Advanced Oncology Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (mvcc); Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) in Northwood seeks an Advanced Oncology Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing to lead and develop the EP system for SACT, ensuring safe, high-quality pharmaceutical care.

The role focuses on managing EP, referrals, and patient-reported outcomes, while developing policies for safe electronic prescribing and supporting service delivery across the oncology pharmacy team.

Qualifications

• Band 7 to Band 8A developmental role offered.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Electronic Prescribing (EP) system for Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).
• Maintain the EP system, electronic referrals, and electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures for SACT.
• Develop policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practices related to electronic prescribing.

Job description

We are recruiting for an Advanced Oncology Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. As the Advanced Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing you will lead, manage and develop the operational pharmacy services to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinical effective pharmaceutical care. You will be supported to develop their leadership and management skills. Candidates who do not meet all the essential and desirable criteria are welcome to apply for this role and a Band 7 to Band 8A developmental role will be offered. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. The role involves leading and managing the strategy, design, and development of the Electronic Prescribing (EP) system for Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT). It includes maintaining the EP system, electronic referrals, and electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures for SACT. The postholder provides support and leadership for all aspects of SACT EP. Additionally, they are responsible for facilitating the delivery of the oncology pharmacy service at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, with a particular focus on electronic prescribing. A key aspect of the role also includes the development of policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practices in relation to electronic prescribing. Apply specialist knowledge to a designated patient group to develop pharmacist prescribing role, undertaking the clinical management and drug treatment of patients under an agreed clinical management plan following diagnosis by a medical practitioner. You will promote the safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines by providing expert advice on oncology pharmacy issues including clinical, funding, and prescribing issues As a member of pharmacy management team to help deliver a strategic vision for the pharmacy department and business plan in line with cancer centre and trust strategies. At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHSTrust,we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significanttransformationand our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled toseekto work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course,have tobe made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.