Lead Pharmacist- Cancer- Haematology

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Stagecoach bus travel to hospital site

Subsidised on-site parking

Hot food available 24/7 at reducedCost

Café break space with free tea and COF

Flexible working (part-time, job share

Résumé du poste

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Pharmacist for haematology within Cancer Services at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. The role involves leading a team of pharmacists, technicians and officers to deliver advanced clinical pharmacy across inpatient wards, day care and outpatient clinics.

You will supervise preparative rota validation of anticancer therapy, contribute to service projects and research, and provide expert pharmacy advice while aligning with

Qualifications

• Masters-level degree in pharmacy and GPhC registration.
• Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy.
• Leadership/management development experience.

Responsabilités

• Lead the pharmacy team in Cancer Services.
• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to haematology cancer services.
• Prescribe for individual patients within the scope and CUH prescribing policy.
• Take part in the preparative services rota, validating and releasing systemic anticancer therapy.
• Lead departmental projects and research to inform practice and deliver evidence-based care.

Connaissances

Advanced clinical knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Prescribing

Team management

Clinical governance

Formation

Masters-level degree in pharmacy

Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy

Outils

Electronic prescribing IT systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Lead Pharmacist for haematology within Cancer Services at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Leads a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and technical officers, delivering advanced clinical pharmacy across inpatient wards, day care and outpatient clinics. Alongside specialist haematology practice sit preparative rota validation of anticancer therapy, service projects and research. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates need the right to work for at least six months.

What the job involves

• Lead the pharmacy team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and technical officers in Cancer Services
• Work with senior pharmacy, medical, nursing, AHP and management colleagues to promote safe, evidence-based, cost-effective medicines use
• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to haematology cancer services within the pharmacy team
• Give specialist pharmacy advice to inpatient wards, ambulatory care, the day care unit and outpatient clinics
• Prescribe for individual patients within the agreed scope and under the CUH pharmacist prescribing policy, where applicable
• Take part in the preparative services rota, validating and releasing systemic anticancer therapy accurately and efficiently
• Take part in novel pharmacy projects in the care of patients in designated clinical areas
• Identify and undertake research to inform practice and deliver an evidence-based pharmacy service
• Lead departmental duties to keep the service running

What’s required

Qualifications

• Masters-level degree in pharmacy
• Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
• Leadership or management development course

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration as a pharmacist
• GPhC registration as an independent prescriber

Experience

• Recent extensive hospital pharmacist experience at band 8a, with previous responsibility for managing pharmacy staff
• Recent significant patient consultation experience across a range of clinical specialties
• Practical implementation of national guidance such as NICE, and writing professional reports
• Developing and reviewing patient group directions, shared care guidelines, drug policies and treatment guidelines
• Writing, supervising and implementing clinical audit, plus antimicrobial stewardship and drug expenditure reporting
• Leading projects, including change management and service development

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends in the specialist area
• Knowledge of NICE and national medicines guidance, NHS commissioning and UK healthcare system changes
• Knowledge of pharmacy and electronic prescribing IT systems, plus Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication, influencing and negotiating with all grades, and teaching, mentoring and coaching staff

Other

• Behaves in line with the Trust values of Safe, Kind and Excellent towards patients, visitors and colleagues

Nice to have

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Research degree (MSc, MRes, PhD) or working towards one
• Risk management training
• Extensive recent cancer services pharmacist experience at band 8a or 8b in a teaching hospital
• Experience of writing business cases, research projects and grant applications
• Experience of writing for pharmaceutical or educational publications
• Experience of leading national change in pharmacy practice or strategic medicines optimisation

What’s offered

• Development opportunities
• On-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries
• Reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to the hospital site, with free Park and Ride and train-link buses
• Subsidised on-site parking for eligible staff
• Hot food available 24/7 at reduced cost on campus
• Colleague-only café and break space with free tea and coffee at the Deakin Centre
• Flexible working, including part-time, job share, term-time and flexible start and finish times