Lead Pharmacist - Oncology

Cleveland Clinic; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a Lead Pharmacist for Oncology in the City of Westminster. The role involves providing expert pharmaceutical care, leading service innovation, and ensuring patient safety within the Oncology service. The postholder will coordinate clinical operations and contribute to performance management and quality improvement. In this senior role, the Lead Pharmacist will also manage budgets and represent the organization in strategic forums. This position offers opportunities for professional development in a high-acuity environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in oncology pharmacy services.
• Strong leadership skills and strategic planning experience.
• Ability to manage clinical and operational pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Oncology pharmacy service at Cleveland Clinic London.
• Develop and implement strategic and business plans.
• Ensure patient safety through effective pharmacy practices.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care expertise

Leadership

Service innovation

Budget management

Quality improvement

Education

Pharmaceutical degree

Licensure as a pharmacist

Job description

The Lead Pharmacist Oncology is accountable for providing expert pharmaceutical care and operational leadership within the Oncology service at Cleveland Clinic London (CCL). This senior post plays a pivotal role in developing, managing, and transforming the Oncology pharmacy service, aligning with Cleveland Clinics strategic priorities., In addition to clinical responsibilities, the postholder will lead service innovation, workforce development, performance management, and contribute to hospital-wide medicines governance. This includes driving continuous quality improvement, leading programs, managing budgets, and shaping the future of oncology pharmacy services. The Lead Pharmacist will act as the deputy to the Clinical Services Manager and represent CCL in internal and external strategic forums.

This role includes supporting the Clinical Services Manager to develop and implement strategic and business plans for the clinical roles in the Oncology Institute. It will also coordinate high level clinical tasks, operations, training and education, and acting as a liaison between caregivers and management. This post holder will lead and promote the implementation and expansion of Oncology services.

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

Patient safety is at the heart of all our pharmacy services. At Cleveland Clinic London, well be using automation, unique to the UK, digital infrastructure, secure storage systems, and bar-coded medicines administration to achieve a closed loop medicines administration system. Our Pharmacy services will enable patients to be fully involved in their own care and to make shared decisions about their treatment.