Senior Oncology Pharmacist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wrexham is seeking an experienced Senior Oncology Pharmacist to support pharmacist-led clinics and manage a caseload of oncology patients. The ideal candidate will be an Independent Prescriber with a clinical pharmacy diploma and experience in oncology settings. This role includes training staff and developing clinical services to improve patient care. Competitive remuneration and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Professional development opportunities

Commitment to work-life balance

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with an Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Experience in oncology clinical pharmacy.
• Skill in managing patient caseloads and SACT prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacist-led clinics for oncology patients.
• Manage a caseload of patients within defined specialist areas.
• Train colleagues to ensure shared learning and efficient service.

Skills

Independent Prescriber

Clinical pharmacy practice

Oncology expertise

Education

Clinical diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

This exciting role has been created to support pharmacist-led clinics for oncology patients at Wexham Park Hospital. You will be joining a respected team of pharmacists and technicians delivering services to our patients at Wexham Park Hospital. You will be participating in clinics for SACT prescribing, confirming treatments, managing side effects and counselling patients to transform our service to oncology patients. This will include writing the defined outpatient clinic protocols for NMP's to support activity within the tumour group. You will also spend time training your colleagues to ensure there is shared learning, screening SACT prescriptions and providing directorate support. You will work closely with the team of oncologists and clinical nurse specialists.

General

• To work with other senior pharmacists to develop the clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist areas being covered.
• The provision of a clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist areas.
• To support the training and development of pharmacist independent prescribers.
• To act as a role model in the field of clinical pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high standard of clinical service in line with the pharmacy objectives.
• The recruitment, management, and development of staff under the post-holder.

Oncology roles

• To partake in Oncology clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken.
• To manage a caseload of patients as part of the Oncology Clinical Team within defined specialist areas.
• To develop the provision of Oncology advanced clinical practice - promoting safe and evidenced-based practice and contributing to improved clinical outcomes and services to patients.
• To provide leadership, management and directorate/service support roles to Oncology.

The post holder should have completed the clinical diploma or equivalent, and must be an Independent Prescriber.

About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Additional information

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details, please refer to the Senior Oncology Pharmacist Job Description and Person Specification

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy - FHFT 2030 - sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values - Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation - we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.