Band 6/7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Cancer and Aseptic Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Support Pharmacist for Cancer and Aseptic Services. This role involves specialized clinical duties in oncology and haematology, providing high-quality pharmaceutical care. Candidates should be GPhC registered and have experience in hospital pharmacy, with a commitment to continuous professional development. The position offers training from band 6 to 7 and flexibility in working across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in this field is desirable but not essential, with full training provided.
• Applications welcomed from band 6 pharmacists for STEP 6 to 7 programme.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialized clinical pharmacy duties on the Haematology and Oncology wards.
• Support Aseptic Unit in maintaining a patient-centered service compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Provide leadership and support to more junior pharmacists in the department.

Skills

GPhC Registered

Experience of working in Hospital Pharmacy

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Broad clinical knowledge

Commitment to CPD

Self-motivated

Flexibility to work across sites

Job description

Band 6/7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Cancer and Aseptic Services

The closing date is 22 October 2025

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in cancer care?

We're looking for a passionate and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our dynamic Cancer and Aseptic Services team at UHB. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care in oncology, haematology and aseptic services.

The Pharmacy Cancer Services Division at UHB provides world class cancer care to patients from across the country, with a range of specialised services in oncology and haematology including BMT and CAR-T, delivered by a team of pharmacy specialists.

At the heart of Cancer Services, ensuring safe, effective, and timely delivery of SACT, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise treatment pathways, contribute to clinical governance, and support service development. Pharmacists are integrated into all aspects of the service including ward and day unit pharmacy and several pharmacists led clinics as well as the aseptic preparation of licensed and unlicensed products including innovative products that are part of clinical trials.

Experience of working in this field is desirable but not essential and full training will be provided.

Applications would be welcomed from band 6 pharmacists, who will undertake a STEP 6 to 7 programme in Cancer Services.

There is an expectation that there will be some cross site working across all UHB sites.

Main duties of the job

To partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties on the Haematology and Oncology wards and day units, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities including clinical verification of SACT prescriptions are undertaken.

To support the Aseptic Unit in maintaining an excellent patient centred service compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice

To ensure that through the provision of pharmacy services and advice to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals, there is safe and effective use of medicines

To assist in providing a specialist pharmaceutical service to specialist tertiary services including the provision of education and training, procedures, protocols, and medicines usage information

To provide leadership and directorate/service support roles

To support more junior pharmacists in the department

What we are looking for

• GPhC Registered
• Experience of working in Hospital Pharmacy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Broad clinical knowledge
• Commitment to CPD
• Self-motivated
• Flexibility to work across sites

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

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Qualifications

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Experience

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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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust