Haematology/Oncology Pharmacist

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Winchester seeks an experienced Pharmacist to support haemato-oncology services, focusing on clinically verifying SACT regimens and providing expert pharmaceutical information. The role collaborates across teams to ensure timely delivery of therapies and adherence to BOPA standards.

The post involves working with ORS and policy implementation, contributing to NHS cancer strategy delivery within the Trust's three sites.

Responsibilities

• Clinically verify systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) regimens per regional sites and BOPA standards for chemotherapy day units and haematology inpatient ward.
• Collaborate with Lead Pharmacists for Cancer Services to ensure a high quality patient-focused clinical pharmacy service.
• Liaise with the MDT to provide expert haemato-oncology advice and make suitable interventions.
• Obtain the BOPA SACT Passport if not already held.
• Clinically verify SACT prescriptions on ARIA, including free-of-charge, early access medicines and clinical trials.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information related to SACT.
• Support delivery of the NHS 10 Year Cancer Strategy.
• Work with procurement, pharmacy aseptics and outpatient pharmacies to ensure timely delivery of SACT and supportive medication.
• Assist Lead Pharmacists with updating and implementing policy changes.

Job description

• To clinically verify systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) regimens in accordance with regional sites and in line with BOPA standards for the chemotherapy day units and the inpatient haematology ward.
• To collaborate with the Lead Pharmacists for Cancer Services to ensure the provision of an effective, efficient, and high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy for all patients.
• Liaise with members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide expert haemato-oncology advice, and make suitable, appropriate interventions.
• To obtain the BOPA SACT Passport (if not already held)
• To clinically verify SACT prescriptions on ARIA, including free-of-charge, early access medicine schemes and clinical trials
• To provide specialist pharmaceutical information in relation to SACT
• To support the delivery of the NHS 10 Year Cancer Strategy
• To work with procurement, pharmacy aseptics and the outpatient pharmacies to ensure timely delivery of SACT and supportive medication
• To assist the Lead Pharmacists with updating and implementing policy change

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.