Lead Pharmacist - Cancer services

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS organization as the Lead Clinical Pharmacist specializing in Oncology and Haematology. You will oversee clinical pharmacy services, ensuring safe and effective drug therapy for cancer patients. This role offers the chance to lead a dedicated team and contribute to significant digital transformation in healthcare. Enjoy a supportive community atmosphere and numerous employee benefits while making a meaningful impact in patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Free counselling service

Access to Wagestream

Support for staff affected by Menopause

Qualifications

• Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Independent Prescriber, working towards IP qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the oncology and haematology clinical pharmacy service.
• Provide Quality Assurance advice and support.
• Represent the Trust at the Regional Cancer Network.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master’s (MPharm) Degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Post graduate Leadership and management qualification

Tools

JAC Cancer Management System

Job description

Looking for friendly, professional and supportive colleagues? So are we.

We're one of the most improved NHS organisations in the country, and kindness and compassion are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're after rewarding work and rural life, why not join us?

As the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology, Haematology Palliative Care and Technical Services you will Lead the service to providing an oncology and haematology clinical pharmacy service to our chemotherapy day unit and inpatient haematology ward.

The post holder will be the Accountable Pharmacist for the aseptic production unit and provide professional pharmacist support to the aseptic production unit; this will include clinically screening prescriptions for chemotherapy and authorising final release of products for administration to patients. The post holder will provide Quality Assurance advice and support the pharmacy Quality Assurance technician.

As the lead pharmacist you will be a source advice for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals for cancer services, will develop pharmacist skills by offering rotations in cancer services and will participate in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.

Main duties of the job

Key areas of responsibility include:

Adult cancer services - provider person centred care and ensure that drug therapy is safe, effective and cost-effective

Represent the Trust at the Regional Cancer Network

Liaise with commissioners, including NHS England, to ensure correct funding channels for the use of all medication

Paediatric oncology - ensure treatments are safe, effective, peer reviewed, and in the best interests of the patient

Chemotherapy electronic prescribing - act as lead pharmacist to support the team implementing EPR module for electronic chemotherapy

Provide strategic leadership to pharmacy cancer services and the aseptic production unit

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

• Master’s (MPharm) Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent Prescriber, working towards IP qualification, or willing to complete training to become an IP
• Post graduate Leadership and management qualification or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification in cancer services or pharmacy production or Qualification in MHRA Good Clinical Practice (GCP) or equivalent

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience working in as aseptic unit
• Able to demonstrate advanced specialist cancer services and providing a clinical service for oncology and haematology patients
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience managing an aseptic unit
• Experience of of working with external bodies such as BOPA and multidisciplinary cancer networks

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Ability to manage a service, including prioritisation of workload, setting strategic direction, target setting and meeting deadlines
• Highly specialised knowledge of the treatment of cancer and associated symptom control
• Knowledge of statutory requirements for the operation of an aseptic production unit
• Knowledge of JAC Cancer Management System

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause

Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.

Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.

Certificates of Sponsorship/Visa and Immigration
If you wish to apply for this vacancy and would require sponsorship to work in this role (including if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change your employer), you can look at the government website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job and assess your circumstances against the criteria specified. This will determine your likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.