Advanced Pharmacist

NHS Professionals; Brampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Professionals is seeking an Advanced Pharmacist to join the Cancer and Aseptic Pharmacy team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke Mandeville Hospital. You will clinically verify prescriptions, accuracy check dispensed medicines and support safe delivery of cancer and supportive medicines.

You will review patient histories, advise on specialist medicines, counsel patients, and contribute to developing a clinical prescribing service under supervision to deliver compassionate,

Qualifications

• Experience in cancer pharmacy and aseptic preparation.
• Knowledge of medicines policy and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to liaise with multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmaceutical care across the cancer directorate and related areas.
• Support the accountable pharmacist for the unlicensed Aseptic Unit to ensure GMP-compliant preparation and supply.
• Provide specialist pharmacy input during consultant rounds and multidisciplinary meetings to support clinical decisions.

Skills

Clinical verification

Medication safety

Counselling patients

Multidisciplinary liaising

Tools

Aseptic techniques

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to join the Pharmacy Cancer and Aseptic Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. You will be responsible for clinically verifying prescriptions in a timely and accurate manner, accuracy checking dispensed medicines, and supporting the safe and efficient delivery of cancer and supportive medicines. You will work closely with clinical teams to review patients medication histories, understand their clinical needs, and provide specialist medicines advice to support their care journey. You will also support patients through medicines counselling, drug history taking, and medicines reconciliation, ensuring they understand their treatment. Additionally, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of a clinical prescribing service for cancer patients under appropriate clinical supervision, delivering compassionate, empathetic, and professional care in line with the Trusts values.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Pharmacist, you will be responsible for overseeing pharmaceutical care across the cancer directorate and associated clinical areas, managing medicines-related risks, and ensuring adherence to the Trusts Medicines Policy and relevant medicines legislation. You will be supporting the accountable pharmacist for the unlicensed Aseptic Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to ensure aseptic medicines are prepared and supplied in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice standards and applicable local and national requirements. You will be collaborating with senior pharmacy and medical professionals, multidisciplinary teams, and management representatives to achieve service objectives and contribute to the continuous development of pharmacy services. You will also be providing specialist pharmacy input during consultant ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, prescribing meetings, and other relevant clinical forums to support effective clinical decision-making and optimise patient care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• To support the development of an advanced prescribing service within cancer care, ensuring prescribing practices are safe, effective, and aligned with relevant clinical requirements. To maintain prescribing com...