Senior Pharmacist Cancer Services | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in England is seeking a Senior Specialist Pharmacist for Cancer and Haematology. The role involves providing leadership for chemotherapy services, delivering a clinical pharmacy service, and training healthcare professionals. Applicants should be prepared to support chemotherapy governance and work within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe and effective patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for Clinical Chemotherapy Services.
• Deliver a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service in haematology and cancer.
• Lead education and training for healthcare professionals in chemotherapy.

Job description

The post of Senior Specialist Pharmacist for Cancer and Haematology is a vital role in the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines in cancer and haematology. The post holder is an integral part of the multidisciplinary cancer and haematology team, supporting patients throughout their cancer treatment journey, working closely with haematology and cancer clinicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide clinical chemotherapy governance in the Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the nominated lead pharmacist for the Trust’s Clinical Chemotherapy Services to provide professional leadership, development, supervision and management of Pharmacy Clinical Chemotherapy, Haematology & Cancer Services.
• Participate in the provision of a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service to designated clinical areas in particular specialist haematology and cancer chemotherapy services for adults and paediatric.
• Lead the education and training of pharmacy and other healthcare professionals in all aspects of chemotherapy.
• Liaise with all relevant local networks and national working groups, particularly London wide network, with respect to local and national audits and collaborative work.
• Be the Lead Trainer for Intrathecal Chemotherapy.
• Be a key member of the senior pharmacy management team supporting the Medicines Management Strategy and the management of the pharmacy department.
• Support the Trust to comply with relevant regulations, local and national policies and guidelines.

About the Trust

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serves a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at: Northwick Park Hospital, St Mark’s Hospital, Ealing Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. LNWH is a university teaching NHS trust, playing a vital role in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025.