredited technician checking etc.
* Actively contribute to the planning and efficient co‑ordination of clinical pharmacy initiatives including discharge planning, prescribing protocols, pharmacists on consultant ward rounds etc.
* Contribute to and implement the clinical governance plans of the clinical area and the pharmacy clinical governance plans.
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
* Working as a hospital pharmacist and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Undertaking audit & reporting results.
* Mentoring or tutoring of pre‑registration pharmacists.
* Experience of working with both adult and paediatric patients.
* 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.
* Capable of working under pressure.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Taking responsibility for own personal development.
* Well‑organised.
* Aligned to the Trust values.
* Professional and personal integrity.
* Enthusiastic, positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.
* Flexible and self‑motivated.
* Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package and able to analyse and present data in Microsoft Excel.
* Qualified to masters degree level (MPharm or equivalent).
* Member of the GPhC and post‑graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
* MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, Non‑Medical Prescriber, Member of the RPS.
* Clinical experience within ambulatory services.
* Experience of supplying medicines via homecare.
* 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.
* Awareness of financial pressures and constraints within the NHS.
* Experience using Cerner Millennium.
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.
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