Lead Pharmacist - Oncology & Haematology

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed NHS hospital is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist for a pivotal role at Colchester Hospital. This position involves leading services for oncology and haematology patients, ensuring excellence in patient care while being part of an innovative multi-disciplinary team. Opportunities for professional development and a generous benefits package are included.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is essential.
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration training or equivalent required.
• Experience with oncology and haematology patients is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Oncology and Haematology clinical pharmacy team.
• Provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to the clinical delivery group.
• Develop clinical guidelines and protocols for oncology and haematology.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Medicines management knowledge

Awareness of clinical governance systems

Research and audit practices

Multi-disciplinary working

Experience in high risk medicines

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Job summary

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).

Main duties of the job

About our Pharmacy Service - https://esneft.pagetiger.com/buqzfou/1

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.

About us

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

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR383-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• Excellent clinical pharmacy knowledge
• Medicines Management knowledge
• Awareness of clinical governance systems, including NICE and NRLS
• Research and audit practices
• Clinical governance agenda

Desirable

• Knowledge of the National Tariff and processes involved in the funding of high-cost medicines
• Local and national priorities in cancer and haematology care

Experience Essential

• Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
• Previous clinical pharmacy experience of oncology and haematology patients
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Dealing with high risk medicines
• Previous experience of educating and training other staff
• Experience of technical as well as clinical aspects of pharmacy

Desirable

• Previous budgetary management experience and drug expenditure monitoring
• Demonstrated experience of change management
• Knowledge of Primary Care working

Qualifications Essential

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus Pre-registration training or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing Qualification

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• Excellent clinical pharmacy knowledge
• Medicines Management knowledge
• Awareness of clinical governance systems, including NICE and NRLS
• Research and audit practices
• Clinical governance agenda

Desirable

• Knowledge of the National Tariff and processes involved in the funding of high-cost medicines
• Local and national priorities in cancer and haematology care

Experience Essential

• Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
• Previous clinical pharmacy experience of oncology and haematology patients
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Dealing with high risk medicines
• Previous experience of educating and training other staff
• Experience of technical as well as clinical aspects of pharmacy

Desirable

• Previous budgetary management experience and drug expenditure monitoring
• Demonstrated experience of change management
• Knowledge of Primary Care working

Qualifications Essential

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus Pre-registration training or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing Qualification

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)