Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-CS7831881
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxfordshire
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/04/2026
Employer heading
Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist OSWB
Band 7
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you looking for a clinical role where you aren’t just a face behind a counter, but a vital member of a multidisciplinary team?
At Oxford Health Pharmacy & Medicines Management, we don’t just "do" pharmacy—we integrate it into the heart of patient care. We are a thriving service of 80 dedicated professionals, including clinical pharmacists, technicians, and expert support staff, all working together to redefine medicines management.
Why work for us?
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True Integration: Our clinical pharmacists and technicians are based directly on-site. You’ll work side-by-side with doctors, nurses, and specialists as a respected peer.
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Diverse Clinical Exposure: No two days are the same. You’ll support a wide range of services, including:
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Acute Adult Mental Health & Forensic Services
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CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health)
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Learning Disability Services
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Community Hospitals
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A Support System That Works: Our supply and administrative functions are managed through dedicated hubs in Oxfordshire, leaving you more time to focus on what you do best: patient-focused care.
The JD is subject to evaluation
Main duties of the job
We are a small team that where we can, work closely with patients and multi-disciplinary professionals.
As a clinical pharmacist, you will:
Work alongside clinical pharmacy colleagues across the Mental Health Directorate. (The ability to travel between sites will be required).
- Be responsible for the development of strong clinical relationships with the patients, carers and healthcare professionals in your in-patient and community settings.
- Directly support patients, prescribers, and other healthcare professionals via attendance at multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and one-to-one patient consultations, carry out medication reviews, engage in discharge-planning with the MDT and ensure the correct application of national and local guidance with regard to therapies involving medicines.
- Support and work alongside our centralised hub pharmacist where necessary (based at the Clinical Pharmacy Support Unit).
- Support the ongoing development of the community based pharmacy services.
- Support the Trust and departmental clinical effectiveness initiatives.
- Be a member of the on-call pharmacist out of hours team as per rota where applicable.
- Be encouraged and supported to professionally develop in line with the departmental and your own personal needs as appropriate.
- Be supported in continuing professional development through regular clinical and peer group supervision and education sessions within the Pharmacy department and externally where practicable.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Use of Microsoft Office
- Ability to convey complex, sensitive information
Desirable criteria
- Ability to manipulate and analyse electronic data
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPhC registration
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate clinical diploma
Aptitude and skills
Essential criteria
- General level Framework competency or demonstrable experience/qualification
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of quality and risk management issues
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-qualification experience in pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Experience in hospital pharmacy
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to work
- Team player
- Ability to prioritise conflicting pressures to meet service requirements
- self-motivated
- Strong communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Hotston
- Job title
- Directorate Lead pharmacist for Mental health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07385226982
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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