Oncology Pharmacist

Core System; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Oncology Pharmacist to join their dynamic team in Harlow. This role offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership and support in a patient-centered environment, ensuring the highest standards of care in Oncology pharmacy. You will collaborate with a skilled team, contribute to training initiatives, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Join a forward-thinking organization that values continuous professional development and offers a range of exciting benefits, including generous annual leave and a company bonus scheme. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care, this role is for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company bonus scheme

Outstanding training & development programmes

Up to £1200 refer a friend bonus

Employee assistance programme

Savings and discounts at multiple retailers

Qualifications

• Registered GPhC pharmacist with experience in Oncology.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support for patient care in Oncology.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs and participate in departmental audits.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Clinical Decision-Making

Continuous Professional Development

Education

GPhC Registration

Post-graduate qualification in Oncology

Tools

Electronic Prescribing Systems (e.g., iQemo)

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Oncology Pharmacist to join our dynamic team in Harlow. The successful candidate will support the Lead Oncology Pharmacist in overseeing daily Oncology operations, contributing to the training and development of the team, and ensuring the delivery of best practices. This role involves collaboration with the Oncology team to complete tasks safely and effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical Leadership and Support: Provide specialist advice and clinical leadership for patient care, including the clinical verification of prescriptions according to GPhC & BOPA guidelines. Offer timely, expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff, ensuring high standards of patient care.
• Operational Excellence: Support continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations by collaborating with external departments to ensure efficient and safe care. Help maintain an organized facility, ensuring colleague training and assessment, and contribute to business projects and Key Value Drivers.
• Onboarding and Training: Assist in the onboarding of new business and patients, develop new prescription templates, and create training materials. Provide both operational and clinical training to ensure the team is well-prepared and knowledgeable.
• Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in prescription processing. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies, including RPSGB and GPhC. Participate in departmental audits and ensure operational processes comply with GMP and MHRA standards.

Why Lloyds Clinical?

We have a lot to offer to not only the 100,000 patients we support, but also to our valued employees. Lloyds Clinical has a wide range of exciting opportunities for passionate professionals across nursing, patient services, compounding, pharmacy and warehousing. These roles come with fantastic benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• Outstanding training & development programmes
• Up to £1200 refer a friend bonus
• Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and well-being app
• Savings and discounts at multiple retailers through our rewards portal

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist, ideally with experience working in a hospital or home healthcare environment. Much of the role involves checking for accuracy, so strong attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to stay focused over long periods of time. Other qualities you’ll need include excellent communication skills, a systematic approach and a commitment to continuous professional development.

Qualifications, Training & Experience:

• Experience working on Oncology wards.
• Experience in clinically screening Oncology SACT prescriptions.
• IV Oncology experience.
• Involvement in ordering chemotherapy.
• Proficiency in using and managing electronic prescribing systems for Oncology patients (e.g., iQemo).
• Ideally, a post-graduate qualification specialising in Oncology.
• Evidence of training with BOPA, such as the SACT Passport, is preferred.
• Experience in clinical decision-making.
• Experience in training and upskilling members of a pharmacy team.

Join our team and contribute to a patient-centered approach in Oncology pharmacy. Apply today to be part of an innovative and supportive environment.

About Us

At Lloyds Clinical, with over four decades of experience supporting patients since 1975, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical homecare services to more than 100,000 patients in their own homes, workplaces, or communities across the UK. Our comprehensive range of treatments spans from medication delivery to specialised nursing for complex conditions such as home parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IV antibiotics, enzyme replacement therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and beyond. Working in collaboration with the NHS, pharmaceutical companies, and private medical insurers, we prioritise patient care and are guided by our values of Delivering together, Being Accountable, Giving it our all and Continually Improving to provide the highest standards of service delivery and patient outcomes.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our resourcing team.