Advanced Pharmacist - Theatres | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	27 November 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£55,690 - £62,682 Per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	28 December 2025
Location:	Oxford, OX2 6AQ
Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7596807/321-TP-7596807-B8a

Summary

We are looking for an intuitive, enthusiastic and versatile pharmacist to join our diverse and inclusive team. Are you experienced in medicines management in theatres or medicines use in the perioperative period? Then this may be the job for you.

OUH is building a brand new Surgical Elective Centre on our John Radcliffe site. This building will house additional operating theatres to address waiting lists for complex elective surgery across the ICS. Due to the new build, we are looking for an advanced pharmacist for theatres to join the team. Within the 1st phase of the new build there are 7 theatres, in addition to those across the wider NOTSSCaN division.

Why do our staff like working here?

Dynamic and rewarding setting

Vast range of specialities with interesting patients with high levels of complexity

Always something new, innovative and exciting happening - new cutting edge treatments and technologies

Large group of supportive peers from diverse backgrounds

Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities

Good career progression options to consultant level

Pharmacists seen as valued members of the MDT who add positive contributions to patient care

Working in teams with Consultant Pharmacists who are leading in their areas of specialisation nationally

This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering services across the NOTSSCaN Theatres departments.

The post-holder will:

· Demonstrate or acquire expert knowledge in clinical pharmacy relating to theatres and peri-operative care, including prescribing, screening, advising and optimising medicines use in the area.

· Lead the establishment of safe & secure medicines management across the directorate’s theatre departments in close cooperation with senior nurses/ theatre managers and key clinicians.

· Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice to patients, carers, or clinicians

· Support and deputise for the relevant directorate pharmacists in the provision of a safe, effective, and efficient clinical pharmacy service in accordance with local and national standards and strategy

· Act as a link between the theatres and anaesthetics directorates and their relevant directorate pharmacists and directorate teams

· Provide specialised professional and technical education and training to enable the clinical units to meet high standards of patient care and safety

· Support and mentor junior pharmacists or technical pharmacy staff within the team

· Contribute to workforce strategy to ensure the team make the best use of resource to meet quality standards and operational demand

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 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

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This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025

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