Highly Advanced Pharmacist Rheumatology

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 focussed 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 speciality. You will have the opportunity to influence practice beyond Trust level, via regional MDTs and national rheumatology pharmacy networks., 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. 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 a 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 effectivess 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 jounrals

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel.