Resident Pharmacist

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The closing date is 29 January 2026

Do you want to kickstart your pharmacy career? Are you looking for a role to grow your clinical expertise every day? If so, this is a golden opportunity for registered pharmacist and current trainee pharmacists to apply to join an exceptional resident pharmacist team.

We have a reputation of excellence in our pharmacy team and the quality of the service we provide. We will support your wellbeing and development as a pharmacist and offer many opportunities for you to flourish in a dynamic and enthusiastic team. We encourage and inspire your learning and progression, with many resident pharmacists continuing their career within OUH.

Pharmacy provide a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services and extended clinical roles to many clinical areas, including tertiary specialities.

We work closely with our clinical colleagues, including our eight consultant pharmacists, meaning you will have the best possible platform to develop your skills and knowledge and be a part of a Trust providing world‑class clinical care.

Our rotations are across four main sites and most of your time will be spent in clinical areas, engaging with patients and colleagues.

Additional benefits include paid study leave and course fees to undertake a Clinical Diploma, and the opportunity to complete your independent prescribing qualification as part of the Clinical Diploma (if not already obtained) as part of the strategic objective of the department to have all clinical pharmacists as prescribers by 2028.

• Experience across multiple specialities and hospital sites allowing you to develop a wide experience for your clinical pharmacy portfolio, with the opportunity to complete nine four‑month rotations in areas such as:
  • General medicine
  • Surgery
  • Stroke
  • Intensive Care
  • Orthopaedics
  • Neurology/neurosurgery
  • Children's
  • Renal and Transplant
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Cancer and Palliative Care
  • Medicines Information
• A postgraduate clinical diploma with Cardiff University
• Experience leading the dispensary during out‑of‑hours services
• Working as part of the Hospital at Night team, proactively reviewing patients requiring medicines optimisation
• Varied shift work to challenge and stretch you to become an expert at prioritisation and organisation

Join a team of friendly resident pharmacists who work collaboratively and are responsible for providing the Trust's out‑of‑hours Pharmacy service. This is achieved by working varied shift patterns across weekends and weekdays, alongside a variety of clinical rotations. A fantastic amount of peer support is provided by working within such a close‑knit team of like‑minded individuals. There is an experienced team of senior‑on‑call pharmacists who provide support throughout the night for calls which need senior advice.

As one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK our pharmacy department work across 4 different sites. By joining the resident team you will have the opportunity to work across all sites with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Our pharmacy team pride themselves on delivering excellent and compassionate care, acting with integrity and respect, for the benefit of patients within the trust.

Within the department there are eight consultant pharmacists across various specialities, who offer expertise and guidance to all aspiring clinical pharmacists. We focus on delivering the best clinical training and opportunity for learning, while simultaneously striving to improve pharmaceutical services.

Oxford, the "city of dreaming spires" is world renowned, and contains the oldest university in the English‑speaking world. It has a variety of famous monuments and buildings, cultural landmarks and historical artefacts, including the notorious Headington Shark. With close links to London and Birmingham and the picturesque Cotswolds within easy reach, Oxford offers that escape‑from‑the‑city atmosphere without compromising on availability to the big city attractions.

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