Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Haematology/oncology

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist specializing in Haematology and Oncology. The successful candidate will be responsible for medicines optimization, collaborate with medical staff, and help train healthcare professionals. Must hold a pharmacy degree and relevant clinical experience. Excellent benefits include NHS pension, generous holidays, and support for education and training.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease and home electronics schemes

Qualifications

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in hospital Pharmacy with ward-based clinical work.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team including senior doctors and nurses.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for medicines optimisation in Oncology and Haematology.
• Lead responsibility for managing patient access schemes for cancer drugs.
• Provide clinical advice to pharmacy clinical trials team on haematology and oncology trials.

Skills

Knowledge of chemotherapy services

Non-medical prescribing

Team collaboration

Continuing Professional Development

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Haematology/oncology

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Pharmacist to join our expanding and progressive Pharmacy team. The successful post holder will help to develop the Clinical Pharmacy service to our Haematology and Oncology Day units and inpatient ward across the Trust. The Pharmacy Cancer Services Team have excellent working relationships with the medical and nursing staff and are well integrated into these teams. You will have the opportunity to help to develop protocols for systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT), clinical guidelines, be involved in the education and training of Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacy staff. As part of this post you will take on a non-medical prescribing role in an outpatient clinic setting, this will be fully supported through our education and training competency framework, and includes shadowing and supervision before final sign off is complete. We are also committed to providing support for education and training to enhance your career, including the non-medical prescribing qualification and further courses to enhance your skills in a clinic setting. You will be supported by a team of experienced Oncology and Haematology Specialist Pharmacists, Advanced Clinical Pharmacists, the Lead Pharmacist Clinical Services Cancer, and the Highly Specialist Oncology Pharmacist.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for medicines optimisation in Oncology and Haematology. Acts as the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for clinical chemotherapy services to the Trust. The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will work closely with the lead cancer clinician and chemotherapy lead, oncologists and haematologists for the delivery of Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy services to the specialty area demonstrating advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in all aspects of work. Lead responsibility for setting up new cancer chemotherapy regimens on chemocare (electronic prescribing). Lead responsibility for management of patient access schemes for cancer drugs and for the reporting of expenditure on cancer drugs. Provides the highly specialised clinical advice to the pharmacy clinical trials team regarding haematology and oncology trials conducted within the Trust. Acts as a designated transplant pharmacist (as per JACIE accreditation requirements).

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
• Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy, or the equivalent degree of experience
• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Qualified as Pharmacist Independent Prescriber or willingness to train to become an independent prescriber if relevant to the role
• Experience of working in hospital Pharmacy, including ward-based clinical work
• Evidence of Continuing Professional development
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including senior doctors and nurses.
• Relevant clinical experience
• Experience of audit

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.