Clinical Pharmacist (Cancer Services)

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS foundation trust as a clinical pharmacist in the expanding Cancer Services Team, where you'll deliver patient-focused care and collaborate with various healthcare professionals in a multidisciplinary setting. This role offers development opportunities within a supportive environment, aiming to provide excellent care to cancer patients across the Berkshire region.

Qualifications

• Current registered Member of GPhC.
• Experience of patient contact in a clinical setting.
• Experience of working in an Aseptic services environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to cancer patients.
• Collaboration with cancer care teams and pharmacy technical team.
• Training and developing junior pharmacists.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Clinical pharmacy experience in Oncology

Communication Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Training of other pharmacy professionals

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Post graduate Clinical Certificate

Independent prescribing qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our expanding Cancer Services Team due to promotion of the existing post holder. You will work in close collaboration with the Berkshire Cancer Centre and Clinical Haematology Team to deliver excellent care for our cancer patients, and work closely with the pharmacy technical team in managing the preparation and supply of chemotherapy to our patients.

The successful candidate will have a special interest in Cancer Services. They should demonstrate a combination of clinical and technical skills which will be developed in order that they can deputise for the Accountable Pharmacist Aseptic Services as well as the Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacists and and Lead Clinical Haematology Pharmacists within Cancer Services . You will be working in partnership with other band 7 clinical oncology pharmacists in your role, and will help to train and develop rotational band 6 pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

You must be a highly motivated pharmacist who is enthusiastic about providing excellent patient-focused care within a multidisciplinary team. You should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and significant experience in hospital pharmacy.

This position will require you to be organised, to develop yourself and the work of your team, and must be able to work accurately under pressure. Having previous experience of caring for people with cancer would be an advantage but is not essential and full training will be offered within our supportive team.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder.

Person Specification

Education

• Current registered Member of GPhC
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent (from an accredited University registered with GPhC).
• Post graduate Clinical Certificate or equivalent relevant experience
• Independent prescribing qualification or working towards one

Experience

• Multi-disciplinary Teamwork
• Recent Clinical pharmacy/ward Pharmacy experience
• Experience of patient contact in a clinical setting
• Clinical pharmacy experience in Oncology/Haematology
• Experience of working in a Aseptic services environment
• Training of other pharmacy professionals
• Experience of regulatory audit in and aseptic unit
• Knowledge of drug funding in the NHS

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.