Senior Pharmacist - Cancer Services | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Weston-super-Mare; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large acute NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Senior Pharmacist to join the Oncology Pharmacy Team. The role requires recent hospital experience, preferably in oncology, and offers both full-time and part-time options. Responsibilities include providing strategic leadership, overseeing clinical pharmacy services, and managing education initiatives. This position is based in either Bristol or Weston, offering a dynamic work environment. Join a Trust committed to excellent patient care and professional development.

Qualifications

• Must have recent hospital experience, preferably in oncology.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills required.
• Ability to mentor and provide training to others.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management of Clinical Pharmacy Cancer Services.
• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services to oncology patients.
• Lead education initiatives and contribute to policy development.

Skills

Hospital experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Mentoring skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and adaptable registered Pharmacist to join the Oncology Pharmacy Team in UHBW. This position would be responsible for the safe and effective medicines management to the Oncology Unit at Weston General Hospital.

The Senior Pharmacist – Cancer Services Band 8a has funding for a full time post (37.5 hours per week), but part time application will also be considered.

The base of work could be either Bristol or Weston, depending on the best fit for the successful applicant, with the ability to work cross site.

You will have recent hospital experience, preferably in oncology; have excellent communication, influencing and problem solving skills and preferably good mentoring, reaching and assessment skills to enable you to take on this influential role within our Trust.

Main duties of the job are to:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the Clinical Pharmacy Cancer Services at Weston General Hospital (WGH), including pharmaceutical support for clinical trials.
• Provide line management and mentorship for pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and students, overseeing recruitment, induction, training, and performance management.
• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services to oncology patients, act as a Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP), and ensure safe and efficient medication supply.
• Develop and monitor safe systems of work for handling hazardous materials and ensure compliance with COSHH and clinical trial regulations.
• Lead education and training initiatives, provide specialist advice to multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to policy development, research, and audit activities.
• Represent pharmacy and the Trust at external meetings and on external groups and ensure services meet national quality standards.
• You will also support the wider pharmacy team to deliver a comprehensive, safe and cost effective clinical pharmacy for the hospital as a whole.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Sunday 30 Nov 2025