Lead Pharmacist - Oncology & Haematology

Esneft; Colchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust is seeking a Lead Pharmacist specializing in Oncology & Haematology at their Colchester Hospital. This pivotal role requires a dedicated clinical pharmacist to lead a team, oversee specialized pharmacy services, and develop clinical protocols within a supportive and innovative healthcare environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

NHS discounts

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced pharmacist with a background in oncology and haematology.
• Must have leadership capabilities and excellent patient care skills.
• Experience in a clinical pharmacy setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Oncology and Haematology clinical pharmacy team.
• Provide specialized clinical pharmacy services in Chemotherapy and Haematology.
• Develop clinical guidelines and protocols for medication use.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Pharmacy

Oncology Expertise

Haematology Knowledge

Patient Care

Education

Qualified Pharmacist

Job description

Lead Pharmacist - Oncology & Haematology

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Are you an experienced pharmacist looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities at Colchester Hospital. This key position will allow a committed and self-motivated Pharmacist to lead our Pharmacy services to Oncology and Haematology patients at Colchester hospital.

You will be based within the Collingwood Centre, and working flexibly, will be a fully established member of the multi-disciplinary team; you will be pivotal in developing our clinical services within the speciality as well as ensuring that the wider Pharmacy team are well led and motivated within their roles.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.

Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. We provide pharmacy forums, tutorials and weekly ICS/ESNEFT delivered educational workshops. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.

In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and a Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).

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To proactively lead the Oncology and Haematology clinical pharmacy team at Colchester hospital.

Provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to the Oncology & Haematology Clinical Delivery Group; this includes the Colchester site’s Chemotherapy and Haematology suite, in-patient ward and out-patient clinics.

Proactively contribute to the cross-site ESNEFT Clinical Delivery Group agenda.

Lead the development of the clinical Oncology and Haematology pharmacy service at Colchester hospital; including delegating to each member of the team a specified tumour site to manage, develop and oversee.

Lead on and develop clinical guidelines and protocols for the use of medicines within the Oncology & Haematology Clinical Delivery Group speciality.

Contribute to the provision of the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) preparation service by validating and final checking SACT prescriptions.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patient

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Susan Teh Job title: Principal Clinical Pharmacist – Cancer Services Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01473 712233

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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