Specialist Cancer Pharmacist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 cancer pharmacist to join a leading oncology team. You will provide high-quality pharmaceutical care across inpatient, day-case and outpatient settings, and contribute to SACT management, education clinics and MDT activities.

The post offers a chance to work in a major clinical trials centre with opportunities to pursue research, including PhD work, and develop non-medical prescribing within multidisciplinary cancer clinics.

Formación

• Qualified pharmacist with GPhC registration.
• Experience with systemic anticancer therapies (SACT) and oncology pharmaco-therapeutics.
• Prescribing training or MSc with interest in cancer care is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care to adult cancer in-patients, day-case and out-patients.
• Participate in Day Treatment Unit pharmacy services to optimise patient understanding and reduce wastage.
• Clinically screen and check SACT and supportive medications.
• Participate in MDT meetings and ward rounds.
• Lead oral anti-cancer treatment education clinics.
• Non-medical prescribing in clinics and DTU settings.
• CTASU involvement and QA/quality improvement.
• Contribute to cancer early/late phase trials and Thames Valley Cancer Alliance activities.

Conocimientos

Clinical pharmacy

SACT knowledge

Non-medical prescribing

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Educación

Pharmacy degree

GPhC registration

Descripción del empleo

Are you looking to join a forward-thinking, dynamic cancer pharmacy team? At Oxford, you’ll be part of one of the largest specialist pharmacy services in the country, working alongside 2 Consultant Pharmacists, Highly Advanced and Advanced Cancer Pharmacists, and the very first Advanced Cancer Pharmacy Technicians in the UK.

This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with nationally and internationally recognised experts in cancer and palliative care. You’ll help deliver cutting-edge treatments, including ATMPs, CAR-T, HSCT, while also contributing to services at 1 of only 5 bone and soft tissue specialist centres in England.

Our pharmacist prescribers work closely with consultants and the wider MDT to review and prescribe SACTs, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care.

At OUH, as a major clinical trials centre, we are actively involved in both early and late phase research. We believe every pharmacist role should be research-active, and support your pursuit of opportunities, including the chance to work towards a PhD.

We are happy to hear from B6 pharmacists who are soon to complete their clinical pharmacy diplomas or MSc degrees.

We are proud to provide comprehensive services for patients in Oxfordshire and beyond. With oncology, clinical haematology, BMT unit, palliative care services, private unit, and close links with Cancer Research UK, our centre offers an unrivalled environment for learning, collaboration, and making a real difference for patients.

Key Roles Include

• Delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to adult cancer in-patients, day-case, and out-patients.
• Participation in pharmacy services to the Day Treatment Unit to optimise patients’ understanding towards medications and reduce medicines wastage.
• Clinically screening and checking of systemic anticancer treatments (SACTs), SACT clinical trial treatments and supportive medication prescriptions.
• Participating in multidisciplinary meeting and ward rounds
• Pharmacist led oral anti-cancer treatment education clinics
• Pharmacist non-medical prescribing in multidisciplinary clinics and day treatment unit
• Aseptic experience within Pharmacy’s Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU)
• Participating in the day to day running of the CTASU and developing knowledge in quality control and quality assurance.
• Involvement in cancer early and late phase clinical trials
• Active participation in Thames Valley Cancer Alliance groups

The post holder will participate in the band 7 cancer pharmacist rotation which currently includes rotations through:

• Oncology Ward (OWLs)
• Clinical Haematology Ward (CHW)
• Day Treatment Unit (Oncology & Haematology)
• Oncology and Haematology SACT clinical screening
• Early phase/Late phase research & SACT clinical trials screening
• Brodey Chemotherapy Day Unit, Horton Hospital, Banbury
• Clinical Trials Aseptic Unit
• Palliative Care

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ana Rita Gomes Job title: Advanced Cancer Pharmacist Telephone number: 01865 226677

For further details please contact Ana Rita Gomes via email [e-mail]