Pharmacist for Technical/Cancer Services

NHS; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a skilled Pharmacist to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will provide clinical pharmacy services to Haematology and Oncology patients, ensuring high-quality pharmaceutical care. Your expertise will be essential in performing medicines reconciliation, offering patient counselling, and providing expert advice on medication management. This role also involves screening chemotherapy prescriptions and making clinical interventions to improve patient outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care and have experience in oncology services, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy and GPhC registration required.
• Experience in providing pharmaceutical care to cancer patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services for Haematology and Oncology patients.
• Perform medicines reconciliation and offer patient counselling.
• Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines and regulations.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy Services

Patient Counselling

Medication Management

Chemotherapy Prescription Screening

Pharmaceutical Care

Aseptic Techniques

Oncology Experience

Education

Masters Degree MPharm

Professional Registration with GPhC

Tools

ChemoCare

Job description

Pharmacist for Technical/Cancer Services

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services to ensure high-quality, cost-effective pharmaceutical care for Haematology and Oncology patients. Key duties include performing medicines reconciliation, offering patient counselling, and providing expert advice to doctors and nurses on medication management. You will also be responsible for screening chemotherapy prescriptions, drug charts, and TTAs, making clinical interventions as needed to improve patient outcomes, and training staff to enhance their understanding of pharmaceutical care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Job responsibilities

• The service includes the provision of chemotherapy (aseptics) and other aseptically prepared products (e.g. monoclonal antibodies).
• To provide a clinical service to the designated Haematology/Oncology ward and the Cancer unit.
• Day-to-day operations of the Technical Services to ensure all activities comply with current clinical, GCP, GMP and NHSQA guidelines.
• Ensuring compliance with current directives, legislation, external audits, current good manufacturing practice and health and safety.
• To perform and document checks and release of manufactured and dispensed products under the conditions of the MHRA Manufacturers (specials) Licence.
• To provide information on stability, formulation, storage and calculations of injectable medicines.
• Experience working as an Oncology/Technical Pharmacist. Familiar with chemotherapy regimen and experience providing pharmaceutical care to cancer patients.
• Experience using ChemoCare - electronic Chemotherapy Prescribing system.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree MPharm (or equivalent).
• Competency assessed and examined professional registration with the GPhC.
• Previous Hospital experience in Cancer services.

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.