Specialist Nutrition and Intestinal Failure Pharmacist


Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £56,515 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX3 9DU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Nov 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an ideal role for a pharmacist wanting to work in Nutrition and Intestinal Failure in a nationally designated specialist centre. This role would enable you to develop your clinical knowledge and skills and to work with a very motivated wider multidisciplinary team for both inpatients and homecare patients. The service is entering into an exciting phase of transformation and your role will be key to supporting and working with the team to help implementation and embedding of new ways of working.

NOTE:An appointment at band 6/7 may be considered

The post-holder will undertake a number of duties, and in particular duties focussed on clinical nutrition:

• Advise on medicines management for nutrition support patients.

• Actively participate as a member of daily inpatient PN ward rounds that take place on different hospital sites (primarily at the Churchill and John Radcliffe sites).

• Liaise with appropriate nursing and/or medical staff for vascular access device insertion if needed.

• Act as a non-medical prescriber for PN patients.

• Attend and support nutrition MDT meetings, for both inpatients and outpatients.

• Offer advice on the management of home PN patients to the nutrition team and other hospital staff, as well as to patients directly.

• Liaise and negotiate service provision with external providers e.g. for homecare PN.

• Report and investigate adverse incidents related to nutrition support.

• To assist the Lead and Deputy Team Pharmacists in financial and commissioning reporting for the intestinal failure service.

• Participate in SHIFNET and/or BPNG and/or other local/national group related to PN provision.

• Provide teaching regarding PN to pharmacy, nursing, medical staff and other allied healthcare professionals (AHPs).

At OUH we have a reputation of excellence in our Pharmacy team and in the quality of the service we provide. We have a supportive atmosphere in which we support your wellbeing and your development as a pharmacist. There are many opportunities for you to flourish in OUH - we have an excellent, dynamic and enthusiastic team who will encourage and inspire you in your learning and progression.

Our team provide a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services and extended clinical roles to a vast number of leading edge clinical areas including many tertiary specialities.

We work closely with our clinical teams and colleagues, divisions and academic institutions 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.

Oxford is a highly sought-after location. It is a unique, diverse, beautiful city steeped in history, architecture and culture. It is at the footsteps of the stunning Oxfordshire countryside and Cotswolds and at the same time well connected with London by train and bus and convenient for Heathrow for further discovery and travelling.

Please see the Job Description for full details. If you would like to arrange a visit to OUH, we would be happy to support you in this.

This advert closes on Sunday 8 Nov 2026

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