Principal Pharmacist – Cancer Services (Haematology / Oncology)

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned children's healthcare provider in London seeks a Principal Pharmacist to lead and develop Paediatric Cancer Services. You will oversee the management of pharmacy services, ensuring high standards of care for children with cancer. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in paediatric oncology and a strong commitment to service development. This full-time role offers a salary between £72,921 to £83,362 per year.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in paediatric cancer pharmacy leadership.
• Strong track record in oncology with expertise in drug management.
• Experience managing teams and developing services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Paediatric Cancer Pharmacy Service development.
• Deliver safe prescribing and monitoring of therapies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.

Skills

Leadership in pharmacy services

Clinical expertise in paediatric oncology

Communication and negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent

SACT accreditation

MSc in Oncology or similar

Tools

EPIC prescribing system

BEACON prescribing system

Job description

Principal Pharmacist – Cancer Services (Haematology / Oncology)

The closing date is 06 October 2025

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Pharmacist to lead, develop, and expand our Paediatric Cancer Services, ensuring the delivery of outstanding care to children with Cancer both locally and internationally. As a solely tertiary paediatric hospital in the heart of London, we treat patients from all across the city and beyond, offering cutting-edge treatments for rare and complex Cancers.

Our hospital is a primary treatment centre and collaborates with over 20 paediatric oncology shared care centres. We also host a large Bone Marrow Transplant Service and are a designated CAR-T Centre. Our Paediatric Cancer Clinical Trials Team supports an extensive portfolio of advanced trials, ranging from new agents to ATIMP CTs.

In line with our commitment to innovation and research, GOSH is in the process of building a new Children\'s Cancer Centre, an exciting development that will further enhance our Cancer Care and Pharmacy Services. This is an incredibly rewarding role, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of Paediatric Oncology Pharmacy at one of the most respected hospitals in the world. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with Cancer and advancing Pharmacy services, this is the ideal role for you.

We encourage all interested applicants to arrange a visit to the hospital and meet with our team before applying.

Main duties of the job

• Leadership & Service Development: Take the lead in shaping and expanding our Paediatric Cancer Pharmacy Service, playing a pivotal role in the development of the new Children\'s Cancer Centre. You will oversee the management, growth, and quality of our services, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of pharmaceutical care.
• Clinical Expertise: Deliver expert paediatric cancer and transplant pharmacy services, with a focus on safe prescribing, monitoring of SACT (Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies), and novel therapies management.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide patient-centred care, influencing treatment decisions and offering your specialist knowledge in oncology therapeutics.
• Education & Training: Lead the training and development of pharmacy staff, ensuring clinical and operational excellence across the team. Be accountable for a large clinical service, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant governance, DTC (Drug Therapy Committee), and regulatory requirements for cancer therapies, fostering safe, effective, and evidence-based practices.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has significant experience in paediatric cancer/BMT, pharmacy leadership, and clinical service development.
• Demonstrates a strong track record in oncology or transplant pharmacy, with expertise in high-cost and novel drug management and SACT.

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women\'s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust\'s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Our Always values
• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• MPharm or equivalent or BPharm/BSc Hons for those qualified before 2002
• Evidence portfolio to demonstrate mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent
• SACT accredited (BOPA or equivalent)
• MSc in Oncology or similar

Experience/Knowledge

• Substantial previous experience of working in a clinical pharmacy role within the area\'s of Cancer Services (Haematology/Oncology).
• Knowledge of SACT protocols/ regimens
• Experience of managing staff and leading projects
• Experience of developing standards and key performance indicators
• Experience of managing change and leading service development
• Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives
• Experience of delivering education and training
• Experience of high cost drug funding streams including IFR\'s
• To have knowledge of NHS, Local, Regional and National Standards
• Training or coaching /Mentoring skills and Staff appraisal
• Experience of screening SACT and use of e -px systems for SACT
• Experience of EPIC and/Or BEACON prescribing system
• Expert advanced clinical knowledge in paediatric haematology / oncology

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to communicate with all staff and Patients at all levels
• Ability to justify any advice given with supporting literature - evidence, should this be challenged.
• Good negotiation skills and the ability to influence senior pharmacy, medical staff and the multidisciplinary team
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Innovation - planned and implemented a new service or method of working.
• Good communication and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to undertake audits/Practice Research
• Professional accountability skills
• Management, training and supervision of Staff
• Demonstrates innovation and strategic thinking
• Ability to motivate and act as a role model
• Ability to identify and implement best practice
• Ability to identify and manage risk
• Advanced level pharmaceutical care skills
• Ability to undertake own research

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.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

£72,921 to £83,362 a yearInclusive per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

271-CCS-7340645NH

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust