Specialist Cancer Pharmacist

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Bus travel subsidies

Free parking on site

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Cancer Pharmacist (Band 7) to join our Cancer Services team at Addenbrooke's Hospital. The role offers full-time or part-time options, 37.5 hours per week with weekend and late night commitments as part of a flexible rotation.

Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. You will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services for Oncology and Haematology, liaise with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to research and

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with GPhC and post-registration hospital experience.
• Diploma/masters in clinical pharmacy with independent prescribing where applicable.
• Experience in chemotherapy and oncology pathways preferred.
• Ability to lead audits, develop policies and support teaching.
• Proven ability to manage medicines expenditure and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to Cancer Services (Adults and Paediatrics).
• Liaise with pharmacy, medical, nursing and AHP staff to promote safe, evidence-based use of cancer meds.
• Prescribe within scope and CUH policy for designated patients in Cancer Services.
• Participate in preparative services rota for systemic anticancer therapy.
• Undertake research to inform practice and deliver evidence-based service.
• Assist Advanced Pharmacists with departmental duties and running of the service.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Teaching

Project leadership

Audit & governance

Chemotherapy screening

Education

Masters in Pharmacy

Post-graduate preregistration year

GPhC registration

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Year 1/2

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy / equivalent

Independent prescriber qualification

Final accuracy checking

Royal Pharmaceutical Society member / in progress

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

Main area Specialist Cancer Pharmacist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (1 in 6 weekends and 2 late nights per 28 day period. Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-B-264243

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacist to join our team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Technical Officers working in Cancer Services at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is a large regional centre delivering cancer care for over 5000 new patients each year. As a regional centre for the East of England we manage rarer cancers as well as being the local centre for patients within the Cambridgeshire area.

Cancer services at CUH comprises of:

• Solid oncology
• Haemato-oncology including bone marrow transplant
• Paediatric oncology and haematology including bone marrow transplant
• Radiotherapy
• Palliative care
• Clinical trials

As a Pharmacist within the team, you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge within this constantly evolving area of medicine.

Main duties of the job

• Liaise with the relevant Senior Pharmacy, Medical and nursing staff, other Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and managers to promote safe, evidence based and cost-effective use of medication in Cancer Services.
• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to Cancer Services (Adults and Paediatrics) as part of the Pharmacy Team.
• Provide specialist Pharmacist advice and service to Inpatient Wards, Ambulatory Care, Day Care Unit and Outpatient Clinics within Cancer Services covering both Oncology and Haemato-Oncology.
• Prescribe medication (if applicable) for individual patients within the agreed scope of practice and according to the CUH Pharmacist prescribing policy within Cancer Services.
• Participate in the preparative services rota ensuring the efficient and accurate validation and release of systemic anticancer therapy.
• Participate in novel pharmacy projects in the care of patients in designated clinical area.
• Identify and undertake research to inform practice developments and underpin delivery of an effective, evidence-based pharmacy service.
• Assist the Advanced Pharmacists with departmental duties to support the running of the service.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing outstanding care to our patients and rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfill their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st October 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 3rd November 2026 however this may be subject to change

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters level degree in pharmacy.
• Post-graduate preregistration year.
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completed Certificate (Year 1) of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice and studying for completion of year 2 or completed equivalent qualification as assessed by the interview panel. For candidates who have not completed year 2 of the diploma an academic reference will be sought in addition to the two standard references.
• Completed year 1 and year 2 of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice)
• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Qualified and registered as an Independent prescriber.
• Professional and final accuracy checking.
• Member of the faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards)

Experience

• Moderate post-registration hospital experience including prescription screening in inpatients/outpatients, medicines reconciliation, medicines information, experience of preparative services either TPN/chemotherapy.
• Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of specialities. Medicine including elderly care, acute medicine, and including specialist medicine and Surgery including general surgery and other surgical specialities
• Documentation in medical notes
• Writing reports
• Writing or assisting in writing drug policies and guidelines/PGD development.
• Evidence of having conducted a clinical audit
• Recent post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
• Experienced clinical pharmacist (at band 7) including one or more of the following neurosciences, paediatrics, critical care, renal, transplant, oncology, haematology
• Experience of clinically screening chemotherapy prescriptions
• Either working towards or has completed the 2c solid tumour and haematology modules on the BOPA passport
• Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications.
• Experience as a personal tutor to a range of staff groups.
• Drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
• Horizon scanning.
• Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management.

Knowledge

• Good clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within general medicine and surgery.
• Knowledge of recent developments in the treatment of cancer.
• Knowledge of key aspects of cancer therapeutics, including mechanism of actions, toxicities and monitoring of commonly used anticancer treatments
• Knowledge of NICE and NPSA guidance and subsequent examples of local implementation
• Knowledge of Health care systems and NHS changes.
• Computer literate with experience of Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching.
• Pharmacy computer systems training.

Skills

• Good organisation skills/time management.
• Able to prioritise workload and target efforts appropriately
• Self motivated and enthusiastic.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students
• Able to produce written reports.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
• Able to work well in a team
• Ability to listen and act on direction from senior pharmacists
• Ability to review the pharmaceutical care of patients in a reasonable time frame including medicines reconciliation
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Able to produce written support materials for training.Proven ability to teach and train a range of staff groups.

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.