Advanced Pharmacist Cancer & Aseptics

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking an advanced cancer and aseptics pharmacist to join their multidisciplinary team. This pivotal role involves ensuring the safe administration of medications and supporting a diverse patient population, from pediatrics to adults. The successful candidate will gain valuable aseptic experience while collaborating closely with chemotherapy-trained nurses. As the service expands, this position offers the chance to work with newly approved medications and develop innovative services in a supportive and inclusive environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Family friendly policies

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Must be a registered pharmacist with a pharmacy degree.
• Experience in oncology/haematology pharmacy services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Verify prescriptions and check dispensed medicines accurately.
• Support patients in understanding their medications and provide counselling.
• Develop and maintain a clinical prescribing service for cancer patients.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Aseptic Techniques

Clinical Knowledge

Project Management

Pharmaceutical Care

Patient Counseling

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register

Post-graduate diploma in clinically-based pharmacy

First line management course

Tools

NHS Electronic Staff Records system

Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

Job overview

This advanced cancer and aseptics pharmacist role is an integral member of the cancer multidisciplinary team responsible for all pharmaceutical aspects of the patients care so that the patient journey is as smooth as possible. The role is pivotal to the safe administration of medicines.

The role requires a proactive positive approach and an excellent team player. At BHT the post holder will gain experience working with a wide range of haematology and oncology patients ranging from paediatrics to adults. The post holder will gain valuable aseptic experience in our aseptic suite and they will liaise closely with the chemotherapy trained nurses on the day units and the inpatient haematology ward where we offer stem cell transplants. BHT Cancer service is growing rapidly and newly NICE approved medications are being initiated and the service offering is being developed. As an integral part of the team this role will be working with the multi-disciplinary teams to develop the services.

Main duties of the job

1. To clinically verify prescriptions for patients in a timely and accurate manner.
2. To accuracy check dispensed medicines and support logistics to deliver correct cancer and supportive medicines accurately and on time.
3. To work with clinical teams at the point of care delivery to understand patients medication history, clinical needs and providing medicines knowledge as required to support the patient journey.
4. To support patients understanding of their medicines through counselling, drug history taking, and medicines reconciliation.
5. The role is expected to act in a compassionate, empathetic, and professional manner that supports the pharmacy department and trusts values.
6. The Advanced Pharmacist for Cancer & Aseptics is accountable for developing and maintaining a clinical prescribing service to cancer patients as required under clinical supervision.
7. The role is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care to the cancer directorate and associated areas.
8. The post holder will manage medicines related risk and ensure that the Trust Medicines’ Policy and Medicines legislation is complied with.
9. The post holder collaborates with the accountable pharmacist for the unlicensed Aseptic Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, to facilitate the delivery of compliant aseptic medicines; in accordance with the National Standard for Good Manufacturing and agreed local and national objectives and policies.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Pharmacy Degree
• Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register.
• Post-graduate diploma in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent.
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or equivalent professional body
• First line management course

Experience

• Evidence of significant CPD
• Delivery of a pharmacy service involving oncology/haematology
• Delivery of a pharmacy aseptic manufacturing service
• Significant experience of delivery of pharmacy services to a broad range of specialties.
• Delivery of a pharmacy services to a specialist level in oncology/haematology.
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators.
• Experience in pre-registration training
• Experience of training and supervising pharmacy staff
• Experience of training and supervising pharmacy staff within cancer
• Experience of project management, service implementation or redesign
• Experience of managing pharmacy staff
• Experience of participating in clinical trials

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Communicate and provide effective leadership within a team.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication
• Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues
• Able to recognise and embrace innovative ideas and developments
• To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
• Work effectively within a range of different teams at Department, Trust, or Regional Level.
• To have a working knowledge of Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice and National Intrathecal Guidance and Clinical Trials Directive EU 2001/20/EC.
• Able to analyse and interpret information and make recommendation e.g. Clinical results, stability information or clinical trial protocols
• Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development.
• To have experience in interviewing and appraising staff.

Special Circumstances

• Willing to travel between sites and throughout Bucks as required by the post.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.