Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 clinical pharmacist to join a dynamic, ward-based care team within haematology/oncology services. The role is part of a rotational programme across Chelsea and Sutton sites, focusing on patient-facing pharmaceutical care and clinical support.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines, participate in clinical rounds, and contribute to high-quality cancer care.

Qualifications

• Band 6 clinical pharmacist role in a busy cancer services setting.
• Providing ward-based pharmaceutical care within a rotational framework.
• Focus on patient-facing clinical activities and collaborative care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ward-based pharmaceutical care on oncology/haematology wards.
• Be part of rotational pharmacist team across sites.
• Contribute to medicines optimisation and clinical service improvements.

Skills

Band 6 pharmacist

Ward-based pharmaceutical care

Rotational pharmacist

Patient facing care

Job description

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, based across two sites and is ranked as one of the top NHS trusts in the country in the NHS national performance rankings, providing services for patients both locally and across the UK. The Royal Marsden has also been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton offer both NHS and private patients inpatient and outpatient care for solid tumours and haemato-oncology cancers, including transplants, chemotherapy and clinical trials.

We have optimised our Band 6 clinical pharmacist programme to focus on patient facing clinical aspects of pharmacy care. This exciting opportunity is to join a team of rotational pharmacists concentrating on providing the best possible ward based pharmaceutical care.

Our department strategy is focussed on providing a pioneering and compassionate service while embedding enhanced roles for pharmacy technicians and a maximised non-medical prescribing workforce.

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: Paras Shah Job title: Lead Haematology/Oncology Pharmacist, Private Care Email address: [e-mail]