Lead Pharmacist Haematology SACT Protocols SWAG Cancer Alliance

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust seeks a Lead Pharmacist for Haematology to develop and lead SACT treatment protocols across Southwest England. The role requires extensive experience in cancer pharmacy and leadership among a multidisciplinary team. Join the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, contributing to innovative cancer treatments.

Qualifications

• Experience at advanced level (Band 8a) in Cancer Pharmacy, ideally haematology.
• Extensive experience in clinical pharmacy services for cancer patients.
• Proven protocol development and influencing experience with senior professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of haematology SACT protocols.
• Work with cancer specialists to maintain comprehensive treatment protocols.
• Provide expert knowledge of systemic anti-cancer treatments.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

Project Management

Teamwork

Education

Post-graduate diploma or Masters in clinical pharmacy

Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Lead Pharmacist Haematology SACT Protocols SWAG Cancer Alliance

The closing date is 01 July 2025

Are you an experienced cancer pharmacist with an interest in leading on the development and delivery of highly specialist haematology Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) Protocols for use by Trusts across the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance?

This role is based in the highly respected Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC), and you will work with a range of cancer specialists including senior clinicians, pharmacists and nurses across the region to produce, publish and maintain a comprehensive set of treatment protocols for a range of haematological cancers.

Main duties of the job

The role will enable you to showcase your expert knowledge of systemic anti-cancer treatments for cancer patients as well as our leadership skills at a regional level. You will be expected to practice at expert clinical practice level in a specialist cancer area in a substantive post, to inform and complement this role.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential and you must be self-motivated, flexible, adaptable and able to work effectively across teams.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive experience of working at an advanced level (Band 8a or equivalent) in a Cancer Pharmacy specialty, ideally haematology
• Experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service to cancer patients
• Experience of influencing other senior professionals, including senior pharmacists, consultant medical staff and divisional managers
• Experience and evidence of Protocol development
• Knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks for the dispensing, prescribing, storage and administration of medicines
• Experience and evidence of audits and/or research
• Experience of analysing and advising on medicines expenditure, and providing and interpreting medicines related financial information to clinical and non-clinical staff
• Experience of training, teaching, and supervising other professionals
• Experience of project management

Qualifications and Training

• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-graduate diploma or Masters degree in clinical pharmacy, clinical oncology, Pharmaceutical Technology & Quality Assurance (PTQA) or a related field, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to influence and negotiate with other senior healthcare professionals and key stakeholders (internal service and external / regional / national level)
• oExcellent oral and written communication skills, including excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own and others' work to meet agreed deadlines
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a demanding environment
• Evidence of effective leadership skills, in accordance with NHS leadership values
• Evidence of effective team-working, both within a pharmacy team and across a multi-disciplinary team
• Skills for analysing highly complex drug and patient information in a specialist field, in order to provide advice where information may be lacking and opinion differs, and there are a number of complex aspects which do not have obvious solutions
• Ability to analyse, communicate and debate complex pharmaceutical issues at senior medical, Trust management team and national expert level

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.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)