Bank Oncology Pharmacist

NHS; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A private healthcare provider in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Bank Oncology Pharmacist. You will work closely with Oncology nurses and consultants, managing chemotherapy medications and patient assessments. The ideal candidate is GPHC registered and has experience in Oncology Pharmacy. This position allows for flexible work hours, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Ongoing development and support

Qualifications

• GPHC registered pharmacist with experience in Oncology.
• 2 years post-registration experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with specialist nursing staff to manage patient workload.
• Order and prepare chemotherapy medications.
• Pre-assess patients and review their test results.
• Review and release medications at discharge.
• Conduct follow-up calls with patients.

Skills

Confidence in working autonomously

Experience in Oncology Pharmacy

Current dispensing and screening experience

Education

GPHC registration

Job description

Bank Oncology Pharmacist | Southend on Sea | Bank | Monday Thursday

Spire Wellesley Hospital is looking for a Bank Oncology Pharmacist to join our continually developing service. You will work alongside specialist Oncology nurses and consultants to build a rapport with our patients and ensure the highest level of patient care. Work week is currently Monday Wednesday 9am 6pm and Thursday 9am to 5.30pm, this could change depending on business needs.

Spire Wellesley Hospital offers comprehensive private hospital services in a comfortable and relaxed environment to patients from across Essex. We believe it\'s our people that really set us apart, from the very best medical professionals, to our attentive and highly experienced support staff.

The Wellesley has 3 Theatres (2 laminar flow) and an endoscopy unit, a 33 bedded Surgical Ward covering a wide variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Bariatrics, General Surgery, Vascular, Plastics, Gynae, Ophthalmology, Spinal, Urology and ENT. We have had a recent Theatre refurbishment to further upgrade our theatre environment and bringing cutting edge technology to our hospital.

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities

In this role you will be working as part of a close knit specialist oncology and haematology team who ensure a highly personalised service to our patients.

• Liaise with specialist nursing staff to ensure appropriate patient workload daily.
• Utilise your planning skills to ensure all chemotherapy medications are ordered and received ready for treatment.
• Pre-assessing patients, reviewing test results and assessing their safety to proceed to treatment.
• Reviewing and releasing medications at discharge
• Follow up calls with patients to review side effects and ensure they have all the support they need.

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We\'re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to \'make a positive difference to people\'s lives through outstanding personalised care\'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated \'Good\' or \'Outstanding\' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Job responsibilities

Who we\'re looking for

As the Oncology Pharmacist you will be confident in your ability to work autonomously and continue to develop the service.

• GPHC registered.
• Experience within Oncology Pharmacy is essential.
• Current dispensing and screening experience.
• 2 years post registration experience in Oncology desired.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please [e-mail]

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, its their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please see above

Experience

• Please see above

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.