Specialist Pharmacist Neonates | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7932418/321-NOTSS-7812089-B7 |
Summary
We are looking for an intuitive, enthusiastic and versatile paediatric pharmacist to join our diverse and inclusive team to help us deliver excellent compassionate care to our patients. The pharmacy department at OUH comprises of over 100 staff in the clinical pharmacy team, and we work across all 4 hospital sites. We are continually trying to improve the service we provide, learning from each other to optimise what we do.
Our neonatal unit has 54 beds, and is a large tertiary referral centre accepting our youngest patients from across the region
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
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1. To be or become trained in the specialist area of neonatal clinical pharmacy provision
2. To be or become trained in the specialist area of TPN provision within neonates and paediatrics
3. To support the lead neonatal pharmacist in development of guidelines and monographs to support medicines management on the unit
4. To support the lead neonatal pharmacist with the introduction of standardised concentrations of infusions and injectables in line with network practice
5. To be part of the neonatal digital workstream and work closely with the neonatal digital nurse to further develop electronic prescribing on the neonatal unit.
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.
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 .
Please refer to above sections on job summary and main duties of the job and refer to the job description. We are happy to chat with you or arrange a visit to find out further details.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
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