Oncology Pharmacist

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading cancer center as an Oncology Pharmacist, specializing in cancer treatments. You will receive training in specific tumor types, gain experience in a world-class environment, and support a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Learning and Development Opportunities

Career Pathways

Qualifications

• Support multidisciplinary team in outpatient clinics.
• Provide clinical pharmacy service to patients.
• Develop high-quality clinical pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy service.
• Attend outpatient clinics for SACT delivery.
• Support development of pharmacy services.

Skills

Oncology

Clinical Pharmacy

Patient Care

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Job description

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We are delighted to be recruiting for oncology pharmacists to work as part of our Oncology Pharmacy team at The Royal Marsden. This is an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist looking to specialise in cancer treatments and to gain experience working in a world-leading cancer centre. You will be supported in gaining focused training in specific tumour types under the guidance of our specialist pharmacists and the wider MDT. You will also be supported in attaining your independent prescribing qualification, once you have gained the necessary experience, as well as the opportunity to develop your research, education, and management skills.

This role is key to delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service which encompasses the medical day unit and outpatient clinics, as well as out-of-hospital SACT delivery and administration. This post will be supporting the multidisciplinary team through regular attendance of outpatient clinics, working with key stakeholders within pharmacy, nursing and medicine to promote timely delivery of SACT and to continually improve outcomes for our patients.

For further information please contact Ben Thwaites, Lead Pharmacist – Oncology (Sutton) 0208 642 6011 ext 1396 [e-mail] or Alex Mateer, Lead Pharmacist – Oncology (Chelsea) 0208 642 6011 ext 4693 [e-mail]

Provide operational support to the Oncology Pharmacy Team across the three hospital sites on a day-to-day basis by actively participating in the clinical pharmacy service.

Provide support to the multidisciplinary team through attendance of outpatient clinics to ensure safe, effective, and timely delivery of Systemic Anticancer Therapy (SACT).

Provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients by accurately clinically screening/reviewing prescriptions, ensuring the safe, effective, legal, and appropriate use of SACT and non-SACT medicines within an allocated clinical unit

To support the development of high-quality clinical pharmacy services, improvement of patient outcomes and experience within the inpatient and outpatient settings across the Trust.

To provide prescribing pharmacist support to outpatient oncology clinics (once qualified), reviewing patients prior to SACT treatment and prescribing SACT/supportive medicines as appropriate.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ben Thwaites Job title: Lead Oncology Pharmacist Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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