We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the Medicines Effectiveness team as an Immunology and Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist on a 10‑month secondment. The post will provide specialist pharmacy support to Immunology services, contribute to immunoglobulin programme work and support commissioning activities across the Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a highly specialised area of pharmacy practice while supporting delivery of key service priorities during the temporary secondment of the substantive post holder.
The postholder will provide specialist pharmacy support to Immunology services at OUH and support commissioning-related activities during a 10‑month secondment cover period. Responsibilities include supporting immunoglobulin services, maintaining the immunoglobulin database programme, providing specialist medicines advice, contributing to service development initiatives, and working with multidisciplinary teams and commissioners to ensure high-quality patient care and effective use of specialised medicines.
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
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 .
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
The postholder will be responsible for providing specialist clinical pharmacy services to Clinical Immunology across Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and supporting regional immunoglobulin commissioning and governance activities. The role will work closely with Clinical Immunology clinicians, the Medicines Effectiveness Team, NHS England and the Thames Valley regional immunology network to ensure the safe, effective and cost-effective use of specialist medicines.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
