Clinical Pharmacist (with EDC)

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist (Band 7) to join a growing oncology-focused team. The role focuses on delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service for oncology patients, both inpatient and outpatient, while supporting the EPMA rollout and independent prescribing initiatives.

The post involves maintaining specialist knowledge, contributing to education for staff, and working with MDTs across the Trust,

Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacist with oncology focus and patient-centred care.
• Eligibility for independent prescriber status.
• Experience supporting EP/EPMA roll-out desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines supply for oncology patients, ensuring safe use of medicines.
• Support dispensary, aseptics, satellite units and peripheral sites as required.
• Support EP team and EPMA rollout across Trust.
• Maintain and develop specialist knowledge in clinical pharmacy services.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Independent prescriber

Outpatient/inpatient care

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Job description

The Trust has implemented electronic prescribing for SACT across the Trust, and at our outreach clinics and peripheral sites. Many of our pharmacists are working as non-medical prescribers with clinical teams in outpatient clinics. An objective this year is to further expand this pharmacist prescribing model, for both outpatient and inpatient services, particularly with the advent of newly registered pharmacists now qualified with independent prescriber status. The Pharmacy Department had the opportunity for the Christie hospital to successfully host Foundation year pharmacists for the very first time in 2025 in addition to supporting a number of ongoing and new collaborative projects alongside several research partners and has strong links with the University of Manchester. Several members of our staff have undertaken post graduate training, research and other secondment opportunities and we are keen to support more.

We currently have an opportunity for highly motivated enthusiastic,

• To provide a high quality, patient focused clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service to oncology patients ensuring a safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.
• To provide support to the dispensary, aseptic, satellite units and peripheral C@sites if required.
• To support the pharmacy EP team and work closely with the Trust's project team to achieve full roll out and operational provision of the EPMA (Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration) systems on introduction to the Trust.
• To maintain and develop specialist knowledge in relation to clinical pharmacy services.
• To qualify as an independent prescriber and work as an independent prescriber within a designated disease group or ward area working alongside the MDT team.
• To provide advice on medicine related issues and clinical trials to healthcare professionals.
• To provide education and training support to nursing, medical staff and patients.
• To participate in weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and additional out of hours and emergency duty commitment (EDC) duties as required to meet the needs of the service.
• clinical pharmacist band 7 to join the expanding clinical pharmacy team. The post holder will support the pharmacy department in further developing the clinical pharmacy service to patients, with a particular focus on inpatient services, including electronic prescribing initiatives across the Trust.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.